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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
Liberal DemocratsC3383%12/20
Green PartyC1881%12/20
ConservativeC888%12/20
LabourC880%12/20
IndependentC167%12/20

Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

33 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

415 of 500 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.7 committees avg

3.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 33/33 have email
  • 26/33 have phone
  • 7/33 have social media
  • 33/33 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

C12/20 points

18 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

198 of 245 meetings

Engagement

4/5

2.8 committees avg

3.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 18/18 have email
  • 13/18 have phone
  • 8/18 have social media
  • 18/18 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

C12/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

111 of 126 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.5 committees avg

3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 8/8 have email
  • 7/8 have phone
  • 3/8 have social media
  • 8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

C12/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

4/5

80% overall rate

109 of 136 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.4 committees avg

3.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 8/8 have email
  • 7/8 have phone
  • 2/8 have social media
  • 8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

67% overall rate

4 of 6 meetings

Engagement

5/5

3 committees avg

6 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

0/5

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).