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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
LabourF3185%6/20
Labour and Co-operative PartyF1186%6/20
ConservativeF1081%6/20
Green PartyF188%6/20
IndependentF661%4/20
Reform UKF160%4/20

Labour

F6/20 points

31 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

453 of 532 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

2/5
  • 0/31 have email
  • 0/31 have phone
  • 17/31 have social media
  • 0/31 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour and Co-operative Party

F6/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

191 of 222 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

2/5
  • 0/11 have email
  • 0/11 have phone
  • 8/11 have social media
  • 0/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

F6/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

126 of 156 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

2/5
  • 0/10 have email
  • 0/10 have phone
  • 5/10 have social media
  • 0/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

F6/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

7 of 8 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

2/5
  • 0/1 have email
  • 0/1 have phone
  • 1/1 have social media
  • 0/1 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

F4/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

2/5

61% overall rate

48 of 79 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

2/5
  • 0/6 have email
  • 0/6 have phone
  • 4/6 have social media
  • 0/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

F4/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

60% overall rate

9 of 15 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

2/5
  • 0/1 have email
  • 0/1 have phone
  • 1/1 have social media
  • 0/1 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).