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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
Unaffiliated - Green PartyC113%12/20
Unaffiliated - Reform UKD274%10/20
Plaid CymruE3764%9/20
Welsh LabourE1554%9/20
IndependentE1160%9/20
Unaffiliated - IndependentE932%7/20

Unaffiliated - Green Party

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

0/5

13% overall rate

2 of 15 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 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

5/5

50.7% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Unaffiliated - Reform UK

D10/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

74% overall rate

17 of 23 meetings

Engagement

2/5

2.5 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

0/5

No election data available

Plaid Cymru

E9/20 points

37 councillors

Attendance

2/5

64% overall rate

787 of 1,229 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 37/37 have email
  • 36/37 have phone
  • 9/37 have social media
  • 37/37 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

5/37 with election data

Welsh Labour

E9/20 points

15 councillors

Attendance

1/5

54% overall rate

188 of 345 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 15/15 have email
  • 15/15 have phone
  • 8/15 have social media
  • 15/15 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

1/15 with election data

Independent

E9/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

2/5

60% overall rate

225 of 372 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 11/11 have email
  • 11/11 have phone
  • 1/11 have social media
  • 11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

1/11 with election data

Unaffiliated - Independent

E7/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

0/5

32% overall rate

64 of 200 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 9/9 have email
  • 8/9 have phone
  • 5/9 have social media
  • 9/9 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).