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Party Rankings

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

PartyGradeCouncillorsAttendanceScore
LabourB3986%14/20
ConservativeC671%13/20
Green PartyC584%13/20
Labour and Co-operative PartyC371%13/20
Liberal DemocratsC386%13/20
IndependentD175%11/20

Labour

B14/20 points

39 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

575 of 665 meetings

Engagement

5/5

4 committees avg

9.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 39/39 have email
  • 37/39 have phone
  • 15/39 have social media
  • 39/39 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

23.6% avg vote share

27/39 with election data

Conservative

C13/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

3/5

71% overall rate

60 of 85 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.3 committees avg

4.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 6/6 have email
  • 6/6 have phone
  • 4/6 have social media
  • 6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

24.8% avg vote share

4/6 with election data

Green Party

C13/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

58 of 69 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.8 committees avg

2.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 5/5 have email
  • 5/5 have phone
  • 2/5 have social media
  • 5/5 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

25.1% avg vote share

3/5 with election data

Labour and Co-operative Party

C13/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

71% overall rate

34 of 48 meetings

Engagement

5/5

4.3 committees avg

21.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 3/3 have phone
  • 1/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

15.4% avg vote share

2/3 with election data

Liberal Democrats

C13/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

36 of 42 meetings

Engagement

4/5

2.7 committees avg

4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 3/3 have phone
  • 1/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

48.5% avg vote share

1/3 with election data

Independent

D11/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

6 of 8 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3 committees avg

4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 1/1 have email
  • 1/1 have phone
  • 0/1 have social media
  • 1/1 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

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).