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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
ConservativeB3491%14/20
Green PartyB297%14/20
LabourC3487%13/20
Liberal DemocratsC189%12/20

Conservative

B14/20 points

34 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

660 of 724 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.8 committees avg

3.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 34/34 have email
  • 29/34 have phone
  • 29/34 have social media
  • 34/34 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

B14/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

5/5

97% overall rate

29 of 30 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.5 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

0/5

No election data available

Labour

C13/20 points

34 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

553 of 633 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.1 committees avg

2.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 34/34 have email
  • 32/34 have phone
  • 27/34 have social media
  • 34/34 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

17 of 19 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

1 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

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).