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Torfaen County Borough Council

Party Rankings

Each party is graded across four dimensions: attendance, engagement, transparency, and electoral mandate. Scores are averaged across all party councillors.

PartyGradeCouncillorsAttendanceScore
Reform UK Wales GroupC483%13/20
LabourD2878%11/20
Torfaen Independent GroupD386%11/20
Independent GroupD570%10/20

Reform UK Wales Group

C13/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

90 of 109 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6 committees avg

0.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

D11/20 points

28 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

600 of 773 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.9 committees avg

1.9 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 28/28 have email
  • 28/28 have phone
  • 7/28 have social media
  • 28/28 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Torfaen Independent Group

D11/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

72 of 84 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 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

Independent Group

D10/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

2/5

70% overall rate

93 of 133 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5 committees avg

4.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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