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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
ConservativeA2491%16/20
LabourB196%15/20
Liberal DemocratsB691%14/20
IndependentE142%8/20

Conservative

A16/20 points

24 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

600 of 660 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6.5 committees avg

2.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 24/24 have email
  • 24/24 have phone
  • 3/24 have social media
  • 24/24 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

54.4% avg vote share

8/24 with election data

Labour

B15/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

96% overall rate

23 of 24 meetings

Engagement

5/5

9 committees avg

3 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

Liberal Democrats

B14/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

129 of 141 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7.5 committees avg

1.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 6/6 have email
  • 6/6 have phone
  • 1/6 have social media
  • 6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

11% avg vote share

1/6 with election data

Independent

E8/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

0/5

42% overall rate

5 of 12 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

0 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).