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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
IndependentA+289%18/20
Liberal DemocratsB487%14/20
LabourC2587%13/20
Independent.C182%12/20
ConservativeD979%11/20

Independent

A+18/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

34 of 38 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4 committees avg

1.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

5/5

63.5% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Liberal Democrats

B14/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

74 of 85 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.8 committees avg

5.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 4/4 have email
  • 2/4 have phone
  • 0/4 have social media
  • 4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

24.8% avg vote share

4/4 with election data

Labour

C13/20 points

25 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

484 of 559 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.8 committees avg

2.9 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 25/25 have email
  • 14/25 have phone
  • 9/25 have social media
  • 25/25 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

22.9% avg vote share

24/25 with election data

Independent.

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

18 of 22 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 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

1/5

18% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Conservative

D11/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

148 of 187 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.6 committees avg

0.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 9/9 have email
  • 6/9 have phone
  • 5/9 have social media
  • 9/9 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

27.3% avg vote share

6/9 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).