Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

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
Kingston Independent Residents Group	B	3	85%	14/20
Conservative	B	2	85%	14/20
Liberal Democrat	C	42	84%	12/20
Independent	C	1	74%	12/20

Kingston Independent Residents Group

B14/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

81 of 95 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7.7 committees avg

3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

3/3 have email
3/3 have phone
2/3 have social media
3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

B14/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

56 of 66 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6.5 committees avg

3 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

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrat

C12/20 points

42 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

957 of 1,144 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.5 committees avg

2.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

42/42 have email
35/42 have phone
8/42 have social media
42/42 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

74% overall rate

14 of 19 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6 committees avg

2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

1/1 have email
1/1 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).