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Party Rankings

Each party is graded across four dimensions: attendance, engagement, transparency, and electoral mandate. Scores are averaged across all party councillors.

PartyGradeCouncillorsAttendanceScore
ConservativeC2291%13/20
Independent DemocratsC294%13/20
Green PartyC683%12/20
IndependentC287%12/20
Liberal DemocratsD1184%11/20
LabourD579%10/20
Reform UKE241%8/20

Conservative

C13/20 points

22 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

379 of 416 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.2 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 22/22 have email
  • 15/22 have phone
  • 8/22 have social media
  • 22/22 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent Democrats

C13/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

5/5

94% overall rate

17 of 18 meetings

Engagement

3/5

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

Green Party

C12/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

76 of 92 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 6/6 have email
  • 5/6 have phone
  • 3/6 have social media
  • 6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

C12/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

27 of 31 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 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

Liberal Democrats

D11/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

138 of 165 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.2 committees avg

0.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 11/11 have email
  • 9/11 have phone
  • 5/11 have social media
  • 11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

D10/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

56 of 71 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 5/5 have email
  • 4/5 have phone
  • 3/5 have social media
  • 5/5 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

E8/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

0/5

41% overall rate

7 of 17 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.5 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

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).