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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
LabourC4385%12/20
Liberal DemocratsD774%11/20
IndependentD272%10/20
Green Socialist AllianceE458%8/20

Labour

C12/20 points

43 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

744 of 879 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.5 committees avg

2.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 43/43 have email
  • 39/43 have phone
  • 14/43 have social media
  • 43/43 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

D11/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

3/5

74% overall rate

104 of 141 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.6 committees avg

2.9 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 7/7 have email
  • 6/7 have phone
  • 4/7 have social media
  • 7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D10/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

72% overall rate

21 of 29 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3 committees avg

1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 2/2 have email
  • 2/2 have phone
  • 0/2 have social media
  • 1/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Socialist Alliance

E8/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

1/5

58% overall rate

36 of 62 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.8 committees avg

1.3 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

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).