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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-operativeC1793%13/20
LabourC7081%12/20
Liberal DemocratsC484%12/20
Workers Party of BritainC1100%12/20
Green PartyD378%10/20
IndependentD176%10/20

Labour and Co-operative

C13/20 points

17 councillors

Attendance

5/5

93% overall rate

402 of 430 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.6 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

0/5

No election data available

Labour

C12/20 points

70 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

1,298 of 1,608 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.8 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

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

76 of 91 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.3 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

0/5

No election data available

Workers Party of Britain

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

100% overall rate

17 of 17 meetings

Engagement

2/5

2 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

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

D10/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

43 of 55 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.7 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

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D10/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

13 of 17 meetings

Engagement

2/5

2 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

0/5

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).