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Party Rankings

Each party is graded across four dimensions: attendance, engagement, transparency, and electoral mandate. Scores are averaged across all party councillors.

PartyGradeCouncillorsAttendanceScore
ConservativeB790%14/20
Green and Progressive IndependentsC487%13/20
Green and Progressive IndependentC194%13/20
Liberal DemocratsD4289%11/20
Reform UKD1585%11/20
LabourD487%11/20
IndependentD170%10/20

Conservative

B14/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

5/5

90% overall rate

93 of 103 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.1 committees avg

1.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 7/7 have email
  • 7/7 have phone
  • 5/7 have social media
  • 7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green and Progressive Independents

C13/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

46 of 53 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4 committees avg

2.5 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

Green and Progressive Independent

C13/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

94% overall rate

15 of 16 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

0 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

Liberal Democrats

D11/20 points

42 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

557 of 629 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.9 committees avg

0.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 42/42 have email
  • 42/42 have phone
  • 17/42 have social media
  • 42/42 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

D11/20 points

15 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

162 of 191 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.9 committees avg

0.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 15/15 have email
  • 15/15 have phone
  • 3/15 have social media
  • 15/15 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

D11/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

52 of 60 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3.5 committees avg

0 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

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

70% overall rate

7 of 10 meetings

Engagement

2/5

2 committees avg

0 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).