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Melton Borough Council

Party Rankings

Each party is graded across four dimensions: attendance, engagement, transparency, and electoral mandate. Scores are averaged across all party councillors.

PartyGradeCouncillorsAttendanceScore
IndependentC787%12/20
LabourC591%12/20
ConservativeD1177%10/20
UnknownD478%10/20
Liberal DemocratsD181%10/20

Independent

C12/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

162 of 187 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.1 committees avg

2.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 7/7 have email
  • 4/7 have phone
  • 3/7 have social media
  • 7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

C12/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

99 of 109 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.6 committees avg

1.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 5/5 have email
  • 0/5 have phone
  • 3/5 have social media
  • 5/5 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

D10/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

3/5

77% overall rate

167 of 218 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.4 committees avg

4.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 10/11 have email
  • 0/11 have phone
  • 2/11 have social media
  • 11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Unknown

D10/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

76 of 97 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.8 committees avg

1.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 4/4 have email
  • 3/4 have phone
  • 0/4 have social media
  • 4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

D10/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

21 of 26 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 1/1 have email
  • 0/1 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).