Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Party Rankings

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

Party	Grade	Councillors	Attendance	Score
Independents for Tunbridge Wells	A+	1	97%	18/20
Liberal Democrats	B	22	84%	14/20
Labour	B	5	81%	14/20
Tunbridge Wells Alliance	B	3	78%	14/20
Conservatives	C	8	83%	13/20

Independents for Tunbridge Wells

A+18/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

97% overall rate

28 of 29 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

0 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

5/5

51% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Liberal Democrats

B14/20 points

22 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

390 of 466 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

22/22 have email
12/22 have phone
7/22 have social media
22/22 have photo

Electoral Mandate

3/5

36.7% avg vote share

20/22 with election data

Labour

B14/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

97 of 120 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.2 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

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

Electoral Mandate

3/5

36% avg vote share

4/5 with election data

Tunbridge Wells Alliance

B14/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

51 of 65 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3.7 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

3/3 have email
3/3 have phone
3/3 have social media
3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

4/5

52% avg vote share

3/3 with election data

Conservatives

C13/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

132 of 159 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

8/8 have email
5/8 have phone
1/8 have social media
8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

27.4% avg vote share

8/8 with election data

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).