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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
LabourD1583%11/20
ConservativeE461%9/20
IndependentE870%8/20
Green PartyE168%8/20

Labour

D11/20 points

15 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

311 of 375 meetings

Engagement

3/5

2.5 committees avg

2.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 15/15 have email
  • 9/15 have phone
  • 6/15 have social media
  • 15/15 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

E9/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

2/5

61% overall rate

46 of 76 meetings

Engagement

3/5

1.5 committees avg

3 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 4/4 have email
  • 3/4 have phone
  • 2/4 have social media
  • 4/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

E8/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

2/5

70% overall rate

102 of 146 meetings

Engagement

2/5

0.4 committees avg

1.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 8/8 have email
  • 4/8 have phone
  • 4/8 have social media
  • 8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

E8/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

68% overall rate

13 of 19 meetings

Engagement

1/5

0 committees avg

1 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).