Carmarthenshire County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated - Green Party | C | 1 | 13% | 12/20 |
| Unaffiliated - Reform UK | D | 2 | 73% | 10/20 |
| Plaid Cymru | E | 37 | 64% | 9/20 |
| Welsh Labour | E | 16 | 54% | 9/20 |
| Independent | E | 11 | 61% | 9/20 |
| Unaffiliated - Independent | E | 8 | 29% | 8/20 |
Unaffiliated - Green Party
1 councillor
Attendance
0/513% overall rate
2 of 16 meetings
Engagement
3/54 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
5/550.7% avg vote share
1/1 with election data
Unaffiliated - Reform UK
2 councillors
Attendance
3/573% overall rate
16 of 22 meetings
Engagement
2/52.5 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
0/5No election data available
Plaid Cymru
37 councillors
Attendance
2/564% overall rate
860 of 1,338 meetings
Engagement
3/55.8 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
0/50% avg vote share
5/37 with election data
Welsh Labour
16 councillors
Attendance
1/554% overall rate
224 of 414 meetings
Engagement
3/54.9 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
5/5- 16/16 have email
- 16/16 have phone
- 8/16 have social media
- 16/16 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/50% avg vote share
1/16 with election data
Independent
11 councillors
Attendance
2/561% overall rate
241 of 398 meetings
Engagement
3/54.8 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
0/50% avg vote share
1/11 with election data
Unaffiliated - Independent
8 councillors
Attendance
0/529% overall rate
54 of 187 meetings
Engagement
3/54.1 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
5/5- 8/8 have email
- 7/8 have phone
- 5/8 have social media
- 8/8 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).