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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
LabourB4688%15/20
IndependentB468%14/20
Reform UKC168%13/20
Liberal DemocratsC377%12/20

Labour

B15/20 points

46 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

604 of 685 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 46/46 have email
  • 46/46 have phone
  • 8/46 have social media
  • 46/46 have photo

Electoral Mandate

4/5

61% avg vote share

42/46 with election data

Independent

B14/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

2/5

68% overall rate

39 of 57 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

5/5

66.8% avg vote share

4/4 with election data

Reform UK

C13/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

68% overall rate

13 of 19 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

3/5

34% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

77% overall rate

36 of 47 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3.7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 3/3 have phone
  • 0/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

3/5

45.5% avg vote share

2/3 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).