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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 DemocratsC2386%12/20
IndependentD684%11/20
LabourE156%8/20

Liberal Democrats

C12/20 points

23 councillors

Attendance

4/5

86% overall rate

501 of 584 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5 committees avg

2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 23/23 have email
  • 20/23 have phone
  • 8/23 have social media
  • 23/23 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Independent

D11/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

101 of 120 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.7 committees avg

0.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Labour

E8/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

1/5

56% overall rate

10 of 18 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3 committees avg

1 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).