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Caerphilly County Borough Council

Party Rankings

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

PartyGradeCouncillorsAttendanceScore
GreenC1100%13/20
LabourC4284%12/20
IndependentD782%11/20
Plaid CymruD1874%10/20

Green

C13/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

100% overall rate

14 of 14 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6 committees avg

0 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

Labour

C12/20 points

42 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

1,037 of 1,240 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 42/42 have email
  • 41/42 have phone
  • 6/42 have social media
  • 42/42 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

10.2% avg vote share

12/42 with election data

Independent

D11/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

90 of 110 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 7/7 have email
  • 6/7 have phone
  • 0/7 have social media
  • 7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

8.5% avg vote share

3/7 with election data

Plaid Cymru

D10/20 points

18 councillors

Attendance

3/5

74% overall rate

302 of 407 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 18/18 have email
  • 18/18 have phone
  • 1/18 have social media
  • 18/18 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

20.2% avg vote share

4/18 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).