Gwynedd 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
Plaid Cymru	A	44	85%	16/20
Independent	A	21	81%	16/20
Gwynedd yn Gyntaf / Gwynedd First	B	2	84%	15/20
Individual Member	C	2	38%	12/20

Plaid Cymru

A16/20 points

44 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

866 of 1,013 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

44/44 have email
40/44 have phone
26/44 have social media
44/44 have photo

Electoral Mandate

3/5

60.7% avg vote share

32/44 with election data

Independent

A16/20 points

21 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

331 of 409 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

21/21 have email
21/21 have phone
4/21 have social media
21/21 have photo

Electoral Mandate

4/5

58.5% avg vote share

17/21 with election data

Gwynedd yn Gyntaf / Gwynedd First

B15/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

36 of 43 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

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

Electoral Mandate

3/5

81% avg vote share

1/2 with election data

Individual Member

C12/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

0/5

38% overall rate

15 of 39 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

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

Electoral Mandate

5/5

54% avg vote share

2/2 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).