Dartford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Conservatives | E | 28 | 79% | 8/20 |
| Reform UK | E | 2 | 94% | 8/20 |
| Labour Party | F | 10 | 78% | 6/20 |
| Green Party | F | 1 | 50% | 5/20 |
| Unknown | F | 1 | 40% | 2/20 |
Local Conservatives
28 councillors
Attendance
3/579% overall rate
445 of 566 meetings
Engagement
0/50 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 21/28 have email
- 23/28 have phone
- 3/28 have social media
- 28/28 have photo
Electoral Mandate
1/520.7% avg vote share
19/28 with election data
Reform UK
2 councillors
Attendance
5/594% overall rate
30 of 32 meetings
Engagement
0/50 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
3/5- 2/2 have email
- 0/2 have phone
- 0/2 have social media
- 2/2 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Labour Party
10 councillors
Attendance
3/578% overall rate
152 of 195 meetings
Engagement
0/50 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
3/5- 4/10 have email
- 0/10 have phone
- 4/10 have social media
- 10/10 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/53.3% avg vote share
4/10 with election data
Green Party
1 councillor
Attendance
1/550% overall rate
8 of 16 meetings
Engagement
0/50 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 1/1 have email
- 0/1 have phone
- 1/1 have social media
- 1/1 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Unknown
1 councillor
Attendance
0/540% overall rate
4 of 10 meetings
Engagement
0/50 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
2/5- 0/1 have email
- 0/1 have phone
- 0/1 have social media
- 1/1 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No 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).