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Rutland County Council

Party Rankings

Each party is graded across four dimensions: attendance, engagement, transparency, and electoral mandate. Scores are averaged across all party councillors.

PartyGradeCouncillorsAttendanceScore
Liberal DemocratsC1188%12/20
LabourC280%12/20
ConservativeD785%11/20
IndependentD777%11/20

Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

267 of 305 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.8 committees avg

3.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 11/11 have email
  • 9/11 have phone
  • 2/11 have social media
  • 11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

C12/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

80% overall rate

35 of 44 meetings

Engagement

5/5

4.5 committees avg

6.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 2/2 have email
  • 1/2 have phone
  • 0/2 have social media
  • 2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

D11/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

96 of 113 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.4 committees avg

2.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 7/7 have email
  • 1/7 have phone
  • 1/7 have social media
  • 7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D11/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

3/5

77% overall rate

103 of 133 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.9 committees avg

2.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 7/7 have email
  • 6/7 have phone
  • 3/7 have social media
  • 7/7 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).