Darlington Borough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | B | 6 | 97% | 15/20 |
| Liberal Democrats | B | 2 | 87% | 14/20 |
| Labour | C | 23 | 87% | 13/20 |
| Conservative | C | 13 | 77% | 13/20 |
| Reform UK | C | 1 | 100% | 13/20 |
| Independent | E | 5 | 45% | 8/20 |
Green Party
6 councillors
Attendance
5/597% overall rate
132 of 136 meetings
Engagement
4/56 committees avg
1.3 outside bodies avg
Transparency
5/5- 6/6 have email
- 6/6 have phone
- 3/6 have social media
- 6/6 have photo
Electoral Mandate
1/519.4% avg vote share
5/6 with election data
Liberal Democrats
2 councillors
Attendance
4/587% overall rate
46 of 53 meetings
Engagement
4/58 committees avg
0.5 outside bodies avg
Transparency
5/5- 2/2 have email
- 2/2 have phone
- 1/2 have social media
- 2/2 have photo
Electoral Mandate
1/517% avg vote share
2/2 with election data
Labour
23 councillors
Attendance
4/587% overall rate
491 of 567 meetings
Engagement
4/56 committees avg
0.3 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 23/23 have email
- 22/23 have phone
- 3/23 have social media
- 23/23 have photo
Electoral Mandate
1/517% avg vote share
23/23 with election data
Conservative
13 councillors
Attendance
3/577% overall rate
215 of 279 meetings
Engagement
4/56.5 committees avg
1.8 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 13/13 have email
- 13/13 have phone
- 3/13 have social media
- 13/13 have photo
Electoral Mandate
2/523.1% avg vote share
11/13 with election data
Reform UK
1 councillor
Attendance
5/5100% overall rate
5 of 5 meetings
Engagement
3/54 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
0/5No election data available
Independent
5 councillors
Attendance
0/545% overall rate
39 of 87 meetings
Engagement
3/55 committees avg
0.4 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 5/5 have email
- 5/5 have phone
- 1/5 have social media
- 5/5 have photo
Electoral Mandate
1/519% avg vote share
5/5 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).