Uttlesford District 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
Residents for Uttlesford	C	19	84%	13/20
Liberal Democrats	C	4	69%	13/20
Uttlesford Independents	C	2	74%	13/20
Conservative and Unionist Party	C	10	72%	12/20
Reform UK	D	3	68%	10/20
Independent	E	1	50%	7/20

Residents for Uttlesford

C13/20 points

19 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

421 of 499 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

19/19 have email
19/19 have phone
7/19 have social media
19/19 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

30.9% avg vote share

12/19 with election data

Liberal Democrats

C13/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

2/5

69% overall rate

65 of 94 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.8 committees avg

0 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

3/5

44.3% avg vote share

3/4 with election data

Uttlesford Independents

C13/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

74% overall rate

42 of 57 meetings

Engagement

3/5

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

3/5

29.5% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Conservative and Unionist Party

C12/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

3/5

72% overall rate

155 of 214 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.1 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

10/10 have email
10/10 have phone
4/10 have social media
10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

66% avg vote share

4/10 with election data

Reform UK

D10/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

2/5

68% overall rate

40 of 59 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

3/3 have email
3/3 have phone
2/3 have social media
3/3 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

26% avg vote share

2/3 with election data

Independent

E7/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

1/5

50% overall rate

6 of 12 meetings

Engagement

2/5

3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

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