Hertsmere Borough 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
Reform UK	A	2	92%	16/20
Labour & Co-operative Party	B	12	88%	14/20
Conservative Party	C	14	84%	12/20
Hertsmere First	D	3	91%	11/20
Liberal Democrats	D	8	86%	10/20

Reform UK

A16/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

5/5

92% overall rate

33 of 36 meetings

Engagement

3/5

0 committees avg

3.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

2/2 have email
2/2 have phone
2/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

3/5

34.5% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Labour & Co-operative Party

B14/20 points

12 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

300 of 340 meetings

Engagement

3/5

0 committees avg

4.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

12/12 have email
12/12 have phone
10/12 have social media
12/12 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

22.5% avg vote share

11/12 with election data

Conservative Party

C12/20 points

14 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

255 of 303 meetings

Engagement

2/5

0 committees avg

3.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

14/14 have email
14/14 have phone
1/14 have social media
14/14 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

26.1% avg vote share

12/14 with election data

Hertsmere First

D11/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

49 of 54 meetings

Engagement

1/5

0 committees avg

1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

3/3 have email
3/3 have phone
0/3 have social media
3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

17.3% avg vote share

3/3 with election data

Liberal Democrats

D10/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

189 of 219 meetings

Engagement

1/5

0 committees avg

1.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

8/8 have email
8/8 have phone
2/8 have social media
8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

19.3% avg vote share

7/8 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).