Swale 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
Green Party	B	2	89%	15/20
Labour	C	15	83%	13/20
Reform UK	C	4	81%	13/20
Conservative	D	10	68%	11/20
Swale Independents Alliance	D	8	76%	11/20
Liberal Democrats	D	5	75%	11/20
Restore Britain	D	1	77%	11/20
Independent	D	2	47%	10/20

Green Party

B15/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

76 of 85 meetings

Engagement

5/5

12.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

2/2 have email
0/2 have phone
1/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

33% avg vote share

1/2 with election data

Labour

C13/20 points

15 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

446 of 537 meetings

Engagement

5/5

9.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5

15/15 have email
5/15 have phone
2/15 have social media
14/15 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

24.1% avg vote share

8/15 with election data

Reform UK

C13/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

114 of 140 meetings

Engagement

5/5

11 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

15% avg vote share

1/4 with election data

Conservative

D11/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

2/5

68% overall rate

232 of 342 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

10/10 have email
6/10 have phone
4/10 have social media
9/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

54% avg vote share

1/10 with election data

Swale Independents Alliance

D11/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

207 of 271 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

8/8 have email
5/8 have phone
7/8 have social media
7/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

19% avg vote share

1/8 with election data

Liberal Democrats

D11/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

126 of 168 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

27% avg vote share

1/5 with election data

Restore Britain

D11/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

77% overall rate

24 of 31 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

1/1 have email
0/1 have phone
1/1 have social media
1/1 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D10/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

0/5

47% overall rate

24 of 51 meetings

Engagement

5/5

10 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

2/2 have email
1/2 have phone
2/2 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).