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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
Green PartyB288%15/20
LabourC1583%13/20
Restore BritainC180%13/20
ConservativeC1069%12/20
Swale Independents AllianceC875%12/20
Liberal DemocratsC576%12/20
Reform UKC480%12/20
IndependentD244%10/20

Green Party

B15/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

76 of 86 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

453 of 549 meetings

Engagement

5/5

10.3 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

Restore Britain

C13/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

4/5

80% overall rate

24 of 30 meetings

Engagement

5/5

9 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

Conservative

C12/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

2/5

69% overall rate

237 of 345 meetings

Engagement

5/5

9.3 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

C12/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

3/5

75% overall rate

209 of 277 meetings

Engagement

5/5

9.5 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

C12/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

3/5

76% overall rate

131 of 172 meetings

Engagement

5/5

8.6 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

Reform UK

C12/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

3/5

80% overall rate

117 of 147 meetings

Engagement

5/5

11.3 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

Independent

D10/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

0/5

44% overall rate

22 of 50 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).