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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
Conservative GroupC491%13/20
Labour GroupD3790%11/20
Reform UKF157%6/20

Conservative Group

C13/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

53 of 58 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/4 have email
  • 4/4 have phone
  • 1/4 have social media
  • 4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour Group

D11/20 points

37 councillors

Attendance

4/5

90% overall rate

535 of 597 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 37/37 have email
  • 34/37 have phone
  • 9/37 have social media
  • 37/37 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

5.9% avg vote share

10/37 with election data

Reform UK

F6/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

1/5

57% overall rate

4 of 7 meetings

Engagement

2/5

2 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 1/1 have email
  • 0/1 have phone
  • 0/1 have social media
  • 1/1 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).