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Party Rankings

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

PartyGradeCouncillorsAttendanceScore
ConservativeE1079%9/20
Reform UKE395%9/20
LabourE2488%8/20
Labour and Co-operative PartyE2087%8/20
IndependentE371%7/20

Conservative

E9/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

110 of 140 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 10/10 have email
  • 7/10 have phone
  • 8/10 have social media
  • 10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

47.5% avg vote share

4/10 with election data

Reform UK

E9/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

5/5

95% overall rate

39 of 41 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 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

Labour

E8/20 points

24 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

308 of 351 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 24/24 have email
  • 20/24 have phone
  • 8/24 have social media
  • 24/24 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

13% avg vote share

5/24 with election data

Labour and Co-operative Party

E8/20 points

20 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

289 of 334 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 20/20 have email
  • 14/20 have phone
  • 10/20 have social media
  • 20/20 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

21% avg vote share

3/20 with election data

Independent

E7/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

3/5

71% overall rate

24 of 34 meetings

Engagement

0/5

0 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 3/3 have email
  • 2/3 have phone
  • 0/3 have social media
  • 3/3 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).