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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
LabourC2781%12/20
ConservativeD479%11/20
IndependentD396%11/20
Reform UKE358%8/20

Labour

C12/20 points

27 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

442 of 548 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 27/27 have email
  • 27/27 have phone
  • 6/27 have social media
  • 27/27 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

D11/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

59 of 75 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D11/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

5/5

96% overall rate

24 of 25 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 2/3 have email
  • 3/3 have phone
  • 1/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

E8/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

1/5

58% overall rate

26 of 45 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 3/3 have phone
  • 0/3 have social media
  • 3/3 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).