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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
Green PartyA+196%18/20
Liberal DemocratsB2482%15/20
IndependentB479%15/20
Farnham ResidentsC1079%13/20
Conservative PartyD1169%11/20

Green Party

A+18/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

96% overall rate

27 of 28 meetings

Engagement

5/5

4 committees avg

8 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

3/5

38.7% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Liberal Democrats

B15/20 points

24 councillors

Attendance

4/5

82% overall rate

618 of 756 meetings

Engagement

5/5

4.9 committees avg

8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 24/24 have email
  • 16/24 have phone
  • 14/24 have social media
  • 24/24 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

38.9% avg vote share

13/24 with election data

Independent

B15/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

103 of 130 meetings

Engagement

5/5

4.8 committees avg

6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

3/5

35.5% avg vote share

4/4 with election data

Farnham Residents

C13/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

206 of 262 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.7 committees avg

5.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 10/10 have email
  • 6/10 have phone
  • 1/10 have social media
  • 10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

27.9% avg vote share

6/10 with election data

Conservative Party

D11/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

2/5

69% overall rate

186 of 270 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4 committees avg

4.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 11/11 have email
  • 6/11 have phone
  • 1/11 have social media
  • 11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

45.6% avg vote share

4/11 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).