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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
Reform UKB195%15/20
LabourB2593%14/20
Labour and Co-operativeB791%14/20
Liberal DemocratsB389%14/20
Green PartyC890%13/20
ConservativeC371%12/20
IndependentE169%9/20

Reform UK

B15/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

95% overall rate

18 of 19 meetings

Engagement

5/5

13 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

Labour

B14/20 points

25 councillors

Attendance

5/5

93% overall rate

543 of 583 meetings

Engagement

5/5

8.3 committees avg

1.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 25/25 have email
  • 25/25 have phone
  • 12/25 have social media
  • 25/25 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour and Co-operative

B14/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

140 of 154 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.4 committees avg

1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

B14/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

65 of 73 meetings

Engagement

5/5

8 committees avg

1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

C13/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

5/5

90% overall rate

150 of 166 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7 committees avg

0.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 8/8 have email
  • 8/8 have phone
  • 2/8 have social media
  • 8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

C12/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

71% overall rate

46 of 65 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.7 committees avg

0.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

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

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).