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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
IndependentC196%13/20
Liberal DemocratsC1282%12/20
Community Campaign HartC1179%12/20
ConservativeC986%12/20

Independent

C13/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

96% overall rate

25 of 26 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6 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

Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

12 councillors

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

191 of 234 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 12/12 have email
  • 8/12 have phone
  • 4/12 have social media
  • 12/12 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

65.3% avg vote share

3/12 with election data

Community Campaign Hart

C12/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

188 of 239 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 11/11 have email
  • 5/11 have phone
  • 3/11 have social media
  • 11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

64% avg vote share

2/11 with election data

Conservative

C12/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

144 of 168 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 9/9 have email
  • 7/9 have phone
  • 3/9 have social media
  • 9/9 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

45.5% avg vote share

2/9 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).