Bracknell Forest Council

Party Rankings

Each party is graded across four dimensions: attendance, engagement, transparency, and electoral mandate. Scores are averaged across all party councillors.

Party	Grade	Councillors	Attendance	Score
Independents Group	A	2	91%	16/20
Green Party	B	2	88%	14/20
Labour Party	C	18	76%	13/20
Conservatives	C	10	79%	12/20
Liberal Democrats	D	7	74%	11/20
Bracknell Forest Independents	D	2	53%	11/20

Independents Group

A16/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

72 of 79 meetings

Engagement

5/5

8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

2/2 have email
1/2 have phone
0/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

24% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Green Party

B14/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

52 of 59 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

2/2 have email
2/2 have phone
0/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

23% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Labour Party

C13/20 points

18 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

398 of 521 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

18/18 have email
18/18 have phone
2/18 have social media
18/18 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

23.6% avg vote share

17/18 with election data

Conservatives

C12/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

194 of 246 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

10/10 have email
9/10 have phone
3/10 have social media
10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

26.9% avg vote share

10/10 with election data

Liberal Democrats

D11/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

3/5

74% overall rate

121 of 164 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

7/7 have email
7/7 have phone
1/7 have social media
7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

21.3% avg vote share

6/7 with election data

Bracknell Forest Independents

D11/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

1/5

53% overall rate

24 of 45 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

2/2 have email
2/2 have phone
0/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

28% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

How are party scores calculated?

Party scores are calculated by averaging individual councillor report card scores across four dimensions (each worth up to 5 points, 20 total):

Attendance: Based on the party's overall attendance percentage across all meetings.
Engagement: Average of individual councillor engagement scores (committees + outside body memberships).
Transparency: Average of individual transparency scores (email, phone, social media, photo, profile).
Electoral Mandate: Average of individual councillor vote shares from their most recent election.

Grades: A+ (18-20), A (16-17), B (14-15), C (12-13), D (10-11), E (7-9), F (0-6).