Reading Borough Council
Party Rankings
Each party is graded across four dimensions: attendance, engagement, transparency, and electoral mandate. Scores are averaged across all party councillors.
| Party | Grade | Councillors | Attendance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | B | 3 | 91% | 15/20 |
| Reform UK | B | 1 | 94% | 15/20 |
| Labour | B | 25 | 94% | 14/20 |
| Labour and Co-operative | B | 7 | 91% | 14/20 |
| Green Party | C | 8 | 90% | 12/20 |
| Conservative | C | 3 | 75% | 12/20 |
| Independent | D | 1 | 73% | 10/20 |
Liberal Democrats
3 councillors
Attendance
5/591% overall rate
62 of 68 meetings
Engagement
5/58 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
0/5No election data available
Reform UK
1 councillor
Attendance
5/594% overall rate
15 of 16 meetings
Engagement
5/513 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
0/5No election data available
Labour
25 councillors
Attendance
5/594% overall rate
510 of 545 meetings
Engagement
5/58.3 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
0/5No election data available
Labour and Co-operative
7 councillors
Attendance
5/591% overall rate
132 of 145 meetings
Engagement
4/57.4 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
0/5No election data available
Green Party
8 councillors
Attendance
4/590% overall rate
143 of 159 meetings
Engagement
4/57 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
0/5No election data available
Conservative
3 councillors
Attendance
3/575% overall rate
46 of 61 meetings
Engagement
4/57.7 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
0/5No election data available
Independent
1 councillor
Attendance
3/573% overall rate
11 of 15 meetings
Engagement
3/55 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
0/5No 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).