Eastbourne Borough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | C | 34 | 84% | 12/20 |
| Green Party | C | 17 | 83% | 12/20 |
| Labour | C | 8 | 81% | 12/20 |
| Conservative | C | 8 | 88% | 12/20 |
| Independent | C | 1 | 67% | 12/20 |
Liberal Democrats
34 councillors
Attendance
4/584% overall rate
396 of 469 meetings
Engagement
4/53.6 committees avg
3.1 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 34/34 have email
- 26/34 have phone
- 7/34 have social media
- 34/34 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Green Party
17 councillors
Attendance
4/583% overall rate
181 of 219 meetings
Engagement
4/52.9 committees avg
3.2 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 17/17 have email
- 13/17 have phone
- 8/17 have social media
- 17/17 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Labour
8 councillors
Attendance
4/581% overall rate
99 of 122 meetings
Engagement
4/53.4 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
0/5No election data available
Conservative
8 councillors
Attendance
4/588% overall rate
106 of 121 meetings
Engagement
4/54.5 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
0/5No election data available
Independent
1 councillor
Attendance
2/567% overall rate
4 of 6 meetings
Engagement
5/53 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
0/5No 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).