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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
LabourC2583%12/20
Liberal DemocratC182%12/20
Green PartyC184%12/20
ConservativeD1676%11/20
Reform UKD263%11/20
IndependentD263%10/20

Labour

C12/20 points

25 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

465 of 562 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.6 committees avg

0.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 25/25 have email
  • 24/25 have phone
  • 5/25 have social media
  • 25/25 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrat

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

18 of 22 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7 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

Green Party

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

21 of 25 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7 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

Conservative

D11/20 points

16 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

229 of 302 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.7 committees avg

1.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 16/16 have email
  • 15/16 have phone
  • 3/16 have social media
  • 16/16 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

D11/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

2/5

63% overall rate

19 of 30 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 2/2 have email
  • 1/2 have phone
  • 2/2 have social media
  • 2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D10/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

2/5

63% overall rate

20 of 32 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 1/2 have email
  • 1/2 have phone
  • 1/2 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).