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 | -15 | 35% on-whip · 336 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | +22 | 72% on-whip · 96 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +50 | 100% on-whip · 58 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ind | -13 | 37% on-whip · 41 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | -4 | 46% on-whip · 12 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | -6 | 44% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | -17 | 33% 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 allowing a single report to fulfil dual reporting requirements under the Bill, reducing administrative burden · No: Oppose merging the two reporting requirements into a single report, preferring to keep them separate as drafted | 144 | 319 | No |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 Aye: Support adding a fee-charging provision to the BBNJ implementation bill, allowing the government to recover costs associated with administering the marine biodiversity framework · No: Oppose the fee-charging amendment, either preferring the bill without this addition or disagreeing with how the provision is framed — while broadly supporting the BBNJ treaty itself | 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 recycling rates and reduce plastic and can litter · No: Oppose the deposit return scheme, likely citing concerns about costs to businesses, consumers, or the scheme's design | 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 | 33% |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | 33% |
| Clive Efford | Eltham and Chislehurst | 33% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Jenkin | Harwich and North Essex | 67% |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | 67% |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | North Cotswolds | 67% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Foord | Honiton and Sidmouth | 100% |
IndLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | 33% |
| Chris Evans | Caerphilly | 33% |
| Stella Creasy | Walthamstow | 33% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Easton | North Down | 67% |
| Patrick Spencer | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | 67% |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | 33% |
DUPDemocratic Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | 67% |
| Jim Shannon | Strangford | 67% |
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.