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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
LabourB197%15/20
Liberal DemocratsC1188%13/20
Labour and Co-operativeC173%13/20
IndependentC1187%12/20
Green PartyC1188%12/20
ConservativesD1079%11/20

Labour

B15/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

97% overall rate

30 of 31 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

193 of 220 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

Labour and Co-operative

C13/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

73% overall rate

16 of 22 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7 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

137 of 158 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

88% overall rate

180 of 205 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

Conservatives

D11/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

130 of 164 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.8 committees avg

2.1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 10/10 have email
  • 9/10 have phone
  • 0/10 have social media
  • 10/10 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).