2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the council have an ongoing way for residents to influence the implementation of the council's Climate Action Plan?

Question code
6.5a
Section
Collaboration & Engagement
Topic
Residents engagement
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Two-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if the council has established a way for residents to influence the implementation of the council's climate action. This may be through:
- a community engagement group
- introducing community, resident or activist representation on a council climate change committee/group
- convening or using a local climate action network to improve the implementation of their climate action plan
- broader forms of community engagement work such as a series of workshops across the area for different groups of residents.

Second tier criteria met if there is an overarching framework such as a dedicated climate public engagement plan to inform this work.

Clarifications

The way that councils engage with residents can include time bound engagement work such as climate assemblies provided they have been held since 1st January 2023. This is to ensure that the work is ongoing.

Question performance

Or show scores by type of council

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71 single tier councils

1 point

64 single tier councils

2 points

51 single tier councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

single tier councils

4545
councils scored higher in 2025
3636
councils scored lower in 2025

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
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Bedford Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
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▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Birmingham City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/2--
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/2--
Blackpool Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Bracknell Forest Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Bristol City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/2--
Ceredigion County Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Cheshire West and Chester Council2/2▲ 1
Dundee City Council2/2▲ 1
Durham County Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
East Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
East Lothian Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
East Renfrewshire Council2/2▲ 2
Glasgow City Council2/2▲ 1
Herefordshire Council2/2--
Isles of Scilly
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Leeds City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Leicester City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
London Borough of Camden
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
London Borough of Enfield
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Havering
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Islington
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Lewisham
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Merton
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Newham
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames2/2▲ 1
London Borough of Southwark
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
London Borough of Wandsworth2/2--
Luton Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Manchester City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Milton Keynes
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Monmouthshire County Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
North Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Northumberland Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Perth and Kinross Council2/2--
Reading Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council2/2▲ 2
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Shetland Islands Council2/2▲ 1
Southampton City Council2/2▲ 1
Telford & Wrekin Council2/2--
The Highland Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
The Moray Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Warrington Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Wirral Council2/2▲ 2
Wokingham Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Aberdeenshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
Angus Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Argyll and Bute Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Bridgend County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
City of Edinburgh Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Clackmannanshire Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Cornwall Council (Unitary)1/2--
Cumberland Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference

Evidence

1/2NA
Derby City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
East Riding of Yorkshire Council1/2--
Falkirk Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
Gwynedd County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Isle of Wight Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Kirklees Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
London Borough of Barnet
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
London Borough of Brent
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
London Borough of Hackney1/2▼ -1
London Borough of Haringey
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
London Borough of Harrow
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
London Borough of Lambeth
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
London Borough of Redbridge
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
London Borough of Sutton1/2--
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
Middlesbrough Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Midlothian Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

    1/2▲ 1
      Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      --

      Evidence

      1/2--
      Newport City Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      ▲ 1

      Evidence

      1/2▲ 1
      North Northamptonshire Council1/2--
      North Somerset Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      --

      Evidence

      1/2--
      North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      ▲ 1

      Evidence

      1/2▲ 1
      North Yorkshire Council1/2NA
      Nottingham City Council1/2--
      Peterborough City Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      --

      Evidence

      1/2--
      Renfrewshire Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      --

      Evidence

      1/2--
      Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      --

      Evidence

      1/2--
      Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 1

      Evidence

      1/2▼ -1
      Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      --

      Evidence

      1/2--
      Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      ▲ 1

      Evidence

      1/2▲ 1
      Salford City Council1/2--
      Somerset Council1/2NA
      Southend-on-Sea Borough Council1/2--
      South Gloucestershire Council1/2--
      South Lanarkshire Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      ▲ 1

      Evidence

      1/2▲ 1
      Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      --

      Evidence

      1/2--
      Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      ▲ 1

      Evidence

      1/2▲ 1
      Sunderland City Council1/2▼ -1
      Swansea City Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 1

      Evidence

      1/2▼ -1
      Swindon Borough Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      ▲ 1

      Evidence

      1/2▲ 1
      Torbay Council1/2▼ -1
      Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      ▲ 1

      Evidence

      1/2▲ 1
      Vale of Glamorgan Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      ▲ 1

      Evidence

      1/2▲ 1
      West Berkshire Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 1

      Evidence

      1/2▼ -1
      Westminster City Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 1

      Evidence

      1/2▼ -1
      Westmorland and Furness Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference

      Evidence

      1/2NA
      Wiltshire Council
      Score 2025
      1/2
      2023 Difference
      --

      Evidence

      1/2--
      Aberdeen City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Bradford Metropolitan District Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Brighton and Hove City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Buckinghamshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Cardiff Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Carmarthenshire County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Central Bedfordshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      City of London
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      City of York Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Conwy County Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Coventry City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Darlington Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Denbighshire County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Dorset Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Dumfries and Galloway Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      East Dunbartonshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Fife Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Flintshire County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Halton Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Hartlepool Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Inverclyde Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Isle of Anglesey County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Liverpool City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1No evidence found
      London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      London Borough of Bexley
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      London Borough of Bromley
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      London Borough of Croydon
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      London Borough of Ealing
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      London Borough of Hillingdon
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      London Borough of Hounslow
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Medway Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      North Ayrshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      North East Lincolnshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      North Lincolnshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Orkney Islands Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Pembrokeshire County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Plymouth City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Portsmouth City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Powys County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Redcar and Cleveland Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Rutland County Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Scottish Borders Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Sheffield City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Shropshire Council - Unitary
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Slough Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      South Ayrshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      South Tyneside Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Stirling Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Stoke-on-Trent City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Thurrock Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      Torfaen County Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1No evidence found
      Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      West Dunbartonshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      West Lothian Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--No evidence found
      West Northamptonshire Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      ▼ 0
      0/2▼ -1No evidence found
      Wolverhampton City Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
      Wrexham County Borough Council
      Score 2025
      0/2
      2023 Difference
      --
      0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria