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Trafford Metropolitan 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
Liberal DemocratsC793%12/20
Green PartyC591%12/20
LabourD4181%11/20
ConservativeD1084%11/20

Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

7 councillors

Attendance

5/5

93% overall rate

96 of 103 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3.1 committees avg

0.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 7/7 have email
  • 6/7 have phone
  • 6/7 have social media
  • 7/7 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

C12/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

69 of 76 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3.2 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

D11/20 points

41 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

576 of 709 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3.4 committees avg

0.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 41/41 have email
  • 39/41 have phone
  • 28/41 have social media
  • 41/41 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

10% avg vote share

1/41 with election data

Conservative

D11/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

116 of 138 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3.1 committees avg

0.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 10/10 have email
  • 9/10 have phone
  • 9/10 have social media
  • 10/10 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).