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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
LabourC2887%12/20
ConservativeD1685%11/20
Liberal DemocratsD583%11/20
Reform UKE164%8/20

Labour

C12/20 points

28 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

445 of 513 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 28/28 have email
  • 20/28 have phone
  • 10/28 have social media
  • 28/28 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

D11/20 points

16 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

194 of 229 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 16/16 have email
  • 13/16 have phone
  • 2/16 have social media
  • 16/16 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

D11/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

52 of 63 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

E8/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

64% overall rate

7 of 11 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 1/1 have email
  • 0/1 have phone
  • 0/1 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).