Dumfries and Galloway 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
Scottish National Party	B	11	93%	14/20
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party	C	10	88%	13/20
Scottish Labour Party	C	8	85%	13/20
Democratic Alliance	C	2	71%	13/20
Novantae	C	4	72%	12/20
Independent	C	3	89%	12/20
Scottish Liberal Democrats	C	1	79%	12/20
Unknown	E	1	78%	9/20
Dumfries and Galloway Independent Group	E	3	38%	8/20

Scottish National Party

B14/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

5/5

93% overall rate

439 of 472 meetings

Engagement

5/5

10.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

11/11 have email
11/11 have phone
5/11 have social media
11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

1/11 with election data

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

C13/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

333 of 377 meetings

Engagement

4/5

9.2 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

10/10 have email
10/10 have phone
4/10 have social media
10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

20.6% avg vote share

3/10 with election data

Scottish Labour Party

C13/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

302 of 356 meetings

Engagement

5/5

10.4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

8/8 have email
8/8 have phone
2/8 have social media
8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

1/8 with election data

Democratic Alliance

C13/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

71% overall rate

55 of 78 meetings

Engagement

5/5

10.5 committees avg

0 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

0/5

No election data available

Novantae

C12/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

3/5

72% overall rate

131 of 182 meetings

Engagement

5/5

12.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

4/4 have email
4/4 have phone
0/4 have social media
4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

1/4 with election data

Independent

C12/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

106 of 119 meetings

Engagement

4/5

8.7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

3/3 have email
3/3 have phone
0/3 have social media
3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

2/3 with election data

Scottish Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

33 of 42 meetings

Engagement

5/5

10 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

Unknown

E9/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

14 of 18 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3 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

0/5

No election data available

Dumfries and Galloway Independent Group

E8/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

0/5

38% overall rate

36 of 96 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

3/3 have email
3/3 have phone
0/3 have social media
3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No 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).