Biodiversity.
Wildlife and habitat protection
Each row is one party. The bar shows how its MPs voted relative to a neutral midpoint — to the right = on-side with the majority position, to the left = opposed. The percentage figure is the share of that party’s MPs who took the same side: higher = more whip-disciplined, closer to 50% = a freer vote.
| Party | Stance vs neutral midpoint | Net % | Discipline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lab | +18 | 68% on-whip · 336 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -14 | 36% on-whip · 96 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +2 | 52% on-whip · 58 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +18 | 68% on-whip · 41 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +11 | 61% on-whip · 11 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | -28 | 22% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +17 | 67% on-whip · 4 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2025 | Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 Aye: Support simplifying the reporting burden on organisations by explicitly permitting a single combined report to cover both repository and database obligations under the Bill. · No: Oppose the amendment as unnecessary, arguing the Bill already allows a single combined report without the change, and that adding the provision would be redundant. | 144 | 319 | No |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 Aye: Support requiring Parliament to formally approve any regulations enabling ministers to charge fees under this legislation, enhancing parliamentary scrutiny of executive power. · No: Oppose the amendment, accepting the government's view that existing parliamentary procedures are sufficient and that adding affirmative resolution requirements for fee-setting regulations is unnecessary. | 149 | 319 | No |
| 21 Jan 2025 | draft Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 Aye: Support introducing a deposit return scheme to boost drinks container recycling rates and reduce littering and plastic waste. · No: Oppose the deposit return scheme, likely citing concerns about costs to businesses, burdens on retailers, or the scheme's design and implementation. | 353 | 76 | Yes |
All 3 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on biodiversity is most closely tracking the party majority. A fuller “most active by speech volume + written questions” ranking is pending — needs per-issue speech aggregation.
LabLabour Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Gardiner | Brent West | 67% |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | 67% |
| Clive Efford | Eltham and Chislehurst | 67% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Jenkin | Harwich and North Essex | 33% |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | 33% |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | North Cotswolds | 33% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Foord | Honiton and Sidmouth | 67% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | 67% |
| Chris Evans | Caerphilly | 67% |
| Stella Creasy | Walthamstow | 67% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | 67% |
| Shockat Adam | Leicester South | 67% |
| Iqbal Mohamed | Dewsbury and Batley | 67% |
DUPDemocratic Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | 33% |
| Jim Shannon | Strangford | 33% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Biodiversity” → the matching service line on council finance, with the ranked-spend table this section wants) is its own taxonomy job. Council service spend lives on the council pages today; cross-cut by issue here in a follow-on pass.