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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
Liberal DemocratsC2781%12/20
ConservativeC1081%12/20
Green PartyC986%12/20
Reform UKC165%12/20
IndependentE169%9/20

Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

27 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

622 of 767 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 27/27 have email
  • 19/27 have phone
  • 11/27 have social media
  • 27/27 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

C12/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

253 of 314 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 10/10 have email
  • 7/10 have phone
  • 2/10 have social media
  • 10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

C12/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

215 of 250 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

65% overall rate

15 of 23 meetings

Engagement

5/5

8 committees avg

0 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

0/5

No election data available

Independent

E9/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

69% overall rate

9 of 13 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 1/1 have email
  • 0/1 have phone
  • 1/1 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).