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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-operativeD3188%10/20
ConservativeD1984%10/20
Reform UKE390%9/20
Independent MemberE191%9/20
Independent GroupE577%8/20

Labour and Co-operative

D10/20 points

31 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

897 of 1,023 meetings

Engagement

2/5

0 committees avg

3.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 31/31 have email
  • 27/31 have phone
  • 12/31 have social media
  • 31/31 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

D10/20 points

19 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

422 of 503 meetings

Engagement

2/5

0 committees avg

1.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 19/19 have email
  • 16/19 have phone
  • 2/19 have social media
  • 19/19 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

E9/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

5/5

90% overall rate

63 of 70 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent Member

E9/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

10 of 11 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 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

0/5

No election data available

Independent Group

E8/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

3/5

77% overall rate

95 of 123 meetings

Engagement

1/5

0 committees avg

1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 5/5 have email
  • 5/5 have phone
  • 2/5 have social media
  • 5/5 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).