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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
Green PartyB884%15/20
Liberal DemocratsB193%14/20
Conservative PartyC1183%13/20
IndependentC584%13/20
Labour PartyC480%12/20
Reform UKD3990%11/20

Green Party

B15/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

119 of 142 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.3 committees avg

5.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 8/8 have email
  • 6/8 have phone
  • 6/8 have social media
  • 8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

23.9% avg vote share

8/8 with election data

Liberal Democrats

B14/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

93% overall rate

13 of 14 meetings

Engagement

5/5

3 committees avg

6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

1/5

11% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Conservative Party

C13/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

151 of 182 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.8 committees avg

3.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 11/11 have email
  • 8/11 have phone
  • 3/11 have social media
  • 11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

19.1% avg vote share

11/11 with election data

Independent

C13/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

71 of 85 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3 committees avg

2.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

2/5

25.2% avg vote share

5/5 with election data

Labour Party

C12/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

3/5

80% overall rate

55 of 69 meetings

Engagement

4/5

2.8 committees avg

2.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

1/5

17.3% avg vote share

4/4 with election data

Reform UK

D11/20 points

39 councillors

Attendance

4/5

90% overall rate

713 of 795 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.8 committees avg

0.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 38/39 have email
  • 12/39 have phone
  • 6/39 have social media
  • 39/39 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

19.7% avg vote share

36/39 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).