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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
Reform UKC296%13/20
ConservativeC2586%12/20
LabourC379%12/20

Reform UK

C13/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

5/5

96% overall rate

23 of 24 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.5 committees avg

3 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

0/5

0% avg vote share

1/2 with election data

Conservative

C12/20 points

25 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

296 of 343 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.6 committees avg

1.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 25/25 have email
  • 23/25 have phone
  • 5/25 have social media
  • 25/25 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

13/25 with election data

Labour

C12/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

30 of 38 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.7 committees avg

2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 3/3 have phone
  • 2/3 have social media
  • 3/3 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).