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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
Welsh LabourC3381%12/20
IndependentD582%11/20
Welsh ConservativeD778%10/20
Green PartyD274%10/20
Newport Independent PartyE380%9/20
Welsh Liberal DemocratsE167%9/20

Welsh Labour

C12/20 points

33 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

590 of 728 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.2 committees avg

0.9 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 33/33 have email
  • 33/33 have phone
  • 18/33 have social media
  • 33/33 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D11/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

59 of 72 meetings

Engagement

2/5

2.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Welsh Conservative

D10/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

100 of 129 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 7/7 have email
  • 7/7 have phone
  • 2/7 have social media
  • 7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

D10/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

74% overall rate

17 of 23 meetings

Engagement

2/5

2 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Newport Independent Party

E9/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

80% overall rate

55 of 69 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 2/3 have email
  • 3/3 have phone
  • 1/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Welsh Liberal Democrats

E9/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

67% overall rate

12 of 18 meetings

Engagement

2/5

2 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

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).