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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
LabourA2595%17/20
ConservativeA1089%17/20
UnknownC153%12/20

Labour

A17/20 points

25 councillors

Attendance

5/5

95% overall rate

561 of 592 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.3 committees avg

2.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 25/25 have email
  • 25/25 have phone
  • 11/25 have social media
  • 25/25 have photo

Electoral Mandate

4/5

47.7% avg vote share

25/25 with election data

Conservative

A17/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

189 of 213 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.7 committees avg

2.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 10/10 have email
  • 10/10 have phone
  • 4/10 have social media
  • 10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

5/5

51.2% avg vote share

10/10 with election data

Unknown

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

1/5

53% overall rate

9 of 17 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

4/5

48% avg vote share

1/1 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).