Forest of Dean District 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
Green Party	C	15	93%	13/20
Independent No Group	C	1	95%	12/20
Independent	D	6	89%	11/20
Conservative Party	D	6	81%	11/20
Labour Party	D	4	75%	11/20
Liberal Democrat	D	1	95%	11/20
Progressive Independents	D	4	78%	10/20
Reform UK	E	1	55%	9/20

Green Party

C13/20 points

15 councillors

Attendance

5/5

93% overall rate

294 of 316 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.2 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

15/15 have email
9/15 have phone
4/15 have social media
15/15 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

26.7% avg vote share

9/15 with election data

Independent No Group

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

95% overall rate

18 of 19 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D11/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

86 of 97 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

6/6 have email
4/6 have phone
0/6 have social media
6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

21% avg vote share

1/6 with election data

Conservative Party

D11/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

77 of 95 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

6/6 have email
3/6 have phone
1/6 have social media
6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

42% avg vote share

2/6 with election data

Labour Party

D11/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

45 of 60 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

4/4 have email
1/4 have phone
2/4 have social media
4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

22.5% avg vote share

2/4 with election data

Liberal Democrat

D11/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

95% overall rate

20 of 21 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3 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

Progressive Independents

D10/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

49 of 63 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

4/4 have email
3/4 have phone
0/4 have social media
4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

E9/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

1/5

55% overall rate

6 of 11 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).