Wolverhampton City 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
Labour	B	44	81%	14/20
Conservative	C	11	79%	13/20
Reform UK	D	2	78%	11/20
Independent	D	3	47%	10/20

Labour

B14/20 points

44 councillors

Attendance

4/5

81% overall rate

1,031 of 1,271 meetings

Engagement

5/5

6.8 committees avg

3.4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

44/44 have email
43/44 have phone
18/44 have social media
44/44 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

51% avg vote share

6/44 with election data

Conservative

C13/20 points

11 councillors

Attendance

3/5

79% overall rate

219 of 277 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.5 committees avg

2.9 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

11/11 have email
11/11 have phone
7/11 have social media
11/11 have photo

Electoral Mandate

1/5

34.3% avg vote share

3/11 with election data

Reform UK

D11/20 points

2 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

31 of 40 meetings

Engagement

3/5

3.5 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

Independent

D10/20 points

3 councillors

Attendance

0/5

47% overall rate

28 of 60 meetings

Engagement

5/5

7 committees avg

5.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

5/5

3/3 have email
3/3 have phone
3/3 have social media
3/3 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).