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Harlow District Council

Party Rankings

Each party is graded across four dimensions: attendance, engagement, transparency, and electoral mandate. Scores are averaged across all party councillors.

PartyGradeCouncillorsAttendanceScore
Labour and Co-operativeC491%13/20
ConservativeD1784%11/20
Reform UKD188%11/20
LabourE1165%9/20

Labour and Co-operative

C13/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

70 of 77 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

D11/20 points

17 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

332 of 394 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 17/17 have email
  • 12/17 have phone
  • 6/17 have social media
  • 17/17 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

D11/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

7 of 8 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 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

Labour

E9/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

2/5

65% overall rate

116 of 179 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 11/11 have email
  • 7/11 have phone
  • 6/11 have social media
  • 11/11 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).