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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
Green PartyB394%14/20
LabourC2688%13/20
Liberal DemocratsC684%13/20
IndependentC183%13/20
Conservative and Unionists GroupD872%11/20
Reform UKD374%10/20
Workers Party of BritainE171%8/20
Independent CouncillorE150%7/20

Green Party

B14/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

5/5

94% overall rate

45 of 48 meetings

Engagement

5/5

5 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

Labour

C13/20 points

26 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

478 of 544 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6.7 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

0/5

0% avg vote share

6/26 with election data

Liberal Democrats

C13/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

107 of 127 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

Independent

C13/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

15 of 18 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6 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

0/5

No election data available

Conservative and Unionists Group

D11/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

3/5

72% overall rate

100 of 138 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

74% overall rate

42 of 57 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

71% overall rate

5 of 7 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

50% overall rate

6 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).