West Sussex County 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
Independent	A+	4	91%	18/20
Conservative	A	38	84%	17/20
Green and Independent Alliance	A	5	80%	17/20
Liberal Democrats	A	10	87%	16/20
Reform UK	A	4	87%	16/20
Labour	B	8	80%	15/20

Independent

A+18/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

50 of 55 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4 committees avg

1.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

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

Electoral Mandate

4/5

48.8% avg vote share

4/4 with election data

Conservative

A17/20 points

38 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

524 of 623 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.1 committees avg

3.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

38/38 have email
33/38 have phone
12/38 have social media
38/38 have photo

Electoral Mandate

5/5

54.1% avg vote share

38/38 with election data

Green and Independent Alliance

A17/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

3/5

80% overall rate

47 of 59 meetings

Engagement

4/5

2.6 committees avg

3.6 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

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

Electoral Mandate

5/5

53% avg vote share

5/5 with election data

Liberal Democrats

A16/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

106 of 122 meetings

Engagement

4/5

3.4 committees avg

2.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

10/10 have email
8/10 have phone
5/10 have social media
10/10 have photo

Electoral Mandate

4/5

44.2% avg vote share

10/10 with election data

Reform UK

A16/20 points

4 councillors

Attendance

4/5

87% overall rate

47 of 54 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.5 committees avg

1 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

5/5

48% avg vote share

4/4 with election data

Labour

B15/20 points

8 councillors

Attendance

3/5

80% overall rate

74 of 93 meetings

Engagement

3/5

2.6 committees avg

2.5 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

8/8 have email
8/8 have phone
6/8 have social media
8/8 have photo

Electoral Mandate

4/5

43.8% avg vote share

8/8 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).