Herefordshire Council
Party Rankings
Each party is graded across four dimensions: attendance, engagement, transparency, and electoral mandate. Scores are averaged across all party councillors.
| Party | Grade | Councillors | Attendance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaligned | B | 1 | 88% | 14/20 |
| Conservative Party | C | 20 | 92% | 13/20 |
| Green Party | C | 8 | 94% | 13/20 |
| Liberal Democrats | C | 12 | 89% | 12/20 |
| Independents for Herefordshire | C | 8 | 84% | 12/20 |
| Ungrouped | D | 1 | 100% | 11/20 |
| True Independents | D | 2 | 69% | 10/20 |
| Labour | E | 1 | 67% | 9/20 |
Unaligned
1 councillor
Attendance
4/588% overall rate
7 of 8 meetings
Engagement
5/53 committees avg
5 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
0/5No election data available
Conservative Party
20 councillors
Attendance
5/592% overall rate
380 of 415 meetings
Engagement
4/54.3 committees avg
3 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 20/20 have email
- 19/20 have phone
- 3/20 have social media
- 20/20 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Green Party
8 councillors
Attendance
5/594% overall rate
110 of 117 meetings
Engagement
4/53.9 committees avg
2.4 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 8/8 have email
- 7/8 have phone
- 2/8 have social media
- 8/8 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Liberal Democrats
12 councillors
Attendance
4/589% overall rate
171 of 192 meetings
Engagement
4/53.6 committees avg
3.7 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 11/12 have email
- 12/12 have phone
- 5/12 have social media
- 12/12 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Independents for Herefordshire
8 councillors
Attendance
4/584% overall rate
103 of 123 meetings
Engagement
4/54 committees avg
3.3 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 8/8 have email
- 8/8 have phone
- 3/8 have social media
- 8/8 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Ungrouped
1 councillor
Attendance
5/5100% overall rate
6 of 6 meetings
Engagement
2/51 committees avg
2 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
0/5No election data available
True Independents
2 councillors
Attendance
2/569% overall rate
29 of 42 meetings
Engagement
4/53.5 committees avg
2 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 2/2 have email
- 2/2 have phone
- 0/2 have social media
- 2/2 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Labour
1 councillor
Attendance
2/567% overall rate
4 of 6 meetings
Engagement
2/51 committees avg
1 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
0/5No 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).