Devon County 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
Liberal Democrats	C	27	83%	13/20
Advance UK	C	2	85%	13/20
Conservative	C	7	83%	12/20
Green Party	C	6	78%	12/20
Independent	C	2	77%	12/20
Reform	D	16	76%	11/20

Liberal Democrats

C13/20 points

27 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

520 of 628 meetings

Engagement

5/5

5.7 committees avg

5.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

27/27 have email
21/27 have phone
14/27 have social media
27/27 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

9.1% avg vote share

7/27 with election data

Advance UK

C13/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

23 of 27 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

2/2 have email
1/2 have phone
2/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

C12/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

135 of 163 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.6 committees avg

4.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

7/7 have email
6/7 have phone
4/7 have social media
7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

C12/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

125 of 160 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6.3 committees avg

4.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

6/6 have email
3/6 have phone
2/6 have social media
6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

1/6 with election data

Independent

C12/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

77% overall rate

37 of 48 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6.5 committees avg

9 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

2/2 have email
1/2 have phone
1/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform

D11/20 points

16 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

222 of 291 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.9 committees avg

1.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

16/16 have email
8/16 have phone
5/16 have social media
16/16 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

2/16 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).