Cardiff 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
Independent / Annibynnol	B	2	83%	14/20
Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru	C	50	86%	13/20
Welsh Liberal Democrats / Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru	C	10	88%	13/20
Independent	C	3	92%	13/20
Welsh Conservatives / Ceidwadwyr Cymreig	C	9	87%	12/20
Plaid Cymru, Green Party, Common Ground / Plaid Cymru, Plaid Werdd, Tir Cyffredin	C	2	80%	12/20
Propel	C	1	100%	12/20
Reform UK	D	1	100%	11/20
Green Party / Plaid Werdd	D	1	100%	10/20

Independent / Annibynnol

B14/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

53 of 64 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

2/2 have email
2/2 have phone
1/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

18.5% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru

C13/20 points

50 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

1,016 of 1,182 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.9 committees avg

0.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

50/50 have email
50/50 have phone
27/50 have social media
50/50 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

19.3% avg vote share

46/50 with election data

Welsh Liberal Democrats / Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru

C13/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

185 of 210 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.2 committees avg

0.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

10/10 have email
10/10 have phone
8/10 have social media
10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

17.9% avg vote share

10/10 with election data

Independent

C13/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

5/5

92% overall rate

46 of 50 meetings

Engagement

2/5

2.7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

3/3 have email
3/3 have phone
2/3 have social media
3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

17% avg vote share

3/3 with election data

Welsh Conservatives / Ceidwadwyr Cymreig

C12/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

194 of 222 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.4 committees avg

0.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

9/9 have email
9/9 have phone
4/9 have social media
9/9 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

17.4% avg vote share

9/9 with election data

Plaid Cymru, Green Party, Common Ground / Plaid Cymru, Plaid Werdd, Tir Cyffredin

C12/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

80% overall rate

35 of 44 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

2/2 have email
2/2 have phone
1/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

12% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Propel

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

100% overall rate

9 of 9 meetings

Engagement

1/5

1 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

1/1 have email
1/1 have phone
1/1 have social media
1/1 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

14% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Reform UK

D11/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

100% overall rate

5 of 5 meetings

Engagement

2/5

2 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

0% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Green Party / Plaid Werdd

D10/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

100% overall rate

4 of 4 meetings

Engagement

1/5

1 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

0% avg vote share

1/1 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).