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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
ConservativeA1186%16/20

Labour

A17/20 points

25 councillors

Attendance

5/5

95% overall rate

568 of 600 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

A16/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

198 of 229 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.6 committees avg

2.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

5/5

50.9% avg vote share

11/11 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).