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	85%	15/20
Reform UK	B	2	88%	14/20
Conservative Group	C	22	83%	13/20
Green Party Group	C	4	79%	12/20
Liberal Democrat Group	D	14	79%	11/20

North Sevenoaks District Independent Group

A16/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

46 of 53 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

B15/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

153 of 179 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7.3 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

88% overall rate

45 of 51 meetings

Engagement

5/5

9.5 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

22 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

410 of 495 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.6 committees avg

0.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

21/22 have email
22/22 have phone
3/22 have social media
21/22 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

30.6% avg vote share

10/22 with election data

Green Party Group

C12/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

63 of 80 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.3 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

Liberal Democrat Group

D11/20 points

14 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

222 of 282 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.6 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

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).