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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
LabourB4581%14/20
Liberal DemocratsC1174%13/20
Green and Independent Alliance GroupC678%13/20
IndependentC179%12/20

Labour

B14/20 points

45 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

679 of 837 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6.2 committees avg

5.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 45/45 have email
  • 41/45 have phone
  • 32/45 have social media
  • 45/45 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

19.1% avg vote share

11/45 with election data

Liberal Democrats

C13/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

3/5

74% overall rate

156 of 211 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6.7 committees avg

4.3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 11/11 have email
  • 10/11 have phone
  • 7/11 have social media
  • 11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

13% avg vote share

3/11 with election data

Green and Independent Alliance Group

C13/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

90 of 115 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6.7 committees avg

5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 6/6 have email
  • 6/6 have phone
  • 1/6 have social media
  • 6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

24.5% avg vote share

2/6 with election data

Independent

C12/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

11 of 14 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4 committees avg

2 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).