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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 CooperativeA+889%18/20
LabourA2286%17/20
Liberal DemocratsA1886%17/20
ConservativeA984%17/20

Labour and Cooperative

A+18/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

199 of 223 meetings

Engagement

5/5

10.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 8/8 have email
  • 7/8 have phone
  • 4/8 have social media
  • 8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

5/5

50.1% avg vote share

8/8 with election data

Labour

A17/20 points

22 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

517 of 600 meetings

Engagement

5/5

11.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 22/22 have email
  • 14/22 have phone
  • 7/22 have social media
  • 22/22 have photo

Electoral Mandate

4/5

48.4% avg vote share

22/22 with election data

Liberal Democrats

A17/20 points

18 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

343 of 400 meetings

Engagement

5/5

10 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 18/18 have email
  • 15/18 have phone
  • 6/18 have social media
  • 18/18 have photo

Electoral Mandate

4/5

48.5% avg vote share

17/18 with election data

Conservative

A17/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

174 of 207 meetings

Engagement

5/5

12.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 9/9 have email
  • 7/9 have phone
  • 4/9 have social media
  • 9/9 have photo

Electoral Mandate

4/5

51.1% avg vote share

8/9 with election data

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).