Rochford District 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
Conservative	B	10	88%	14/20
Rochford District Residents	C	8	85%	12/20
Liberal Democrats	D	8	74%	11/20
Non-Aligned	D	6	78%	11/20
Associated Independents	D	4	75%	11/20
Rochford and Foulness Wakering Independents	D	3	74%	11/20

Conservative

B14/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

171 of 194 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6.6 committees avg

2.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

9/10 have email
9/10 have phone
7/10 have social media
10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Rochford District Residents

C12/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

128 of 150 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.3 committees avg

0.9 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

8/8 have email
6/8 have phone
2/8 have social media
8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

D11/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

3/5

74% overall rate

116 of 157 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.1 committees avg

1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

8/8 have email
7/8 have phone
2/8 have social media
8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Non-Aligned

D11/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

93 of 120 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.2 committees avg

2.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

6/6 have email
6/6 have phone
1/6 have social media
6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Associated Independents

D11/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

60 of 80 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.5 committees avg

1.3 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

Rochford and Foulness Wakering Independents

D11/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

74% overall rate

51 of 69 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7 committees avg

0.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

3/3 have email
2/3 have phone
2/3 have social media
3/3 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).