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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
Independent GroupC290%13/20
IndependentC194%13/20
Liberal DemocratsC1988%12/20
ConservativeC1183%12/20
Green PartyC382%12/20
LabourE357%9/20

Independent Group

C13/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

5/5

90% overall rate

19 of 21 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 2/2 have email
  • 2/2 have phone
  • 0/2 have social media
  • 2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

C13/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

94% overall rate

15 of 16 meetings

Engagement

5/5

8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

19 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

342 of 387 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 18/19 have email
  • 18/19 have phone
  • 4/19 have social media
  • 19/19 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

C12/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

200 of 240 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 11/11 have email
  • 10/11 have phone
  • 5/11 have social media
  • 11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

C12/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

63 of 77 meetings

Engagement

5/5

9.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 2/3 have email
  • 1/3 have phone
  • 1/3 have social media
  • 3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

E9/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

1/5

57% overall rate

41 of 72 meetings

Engagement

4/5

8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 3/3 have phone
  • 1/3 have social media
  • 3/3 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).