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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
ConservativeD2083%11/20
LabourD584%11/20
IndependentD182%11/20
Liberal DemocratsD1077%10/20
Labour & Co-OperativeD676%10/20

Conservative

D11/20 points

20 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

408 of 490 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 20/20 have email
  • 18/20 have phone
  • 0/20 have social media
  • 20/20 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

D11/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

76 of 91 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 5/5 have email
  • 5/5 have phone
  • 0/5 have social media
  • 5/5 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D11/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

18 of 22 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 1/1 have email
  • 1/1 have phone
  • 0/1 have social media
  • 1/1 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

D10/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

3/5

77% overall rate

131 of 171 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 10/10 have email
  • 10/10 have phone
  • 0/10 have social media
  • 10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour & Co-Operative

D10/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

90 of 119 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 6/6 have email
  • 6/6 have phone
  • 2/6 have social media
  • 6/6 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).