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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
LabourA3980%17/20
ConservativeA1079%17/20
Reform UKA278%17/20
Green and Independent Alliance GroupA380%16/20

Labour

A17/20 points

39 councillors

Attendance

4/5

80% overall rate

887 of 1,108 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6.9 committees avg

4.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 39/39 have email
  • 38/39 have phone
  • 17/39 have social media
  • 39/39 have photo

Electoral Mandate

4/5

47.4% avg vote share

36/39 with election data

Conservative

A17/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

186 of 234 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.4 committees avg

3.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 10/10 have email
  • 10/10 have phone
  • 6/10 have social media
  • 10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

5/5

49.6% avg vote share

10/10 with election data

Reform UK

A17/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

38 of 49 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7 committees avg

2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

4/5

46% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Green and Independent Alliance Group

A16/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

80% overall rate

66 of 83 meetings

Engagement

5/5

8.3 committees avg

2.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 2/3 have phone
  • 2/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

4/5

47.7% avg vote share

3/3 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).