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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 DemocratsB2885%15/20
LabourB593%14/20
ConservativeC1984%13/20
IndependentD190%10/20
GreenE170%8/20

Liberal Democrats

B15/20 points

28 councillors

Attendance

4/5

85% overall rate

625 of 732 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.8 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 28/28 have email
  • 26/28 have phone
  • 7/28 have social media
  • 28/28 have photo

Electoral Mandate

3/5

37.2% avg vote share

24/28 with election data

Labour

B14/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

5/5

93% overall rate

100 of 108 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.4 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

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

Electoral Mandate

2/5

29.8% avg vote share

4/5 with election data

Conservative

C13/20 points

19 councillors

Attendance

4/5

84% overall rate

330 of 391 meetings

Engagement

3/5

4.3 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5
  • 19/19 have email
  • 16/19 have phone
  • 9/19 have social media
  • 19/19 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

34.9% avg vote share

17/19 with election data

Independent

D10/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

5/5

90% overall rate

9 of 10 meetings

Engagement

2/5

2 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 1/1 have email
  • 0/1 have phone
  • 0/1 have social media
  • 1/1 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

No election data available

Green

E8/20 points

1 councillor

Attendance

3/5

70% overall rate

7 of 10 meetings

Engagement

1/5

1 committees avg

0 outside bodies avg

Transparency

3/5
  • 1/1 have email
  • 0/1 have phone
  • 0/1 have social media
  • 1/1 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

17% avg vote share

1/1 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).