Sevenoaks District 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
North Sevenoaks District Independent Group	A	2	87%	16/20
West Kent Independent Group	B	9	84%	14/20
Reform UK	B	2	87%	14/20
Conservative Group	C	21	84%	13/20
Liberal Democrat Group	C	14	80%	12/20
Green Party Group	C	4	78%	12/20

North Sevenoaks District Independent Group

A16/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

48 of 55 meetings

Engagement

5/5

8 committees avg

0 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

3/5

28.5% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

West Kent Independent Group

B14/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

163 of 193 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.2 committees avg

0.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

9/9 have email
9/9 have phone
0/9 have social media
9/9 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

30.9% avg vote share

7/9 with election data

Reform UK

B14/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

47 of 54 meetings

Engagement

5/5

8.5 committees avg

0 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

1/5

17% avg vote share

1/2 with election data

Conservative Group

C13/20 points

21 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

423 of 504 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.6 committees avg

0.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

21/21 have email
21/21 have phone
3/21 have social media
21/21 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

30.6% avg vote share

10/21 with election data

Liberal Democrat Group

C12/20 points

14 councillors

Attendance

4/5

80% overall rate

233 of 290 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.3 committees avg

0.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

14/14 have email
14/14 have phone
5/14 have social media
14/14 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

27% avg vote share

1/14 with election data

Green Party Group

C12/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

65 of 83 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

4/4 have email
4/4 have phone
3/4 have social media
4/4 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).