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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
Liberal DemocratsC2581%12/20
Green and Local Alliance GroupC670%12/20
ConservativeC588%12/20

Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

25 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

467 of 575 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.1 committees avg

2.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 25/25 have email
  • 23/25 have phone
  • 4/25 have social media
  • 25/25 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

3.9% avg vote share

6/25 with election data

Green and Local Alliance Group

C12/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

3/5

70% overall rate

82 of 117 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.5 committees avg

2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 6/6 have email
  • 6/6 have phone
  • 2/6 have social media
  • 6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

57.1% avg vote share

1/6 with election data

Conservative

C12/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

97 of 110 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4 committees avg

1.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 5/5 have email
  • 5/5 have phone
  • 1/5 have social media
  • 5/5 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).