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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
ConservativeF3579%4/20
IndependentF675%4/20
Liberal DemocratsF274%4/20

Conservative

F4/20 points

35 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

515 of 651 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

1/5
  • 0/35 have email
  • 0/35 have phone
  • 5/35 have social media
  • 0/35 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

F4/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

63 of 84 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

1/5
  • 0/6 have email
  • 0/6 have phone
  • 2/6 have social media
  • 0/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

F4/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

74% overall rate

23 of 31 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

1/5
  • 0/2 have email
  • 0/2 have phone
  • 0/2 have social media
  • 0/2 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).