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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
Green PartyA690%16/20
Liberal DemocratsA594%16/20
Labour PartyB992%14/20
Reform UKC581%13/20
Independent for Hayling WestC1100%13/20
ConservativesC875%12/20
IndependentD175%10/20
Independent for StakesE156%8/20

Green Party

A16/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

5/5

90% overall rate

160 of 177 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.3 committees avg

5.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

2/5

19.2% avg vote share

6/6 with election data

Liberal Democrats

A16/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

5/5

94% overall rate

153 of 162 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7.8 committees avg

7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

1/5

18% avg vote share

5/5 with election data

Labour Party

B14/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

5/5

92% overall rate

239 of 259 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.4 committees avg

2.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

1/5

16.3% avg vote share

8/9 with election data

Reform UK

C13/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

92 of 114 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.6 committees avg

0.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

1/5

14.8% avg vote share

5/5 with election data

Independent for Hayling West

C13/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

100% overall rate

18 of 18 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 1/1 have email
  • 0/1 have phone
  • 0/1 have social media
  • 1/1 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

23% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Conservatives

C12/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

117 of 155 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.4 committees avg

1.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 8/8 have email
  • 7/8 have phone
  • 1/8 have social media
  • 8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

18.1% avg vote share

8/8 with election data

Independent

D10/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

18 of 24 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3 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

1/5

19% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Independent for Stakes

E8/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

1/5

56% overall rate

10 of 18 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

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).