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.
| Party | Grade | Councillors | Attendance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | C | 1 | 100% | 13/20 |
| Labour | C | 42 | 84% | 12/20 |
| Independent | D | 7 | 82% | 11/20 |
| Plaid Cymru | D | 18 | 74% | 10/20 |
Green
1 councillor
Attendance
5/5100% overall rate
14 of 14 meetings
Engagement
4/56 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
0/5No election data available
Labour
42 councillors
Attendance
4/584% overall rate
1,037 of 1,240 meetings
Engagement
4/56.9 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
0/510.2% avg vote share
12/42 with election data
Independent
7 councillors
Attendance
4/582% overall rate
90 of 110 meetings
Engagement
3/53.9 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
0/58.5% avg vote share
3/7 with election data
Plaid Cymru
18 councillors
Attendance
3/574% overall rate
302 of 407 meetings
Engagement
3/54.9 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
0/520.2% 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).