Merthyr Tydfil County Borough 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 Party	B	14	92%	15/20
Independent Group	C	9	87%	13/20
Dowlais and Pant Community Independents	C	2	97%	13/20
Reform UK	C	1	96%	12/20
Independent	E	4	65%	9/20

Labour Party

B15/20 points

14 councillors

Attendance

5/5

92% overall rate

442 of 481 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

14/14 have email
14/14 have phone
6/14 have social media
14/14 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

34.8% avg vote share

8/14 with election data

Independent Group

C13/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

226 of 260 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.1 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

9/9 have email
9/9 have phone
0/9 have social media
9/9 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

44% avg vote share

3/9 with election data

Dowlais and Pant Community Independents

C13/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

5/5

97% overall rate

63 of 65 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

2/2 have email
2/2 have phone
0/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

96% overall rate

22 of 23 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

1/1 have email
1/1 have phone
0/1 have social media
1/1 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

E9/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

2/5

65% overall rate

60 of 93 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.5 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

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).