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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
GreenA395%17/20
LabourA782%16/20
Liberal DemocratsB983%15/20
Rother Association of Independent CouncillorsB681%14/20
ConservativeC1073%13/20
IndependentD367%10/20

Green

A17/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

5/5

95% overall rate

73 of 77 meetings

Engagement

5/5

5.7 committees avg

2.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 3/3 have phone
  • 0/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

3/5

30.3% avg vote share

3/3 with election data

Labour

A16/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

121 of 147 meetings

Engagement

5/5

5.3 committees avg

4.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 7/7 have email
  • 7/7 have phone
  • 6/7 have social media
  • 7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

25.1% avg vote share

7/7 with election data

Liberal Democrats

B15/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

166 of 200 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7.3 committees avg

1.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 9/9 have email
  • 8/9 have phone
  • 1/9 have social media
  • 9/9 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

33.8% avg vote share

6/9 with election data

Rother Association of Independent Councillors

B14/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

97 of 120 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.3 committees avg

0.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 6/6 have email
  • 6/6 have phone
  • 2/6 have social media
  • 6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

27.3% avg vote share

6/6 with election data

Conservative

C13/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

3/5

73% overall rate

124 of 169 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.9 committees avg

1.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 10/10 have email
  • 9/10 have phone
  • 3/10 have social media
  • 10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

3/5

35.4% avg vote share

9/10 with election data

Independent

D10/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

2/5

67% overall rate

31 of 46 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3 committees avg

0.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 3/3 have phone
  • 0/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

25.7% avg vote share

3/3 with election data

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).