Chorley 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
Conservative Group	C	4	88%	12/20
Independent	C	1	100%	12/20
Labour Group	D	36	89%	11/20
Reform UK	F	1	50%	6/20

Conservative Group

C12/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

52 of 59 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

Independent

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

100% overall rate

17 of 17 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

0/5

No election data available

Labour Group

D11/20 points

36 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

524 of 588 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

36/36 have email
33/36 have phone
9/36 have social media
36/36 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

5.9% avg vote share

10/36 with election data

Reform UK

F6/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

1/5

50% overall rate

3 of 6 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).