Shropshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B | 7 | 90% | 14/20 |
| Green and Progressive Independents | C | 4 | 87% | 13/20 |
| Green and Progressive Independent | C | 1 | 94% | 13/20 |
| Liberal Democrats | D | 42 | 89% | 11/20 |
| Reform UK | D | 15 | 85% | 11/20 |
| Labour | D | 4 | 87% | 11/20 |
| Independent | D | 1 | 70% | 10/20 |
Conservative
7 councillors
Attendance
5/590% overall rate
93 of 103 meetings
Engagement
4/54.1 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
0/5No election data available
Green and Progressive Independents
4 councillors
Attendance
4/587% overall rate
46 of 53 meetings
Engagement
4/54 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
0/5No election data available
Green and Progressive Independent
1 councillor
Attendance
5/594% overall rate
15 of 16 meetings
Engagement
3/54 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
0/5No election data available
Liberal Democrats
42 councillors
Attendance
4/589% overall rate
557 of 629 meetings
Engagement
3/53.9 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
0/5No election data available
Reform UK
15 councillors
Attendance
4/585% overall rate
162 of 191 meetings
Engagement
3/53.9 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
0/5No election data available
Labour
4 councillors
Attendance
4/587% overall rate
52 of 60 meetings
Engagement
2/53.5 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
0/5No election data available
Independent
1 councillor
Attendance
3/570% overall rate
7 of 10 meetings
Engagement
2/52 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
0/5No 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).