Cherwell District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | B | 1 | 94% | 14/20 |
| Conservative | D | 12 | 80% | 11/20 |
| Green Party | D | 4 | 81% | 11/20 |
| Liberal Democrat | D | 17 | 83% | 10/20 |
| Labour | D | 10 | 83% | 10/20 |
| Independent | D | 4 | 77% | 10/20 |
Labour and Co-operative Party
1 councillor
Attendance
5/594% overall rate
29 of 31 meetings
Engagement
5/58 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
0/5No election data available
Conservative
12 councillors
Attendance
4/580% overall rate
208 of 259 meetings
Engagement
3/54.7 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 12/12 have email
- 8/12 have phone
- 4/12 have social media
- 12/12 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/50% avg vote share
4/12 with election data
Green Party
4 councillors
Attendance
4/581% overall rate
79 of 97 meetings
Engagement
3/54.8 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 4/4 have email
- 1/4 have phone
- 3/4 have social media
- 4/4 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/50% avg vote share
1/4 with election data
Liberal Democrat
17 councillors
Attendance
4/583% overall rate
361 of 436 meetings
Engagement
3/55.4 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
3/5- 17/17 have email
- 4/17 have phone
- 4/17 have social media
- 17/17 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/50% avg vote share
2/17 with election data
Labour
10 councillors
Attendance
4/583% overall rate
173 of 209 meetings
Engagement
3/54.7 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
3/5- 10/10 have email
- 3/10 have phone
- 1/10 have social media
- 10/10 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/53.5% avg vote share
3/10 with election data
Independent
4 councillors
Attendance
3/577% overall rate
64 of 83 meetings
Engagement
3/54 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 4/4 have email
- 2/4 have phone
- 1/4 have social media
- 4/4 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/56.3% avg vote share
2/4 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).