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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
ConservativeC393%12/20
Liberal DemocratsD3584%11/20
Green PartyD375%10/20
IndependentF145%5/20

Conservative

C12/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

5/5

93% overall rate

64 of 69 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.3 committees avg

0.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

D11/20 points

35 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

737 of 882 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.2 committees avg

0.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 0/35 have email
  • 31/35 have phone
  • 9/35 have social media
  • 35/35 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

D10/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

52 of 69 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.7 committees avg

1.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 0/3 have email
  • 2/3 have phone
  • 1/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

F5/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

0/5

45% overall rate

5 of 11 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 0/1 have email
  • 1/1 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).