Dover District 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
Independent Group	B	4	87%	14/20
Labour and Co-operative Party	B	2	92%	14/20
Labour Party	C	10	87%	13/20
Conservative Party	C	14	88%	12/20
Non-Aligned Member	D	1	82%	10/20
Independent	E	1	65%	8/20

Independent Group

B14/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

65 of 75 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

4/4 have email
4/4 have phone
3/4 have social media
4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

26.3% avg vote share

1/4 with election data

Labour and Co-operative Party

B14/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

5/5

92% overall rate

58 of 63 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

2/2 have email
2/2 have phone
0/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

22% avg vote share

1/2 with election data

Labour Party

C13/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

212 of 243 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

10/10 have email
10/10 have phone
3/10 have social media
10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

22.4% avg vote share

4/10 with election data

Conservative Party

C12/20 points

14 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

220 of 251 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

14/14 have email
13/14 have phone
4/14 have social media
14/14 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

19.8% avg vote share

8/14 with election data

Non-Aligned Member

D10/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

14 of 17 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3 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

0/5

No election data available

Independent

E8/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

65% overall rate

11 of 17 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3 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

0/5

0% avg vote share

1/1 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).