Epsom and Ewell 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
Independent	B	4	87%	15/20
Residents' Association	C	22	88%	13/20
Labour	C	4	95%	12/20
Conservative	C	3	70%	12/20
Liberal Democrat	C	2	84%	12/20

Independent

B15/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

58 of 67 meetings

Engagement

5/5

8 committees avg

0.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

4/4 have email
4/4 have phone
1/4 have social media
4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

26.3% avg vote share

3/4 with election data

Residents' Association

C13/20 points

22 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

389 of 441 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

22/22 have email
19/22 have phone
8/22 have social media
22/22 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

33.6% avg vote share

7/22 with election data

Labour

C12/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

5/5

95% overall rate

72 of 76 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

4/4 have email
3/4 have phone
1/4 have social media
4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

10.5% avg vote share

2/4 with election data

Conservative

C12/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

2/5

70% overall rate

30 of 43 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

3/3 have email
3/3 have phone
2/3 have social media
3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

23% avg vote share

2/3 with election data

Liberal Democrat

C12/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

31 of 37 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

2/2 have email
1/2 have phone
0/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

8% avg vote share

1/2 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).