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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
GreenB293%14/20
LabourC389%13/20
ConservativeC1882%12/20
Liberal DemocratC1685%12/20
HDC Independent GroupC880%12/20
Cambs Independent GroupD489%11/20
IndependentE130%7/20

Green

B14/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

5/5

93% overall rate

68 of 73 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4 committees avg

3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

C13/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

71 of 80 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4 committees avg

4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

C12/20 points

18 councillors

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

355 of 431 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.7 committees avg

3.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 18/18 have email
  • 16/18 have phone
  • 5/18 have social media
  • 18/18 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrat

C12/20 points

16 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

391 of 458 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.9 committees avg

3.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 16/16 have email
  • 13/16 have phone
  • 3/16 have social media
  • 16/16 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

HDC Independent Group

C12/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

4/5

80% overall rate

166 of 207 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.5 committees avg

1.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 8/8 have email
  • 6/8 have phone
  • 3/8 have social media
  • 8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

34% avg vote share

1/8 with election data

Cambs Independent Group

D11/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

88 of 99 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.5 committees avg

1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

E7/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

0/5

30% overall rate

7 of 23 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3 committees avg

3 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

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).