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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
Labour and Co-operative PartyA+197%19/20
ConservativeA587%16/20
Liberal DemocratB1291%15/20
Restore BritainB493%15/20
Green PartyB493%15/20
LabourB174%15/20
Reform UKB4790%14/20
IndependentB674%14/20

Labour and Co-operative Party

A+19/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

97% overall rate

33 of 34 meetings

Engagement

5/5

9 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

4/5

43% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Conservative

A16/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

104 of 119 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

4/5

53.4% avg vote share

5/5 with election data

Liberal Democrat

B15/20 points

12 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

187 of 206 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 12/12 have email
  • 3/12 have phone
  • 6/12 have social media
  • 12/12 have photo

Electoral Mandate

3/5

38.2% avg vote share

10/12 with election data

Restore Britain

B15/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

5/5

93% overall rate

57 of 61 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 4/4 have email
  • 0/4 have phone
  • 1/4 have social media
  • 4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

4/5

38.8% avg vote share

4/4 with election data

Green Party

B15/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

5/5

93% overall rate

94 of 101 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 4/4 have email
  • 1/4 have phone
  • 1/4 have social media
  • 4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

24.5% avg vote share

4/4 with election data

Labour

B15/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

74% overall rate

20 of 27 meetings

Engagement

5/5

8 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

3/5

39% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Reform UK

B14/20 points

47 councillors

Attendance

5/5

90% overall rate

818 of 906 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 47/47 have email
  • 2/47 have phone
  • 12/47 have social media
  • 47/47 have photo

Electoral Mandate

3/5

36.2% avg vote share

47/47 with election data

Independent

B14/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

3/5

74% overall rate

82 of 111 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.2 committees avg

0.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 6/6 have email
  • 1/6 have phone
  • 2/6 have social media
  • 6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

3/5

33.3% avg vote share

6/6 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).