Scottish Borders 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
Scottish National Party	C	7	87%	13/20
Conservative	C	15	78%	12/20
Independent	D	8	77%	11/20
Liberal Democrats	D	3	85%	11/20
Scottish Green Party	D	1	82%	11/20

Scottish National Party

C13/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

289 of 332 meetings

Engagement

5/5

9.7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

7/7 have email
7/7 have phone
3/7 have social media
7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

C12/20 points

15 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

462 of 591 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

15/15 have email
15/15 have phone
8/15 have social media
15/15 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D11/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

3/5

77% overall rate

173 of 226 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.1 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

8/8 have email
8/8 have phone
3/8 have social media
8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

D11/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

67 of 79 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

3/3 have email
3/3 have phone
1/3 have social media
3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Scottish Green Party

D11/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

18 of 22 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

1/1 have email
1/1 have phone
0/1 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).