St Helens Metropolitan Borough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | B | 24 | 83% | 14/20 |
| Newton-le-Willows Independents | B | 2 | 95% | 14/20 |
| Labour & Co-operative Party | C | 4 | 84% | 13/20 |
| Independents | C | 3 | 73% | 13/20 |
| Liberal Democrat Party | C | 3 | 80% | 12/20 |
| Reform UK | D | 3 | 67% | 11/20 |
| Independent | D | 2 | 93% | 11/20 |
| Conservative Party | D | 2 | 70% | 10/20 |
| Green Party | E | 4 | 59% | 9/20 |
Labour Party
24 councillors
Attendance
4/583% overall rate
479 of 574 meetings
Engagement
5/54.8 committees avg
3.3 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 24/24 have email
- 23/24 have phone
- 5/24 have social media
- 24/24 have photo
Electoral Mandate
1/555.3% avg vote share
4/24 with election data
Newton-le-Willows Independents
2 councillors
Attendance
5/595% overall rate
42 of 44 meetings
Engagement
4/54.5 committees avg
2 outside bodies avg
Transparency
5/5- 2/2 have email
- 2/2 have phone
- 1/2 have social media
- 2/2 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Labour & Co-operative Party
4 councillors
Attendance
4/584% overall rate
92 of 109 meetings
Engagement
5/55 committees avg
5.5 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 4/4 have email
- 4/4 have phone
- 1/4 have social media
- 4/4 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Independents
3 councillors
Attendance
3/573% overall rate
43 of 59 meetings
Engagement
5/54.3 committees avg
4.3 outside bodies avg
Transparency
5/5- 3/3 have email
- 3/3 have phone
- 2/3 have social media
- 3/3 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Liberal Democrat Party
3 councillors
Attendance
4/580% overall rate
49 of 61 meetings
Engagement
3/54.3 committees avg
1 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 3/3 have email
- 2/3 have phone
- 0/3 have social media
- 3/3 have photo
Electoral Mandate
1/545% avg vote share
1/3 with election data
Reform UK
3 councillors
Attendance
2/567% overall rate
41 of 61 meetings
Engagement
4/54.3 committees avg
1.3 outside bodies avg
Transparency
5/5- 3/3 have email
- 3/3 have phone
- 2/3 have social media
- 3/3 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Independent
2 councillors
Attendance
5/593% overall rate
13 of 14 meetings
Engagement
1/51 committees avg
0 outside bodies avg
Transparency
5/5- 2/2 have email
- 2/2 have phone
- 1/2 have social media
- 2/2 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Conservative Party
2 councillors
Attendance
2/570% overall rate
32 of 46 meetings
Engagement
4/55 committees avg
1.5 outside bodies avg
Transparency
4/5- 2/2 have email
- 2/2 have phone
- 0/2 have social media
- 2/2 have photo
Electoral Mandate
0/5No election data available
Green Party
4 councillors
Attendance
1/559% overall rate
39 of 66 meetings
Engagement
3/53.8 committees avg
1 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
0/55% avg vote share
1/4 with election data
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).