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	98%	15/20
Liberal Democrats	B	2	89%	14/20
Labour	C	23	87%	13/20
Conservative	C	13	76%	13/20
Reform UK	C	1	100%	12/20
Independent	E	5	42%	8/20

Green Party

B15/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

5/5

98% overall rate

133 of 136 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.8 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

1/5

19.4% avg vote share

5/6 with election data

Liberal Democrats

B14/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

47 of 53 meetings

Engagement

4/5

8 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

1/5

17% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Labour

C13/20 points

23 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

502 of 577 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.9 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

1/5

17% avg vote share

23/23 with election data

Conservative

C13/20 points

13 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

217 of 284 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.3 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

2/5

23.1% avg vote share

11/13 with election data

Reform UK

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

100% overall rate

3 of 3 meetings

Engagement

2/5

2 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

0/5

No election data available

Independent

E8/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

0/5

42% overall rate

37 of 89 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.8 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

1/5

19% 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).