Staffordshire Moorlands District 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
Liberal Democrats	C	2	82%	13/20
Green Party	C	4	78%	12/20
Labour	D	38	79%	11/20
Conservative	D	31	80%	11/20
Independent	D	14	72%	11/20
Labour and Co-operative	D	9	80%	11/20
Reform UK	E	1	56%	9/20

Liberal Democrats

C13/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

37 of 45 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6 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

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

C12/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

62 of 80 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.8 committees avg

0 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

0/5

No election data available

Labour

D11/20 points

38 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

543 of 691 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

38/38 have email
34/38 have phone
21/38 have social media
38/38 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

D11/20 points

31 councillors

Attendance

4/5

80% overall rate

429 of 536 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

30/31 have email
31/31 have phone
11/31 have social media
31/31 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D11/20 points

14 councillors

Attendance

3/5

72% overall rate

168 of 234 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

14/14 have email
13/14 have phone
4/14 have social media
14/14 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour and Co-operative

D11/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

3/5

80% overall rate

149 of 187 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

9/9 have email
8/9 have phone
5/9 have social media
9/9 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

E9/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

1/5

56% overall rate

9 of 16 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6 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

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).