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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
IndependentA+291%18/20
Labour and Co-operative)A881%17/20
Liberal Democrats)A790%17/20
Independent)A275%17/20
Green Party)A275%16/20
ConservativeB1275%15/20
Runnymede Independent Residents)B585%14/20
Reform UKD360%11/20

Independent

A+18/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

51 of 56 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7.5 committees avg

4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 2/2 have email
  • 2/2 have phone
  • 0/2 have social media
  • 2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

4/5

43.5% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Labour and Co-operative)

A17/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

187 of 232 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7.1 committees avg

4.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

3/5

45.2% avg vote share

6/8 with election data

Liberal Democrats)

A17/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

5/5

90% overall rate

177 of 196 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.7 committees avg

2.3 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

3/5

56.8% avg vote share

5/7 with election data

Independent)

A17/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

47 of 63 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7.5 committees avg

4.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 2/2 have email
  • 2/2 have phone
  • 0/2 have social media
  • 2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

5/5

50.5% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Green Party)

A16/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

41 of 55 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4 committees avg

1.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

4/5

40.5% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Conservative

B15/20 points

12 councillors

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

228 of 304 meetings

Engagement

5/5

5.2 committees avg

2.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 12/12 have email
  • 12/12 have phone
  • 7/12 have social media
  • 12/12 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

44.7% avg vote share

6/12 with election data

Runnymede Independent Residents)

B14/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

110 of 129 meetings

Engagement

5/5

5.2 committees avg

4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

1/5

51% avg vote share

1/5 with election data

Reform UK

D11/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

2/5

60% overall rate

35 of 58 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.3 committees avg

1.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 1/3 have email
  • 3/3 have phone
  • 2/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

25% avg vote share

2/3 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).