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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
LabourC684%12/20
ConservativeD1189%11/20
IndependentD786%11/20
Liberal DemocratD785%11/20

Labour

C12/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

103 of 122 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 6/6 have email
  • 3/6 have phone
  • 4/6 have social media
  • 6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

22.3% avg vote share

3/6 with election data

Conservative

D11/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

241 of 271 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.6 committees avg

0.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 11/11 have email
  • 8/11 have phone
  • 7/11 have social media
  • 11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

7.8% avg vote share

4/11 with election data

Independent

D11/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

142 of 165 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 7/7 have email
  • 5/7 have phone
  • 3/7 have social media
  • 7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

1/7 with election data

Liberal Democrat

D11/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

121 of 143 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.9 committees avg

0.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 7/7 have email
  • 6/7 have phone
  • 4/7 have social media
  • 7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

4/7 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).