Manchester City Council
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative | C | 17 | 93% | 13/20 |
| Labour | C | 70 | 81% | 12/20 |
| Liberal Democrats | C | 4 | 84% | 12/20 |
| Workers Party of Britain | C | 1 | 100% | 12/20 |
| Green Party | D | 3 | 78% | 10/20 |
| Independent | D | 1 | 76% | 10/20 |
Labour and Co-operative
17 councillors
Attendance
5/593% overall rate
402 of 430 meetings
Engagement
3/54.6 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
5/5- 17/17 have email
- 17/17 have phone
- 11/17 have social media
- 17/17 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Labour
70 councillors
Attendance
4/581% overall rate
1,298 of 1,608 meetings
Engagement
3/53.8 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
5/5- 70/70 have email
- 70/70 have phone
- 38/70 have social media
- 70/70 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Liberal Democrats
4 councillors
Attendance
4/584% overall rate
76 of 91 meetings
Engagement
3/53.3 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
5/5- 4/4 have email
- 4/4 have phone
- 3/4 have social media
- 4/4 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Workers Party of Britain
1 councillor
Attendance
5/5100% overall rate
17 of 17 meetings
Engagement
2/52 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
0/5No election data available
Green Party
3 councillors
Attendance
3/578% overall rate
43 of 55 meetings
Engagement
3/53.7 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 3/3 have email
- 3/3 have phone
- 1/3 have social media
- 3/3 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Independent
1 councillor
Attendance
3/576% overall rate
13 of 17 meetings
Engagement
2/52 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
0/5No 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).