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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
Democratic Independent GroupC987%12/20
IndependentD876%11/20
Grantham IndependentD778%11/20
Labour & Co-operativeD263%11/20
ConservativeD1778%10/20
Liberal DemocratD379%10/20
Reform UKE561%9/20
South Kesteven Independent GroupE376%9/20
Green PartyE264%8/20

Democratic Independent Group

C12/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

270 of 309 meetings

Engagement

4/5

8.4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 9/9 have email
  • 7/9 have phone
  • 2/9 have social media
  • 9/9 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D11/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

178 of 233 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 8/8 have email
  • 6/8 have phone
  • 3/8 have social media
  • 8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Grantham Independent

D11/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

175 of 224 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 7/7 have email
  • 2/7 have phone
  • 3/7 have social media
  • 7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour & Co-operative

D11/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

2/5

63% overall rate

29 of 46 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 2/2 have email
  • 2/2 have phone
  • 2/2 have social media
  • 2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

D10/20 points

17 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

368 of 473 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 17/17 have email
  • 10/17 have phone
  • 4/17 have social media
  • 17/17 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrat

D10/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

77 of 98 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 3/3 have phone
  • 1/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

E9/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

2/5

61% overall rate

37 of 61 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 5/5 have email
  • 2/5 have phone
  • 2/5 have social media
  • 5/5 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

South Kesteven Independent Group

E9/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

54 of 71 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 3/3 have phone
  • 0/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

E8/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

2/5

64% overall rate

34 of 53 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 2/2 have email
  • 0/2 have phone
  • 0/2 have social media
  • 2/2 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).