Calderdale 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 Party | B | 3 | 94% | 14/20 |
| Labour | C | 26 | 88% | 13/20 |
| Liberal Democrats | C | 6 | 84% | 13/20 |
| Independent | C | 1 | 83% | 13/20 |
| Conservative and Unionists Group | D | 8 | 72% | 11/20 |
| Reform UK | D | 3 | 74% | 10/20 |
| Workers Party of Britain | E | 1 | 71% | 8/20 |
| Independent Councillor | E | 1 | 50% | 7/20 |
Green Party
3 councillors
Attendance
5/594% overall rate
45 of 48 meetings
Engagement
5/55 committees avg
8 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 3/3 have email
- 2/3 have phone
- 0/3 have social media
- 3/3 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/50% avg vote share
1/3 with election data
Labour
26 councillors
Attendance
4/588% overall rate
478 of 544 meetings
Engagement
5/56.7 committees avg
4.4 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 26/26 have email
- 13/26 have phone
- 16/26 have social media
- 26/26 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/50% avg vote share
6/26 with election data
Liberal Democrats
6 councillors
Attendance
4/584% overall rate
107 of 127 meetings
Engagement
5/57 committees avg
2 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 6/6 have email
- 5/6 have phone
- 1/6 have social media
- 6/6 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/50% avg vote share
1/6 with election data
Independent
1 councillor
Attendance
4/583% overall rate
15 of 18 meetings
Engagement
5/56 committees avg
5 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 1/1 have email
- 0/1 have phone
- 1/1 have social media
- 1/1 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Conservative and Unionists Group
8 councillors
Attendance
3/572% overall rate
100 of 138 meetings
Engagement
4/56.1 committees avg
4.5 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 8/8 have email
- 6/8 have phone
- 1/8 have social media
- 8/8 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/50% avg vote share
2/8 with election data
Reform UK
3 councillors
Attendance
3/574% overall rate
42 of 57 meetings
Engagement
4/56 committees avg
2 outside bodies avg
Transparency
3/5- 3/3 have email
- 0/3 have phone
- 1/3 have social media
- 3/3 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Workers Party of Britain
1 councillor
Attendance
3/571% overall rate
5 of 7 meetings
Engagement
2/53 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
3/5- 1/1 have email
- 0/1 have phone
- 0/1 have social media
- 1/1 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Independent Councillor
1 councillor
Attendance
1/550% overall rate
6 of 12 meetings
Engagement
3/54 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
3/5- 1/1 have email
- 0/1 have phone
- 0/1 have social media
- 1/1 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No 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).