Dorset 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C | 1 | 77% | 13/20 |
| Liberal Democrats | C | 42 | 85% | 12/20 |
| Independents for Dorset | C | 4 | 82% | 12/20 |
| Conservative | D | 30 | 79% | 11/20 |
| Green Party | D | 4 | 76% | 11/20 |
| Labour & Co-operative | D | 1 | 75% | 10/20 |
Labour
1 councillor
Attendance
3/577% overall rate
17 of 22 meetings
Engagement
5/59 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
Liberal Democrats
42 councillors
Attendance
4/585% overall rate
811 of 958 meetings
Engagement
4/56.3 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 42/42 have email
- 27/42 have phone
- 9/42 have social media
- 42/42 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/52.4% avg vote share
8/42 with election data
Independents for Dorset
4 councillors
Attendance
4/582% overall rate
65 of 79 meetings
Engagement
4/56 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 4/4 have email
- 3/4 have phone
- 2/4 have social media
- 4/4 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/54.8% avg vote share
1/4 with election data
Conservative
30 councillors
Attendance
3/579% overall rate
459 of 579 meetings
Engagement
4/56.3 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 30/30 have email
- 28/30 have phone
- 9/30 have social media
- 30/30 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/51.5% avg vote share
6/30 with election data
Green Party
4 councillors
Attendance
3/576% overall rate
67 of 88 meetings
Engagement
4/57 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 4/4 have email
- 4/4 have phone
- 1/4 have social media
- 4/4 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Labour & Co-operative
1 councillor
Attendance
3/575% overall rate
12 of 16 meetings
Engagement
3/54 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 1/1 have email
- 1/1 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).