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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
LabourD5082%11/20
ConservativeD863%10/20
Independent GroupE169%9/20
Reform UKE175%8/20

Labour

D11/20 points

50 councillors

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

950 of 1,153 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.1 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 50/50 have email
  • 50/50 have phone
  • 11/50 have social media
  • 50/50 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

D10/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

2/5

63% overall rate

109 of 172 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent Group

E9/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

69% overall rate

11 of 16 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 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

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

E8/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

6 of 8 meetings

Engagement

1/5

1 committees avg

0 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

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).