Monmouthshire County 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
Green Party	A+	1	89%	18/20
Welsh Labour/Llafur Cymru	A	17	90%	17/20
Welsh Conservative Party	A	19	95%	16/20
Labour and Co-Operative Party	A	4	95%	16/20
Independent	B	1	88%	15/20
Independent Group	B	4	89%	14/20

Green Party

A+18/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

25 of 28 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

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

Electoral Mandate

5/5

53% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Welsh Labour/Llafur Cymru

A17/20 points

17 councillors

Attendance

5/5

90% overall rate

556 of 615 meetings

Engagement

5/5

8.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

17/17 have email
17/17 have phone
3/17 have social media
17/17 have photo

Electoral Mandate

3/5

36.3% avg vote share

15/17 with election data

Welsh Conservative Party

A16/20 points

19 councillors

Attendance

5/5

95% overall rate

528 of 558 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

19/19 have email
19/19 have phone
11/19 have social media
19/19 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

44.8% avg vote share

10/19 with election data

Labour and Co-Operative Party

A16/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

5/5

95% overall rate

97 of 102 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

4/4 have email
4/4 have phone
3/4 have social media
4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

27.3% avg vote share

4/4 with election data

Independent

B15/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

38 of 43 meetings

Engagement

5/5

9 committees avg

4 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

2/5

26% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Independent Group

B14/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

101 of 114 meetings

Engagement

5/5

9 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

1/5

46% avg vote share

1/4 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).