Wealden 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
Labour	B	1	94%	15/20
Liberal Democrats	C	11	88%	13/20
Conservatives	C	8	81%	13/20
Labour and Co-operative	C	1	73%	13/20
Independent	C	11	87%	12/20
Green Party	C	11	87%	12/20
Reform UK	D	2	71%	11/20

Labour

B15/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

94% overall rate

30 of 32 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7 committees avg

6 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

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

C13/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

188 of 214 meetings

Engagement

5/5

5.9 committees avg

5.9 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

11/11 have email
7/11 have phone
2/11 have social media
11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservatives

C13/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

104 of 128 meetings

Engagement

5/5

4.9 committees avg

2.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

8/8 have email
8/8 have phone
0/8 have social media
8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour and Co-operative

C13/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

73% overall rate

16 of 22 meetings

Engagement

5/5

8 committees avg

9 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

0/5

No election data available

Independent

C12/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

135 of 155 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4 committees avg

8.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

11/11 have email
8/11 have phone
2/11 have social media
11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

C12/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

174 of 201 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5 committees avg

4.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

11/11 have email
8/11 have phone
3/11 have social media
11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

D11/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

71% overall rate

25 of 35 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.5 committees avg

1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

2/2 have email
1/2 have phone
0/2 have social media
2/2 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).