West Berkshire 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
Green Party	A	2	90%	17/20
Conservative Party	B	11	78%	14/20
Labour Party	B	1	97%	14/20
Liberal Democrats	C	28	84%	13/20
Independent	C	1	96%	13/20

Green Party

A17/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

4/5

90% overall rate

44 of 49 meetings

Engagement

5/5

5.5 committees avg

6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

2/2 have email
2/2 have phone
1/2 have social media
2/2 have photo

Electoral Mandate

3/5

34.5% avg vote share

2/2 with election data

Conservative Party

B14/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

222 of 283 meetings

Engagement

5/5

4.9 committees avg

3.9 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

11/11 have email
9/11 have phone
2/11 have social media
11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

29.9% avg vote share

11/11 with election data

Labour Party

B14/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

97% overall rate

32 of 33 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6 committees avg

11 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

1/1 have email
1/1 have phone
0/1 have social media
1/1 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

0% avg vote share

1/1 with election data

Liberal Democrats

C13/20 points

28 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

623 of 745 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.3 committees avg

3.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

28/28 have email
27/28 have phone
5/28 have social media
28/28 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

15.1% avg vote share

28/28 with election data

Independent

C13/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

96% overall rate

24 of 25 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5 committees avg

2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

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