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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
IndependentF1687%5/20
Conservative and Unionist PartyF1383%5/20
Labour PartyF788%5/20
Liberal DemocratsF487%5/20
Reform UKF772%4/20
Not In A Political GroupF173%4/20

Independent

F5/20 points

16 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

277 of 319 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

1/5
  • 0/16 have email
  • 0/16 have phone
  • 4/16 have social media
  • 0/16 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative and Unionist Party

F5/20 points

13 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

156 of 187 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

1/5
  • 0/13 have email
  • 0/13 have phone
  • 3/13 have social media
  • 0/13 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour Party

F5/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

115 of 131 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

1/5
  • 0/7 have email
  • 0/7 have phone
  • 0/7 have social media
  • 0/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

F5/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

67 of 77 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

1/5
  • 0/4 have email
  • 0/4 have phone
  • 1/4 have social media
  • 0/4 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

F4/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

3/5

72% overall rate

71 of 98 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

1/5
  • 0/7 have email
  • 0/7 have phone
  • 1/7 have social media
  • 0/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Not In A Political Group

F4/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

73% overall rate

11 of 15 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

1/5
  • 0/1 have email
  • 0/1 have phone
  • 0/1 have social media
  • 0/1 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).