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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
ConservativeC1783%12/20
IndependentC1290%12/20
Green PartyC685%12/20
Liberal DemocratsD2479%11/20
LabourE243%8/20
UnknownE127%7/20

Conservative

C12/20 points

17 councillors

Attendance

4/5

83% overall rate

240 of 290 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.1 committees avg

0.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 17/17 have email
  • 16/17 have phone
  • 3/17 have social media
  • 17/17 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

C12/20 points

12 councillors

Attendance

4/5

90% overall rate

180 of 201 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.2 committees avg

1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 11/12 have email
  • 11/12 have phone
  • 1/12 have social media
  • 12/12 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green Party

C12/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

98 of 115 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.8 committees avg

1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 6/6 have email
  • 2/6 have phone
  • 1/6 have social media
  • 6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Liberal Democrats

D11/20 points

24 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

331 of 421 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.5 committees avg

2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 24/24 have email
  • 18/24 have phone
  • 10/24 have social media
  • 24/24 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

E8/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

0/5

43% overall rate

10 of 23 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3 committees avg

1.5 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

0/5

No election data available

Unknown

E7/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

0/5

27% overall rate

3 of 11 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3 committees avg

1 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 1/1 have email
  • 0/1 have phone
  • 1/1 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).