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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 Liberal DemocratsC2380%12/20
GreenC1100%12/20
UnknownC170%12/20
Welsh ConservativesD1384%11/20
Powys IndependentsD1385%11/20
Welsh LabourD984%11/20
Plaid CymruD468%10/20
Reform UKD478%10/20

Welsh Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

23 councillors

Attendance

3/5

80% overall rate

462 of 581 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.2 committees avg

1.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 23/23 have email
  • 22/23 have phone
  • 13/23 have social media
  • 23/23 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

100% overall rate

8 of 8 meetings

Engagement

2/5

1 committees avg

2 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

Unknown

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

70% overall rate

14 of 20 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3 committees avg

3 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

Welsh Conservatives

D11/20 points

13 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

245 of 293 meetings

Engagement

3/5

2.8 committees avg

1.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 13/13 have email
  • 13/13 have phone
  • 2/13 have social media
  • 13/13 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Powys Independents

D11/20 points

13 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

264 of 310 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.4 committees avg

0.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 13/13 have email
  • 13/13 have phone
  • 1/13 have social media
  • 13/13 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Welsh Labour

D11/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

174 of 208 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.2 committees avg

2.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Plaid Cymru

D10/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

2/5

68% overall rate

70 of 103 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.5 committees avg

2.8 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

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

D10/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

75 of 96 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.3 committees avg

0.8 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

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).