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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
Liberal DemocratsC4388%13/20
Reform UKC1091%13/20
IndependentC689%13/20
ConservativeC3886%12/20
LabourE167%9/20

Liberal Democrats

C13/20 points

43 councillors

Attendance

4/5

88% overall rate

1,011 of 1,143 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 43/43 have email
  • 41/43 have phone
  • 25/43 have social media
  • 43/43 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Reform UK

C13/20 points

10 councillors

Attendance

5/5

91% overall rate

205 of 225 meetings

Engagement

4/5

8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

C13/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

137 of 154 meetings

Engagement

4/5

7.5 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5
  • 6/6 have email
  • 6/6 have phone
  • 3/6 have social media
  • 6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Conservative

C12/20 points

38 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

784 of 915 meetings

Engagement

4/5

6.6 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 38/38 have email
  • 36/38 have phone
  • 16/38 have social media
  • 38/38 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

E9/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

2/5

67% overall rate

16 of 24 meetings

Engagement

3/5

5 committees avg

0 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).