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	83%	13/20
Liberal Democrats	C	4	69%	13/20
Uttlesford Independents	C	2	76%	13/20
Conservative and Unionist Party	C	11	73%	12/20
Reform UK	D	3	63%	10/20

Residents for Uttlesford

C13/20 points

19 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

407 of 489 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.2 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

62 of 90 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

76% overall rate

41 of 54 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

11 councillors

Attendance

3/5

73% overall rate

161 of 221 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.9 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

11/11 have email
11/11 have phone
4/11 have social media
11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

66% avg vote share

4/11 with election data

Reform UK

D10/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

2/5

63% overall rate

35 of 56 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

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).