Sefton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | F | 9 | 86% | 6/20 |
| Green Party | F | 1 | 89% | 6/20 |
| Labour Party | F | 51 | 82% | 5/20 |
| Conservative Party | F | 3 | 82% | 5/20 |
| Unknown | F | 1 | 56% | 2/20 |
| Reform UK | F | 1 | 55% | 2/20 |
Liberal Democrats
9 councillors
Attendance
4/586% overall rate
149 of 173 meetings
Engagement
0/50 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
2/5- 0/9 have email
- 0/9 have phone
- 6/9 have social media
- 0/9 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Green Party
1 councillor
Attendance
4/589% overall rate
8 of 9 meetings
Engagement
0/50 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
2/5- 0/1 have email
- 0/1 have phone
- 1/1 have social media
- 0/1 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Labour Party
51 councillors
Attendance
4/582% overall rate
840 of 1,023 meetings
Engagement
0/50 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
1/5- 0/51 have email
- 0/51 have phone
- 20/51 have social media
- 0/51 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Conservative Party
3 councillors
Attendance
4/582% overall rate
46 of 56 meetings
Engagement
0/50 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
1/5- 0/3 have email
- 0/3 have phone
- 0/3 have social media
- 0/3 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Unknown
1 councillor
Attendance
1/556% overall rate
5 of 9 meetings
Engagement
0/50 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
1/5- 0/1 have email
- 0/1 have phone
- 0/1 have social media
- 0/1 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Reform UK
1 councillor
Attendance
1/555% overall rate
6 of 11 meetings
Engagement
0/50 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
1/5- 0/1 have email
- 0/1 have phone
- 0/1 have social media
- 0/1 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No 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).