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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
LabourC2788%13/20
Liberal DemocratsC684%13/20
Green PartyC396%13/20
Conservative and Unionists GroupD873%11/20
Reform UKD373%10/20
Workers Party of BritainE175%8/20
Independent CouncillorE158%7/20

Labour

C13/20 points

27 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

515 of 585 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6.6 committees avg

4.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 27/27 have email
  • 13/27 have phone
  • 17/27 have social media
  • 27/27 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

6/27 with election data

Liberal Democrats

C13/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

108 of 128 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7 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

0/5

0% avg vote share

1/6 with election data

Green Party

C13/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

5/5

96% overall rate

46 of 48 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.7 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

0/5

0% avg vote share

1/3 with election data

Conservative and Unionists Group

D11/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

3/5

73% overall rate

104 of 143 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.1 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

0/5

0% avg vote share

2/8 with election data

Reform UK

D10/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

73% overall rate

41 of 56 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6 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

0/5

No election data available

Workers Party of Britain

E8/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

6 of 8 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3 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

0/5

No election data available

Independent Councillor

E7/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

1/5

58% overall rate

7 of 12 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 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

0/5

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).