Sandwell Metropolitan 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
Green	C	2	78%	13/20
Labour and Co-operative	C	11	76%	12/20
Labour	D	49	73%	11/20
Conservative	D	4	60%	11/20
Independent	D	4	70%	10/20
Advance UK	E	1	20%	8/20

Green

C13/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

35 of 45 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7 committees avg

3.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

2/2 have email
2/2 have phone
1/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour and Co-operative

C12/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

202 of 267 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6 committees avg

7.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

11/11 have email
9/11 have phone
5/11 have social media
11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

D11/20 points

49 councillors

Attendance

3/5

73% overall rate

768 of 1,047 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.1 committees avg

3.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

49/49 have email
46/49 have phone
9/49 have social media
49/49 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

D11/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

2/5

60% overall rate

41 of 68 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.8 committees avg

2.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

4/4 have email
4/4 have phone
2/4 have social media
4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D10/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

2/5

70% overall rate

83 of 119 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.8 committees avg

0.8 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

Advance UK

E8/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

0/5

20% overall rate

3 of 15 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3 committees avg

1 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

0/5

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).