The topic lensIssue · 10 divisions tagged · 14 parties active
Border Control.
Border security and enforcement
Divisions tagged
10
This parliament
Parties active
14
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Social Democratic and Labour Party
83% aligned
Recent activity
10
Most-recent divisions
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 | +9 | 59% on-whip · 358 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -25 | 25% on-whip · 114 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +15 | 65% on-whip · 68 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +9 | 59% on-whip · 43 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +1 | 51% on-whip · 14 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +15 | 65% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -25 | 25% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +10 | 60% on-whip · 5 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Aye: Support the principles of the Immigration and Asylum Bill and allow it to proceed to further parliamentary scrutiny · No: Oppose the bill's underlying principles, either because its immigration controls are too harsh or insufficiently strict | 265 | 90 | Yes |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Aye: Support blocking the Immigration and Asylum Bill at Second Reading, signalling opposition to the bill's approach to immigration and asylum policy · No: Oppose blocking the bill, backing its progression through Parliament — the government's position | 98 | 356 | No |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye: Support the government's position that voluntary data publication is sufficient, rejecting a Lords-imposed statutory duty to publish immigration and asylum statistics · No: Back the Lords amendment requiring the government to publish immigration and asylum data by law, arguing statutory transparency obligations are needed to hold the government to account | 327 | 95 | Yes |
| 21 May 2025 | Opposition Day: Immigration Aye: Support the Conservative opposition's motion on immigration, likely calling for stricter immigration controls or criticising the government's approach to border management. · No: Reject the Conservative motion on immigration, defending the government's existing approach to immigration and border control policy. | 84 | 267 | No |
| 12 May 2025 | Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 18 Aye: Support introducing a statutory annual cap on non-visitor visas, with Parliament setting the limit and holding the government accountable for immigration numbers. · No: Oppose a rigid visa cap, preferring targeted policy measures to reduce net migration without a fixed parliamentary ceiling — and rejecting what Labour called Conservative hypocrisy after net migration quadrupled under their watch. | 98 | 318 | No |
All 10 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on border control 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Liz Kendall | Leicester West | 100% |
| Stephen Morgan | Portsmouth South | 100% |
| Ashley Dalton | West Lancashire | 100% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | 33% |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | 33% |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh and Wickford | 33% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | 100% |
| Christine Jardine | Edinburgh West | 100% |
| Layla Moran | Oxford West and Abingdon | 100% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Sobel | Leeds Central and Headingley | 100% |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | 80% |
| Preet Kaur Gill | Birmingham Edgbaston | 75% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Shockat Adam | Leicester South | 80% |
| Iqbal Mohamed | Dewsbury and Batley | 63% |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | 57% |
SNPScottish National Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Gethins | Arbroath and Broughty Ferry | 80% |
| Graham Leadbitter | Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey | 80% |
| Pete Wishart | Perth and Kinross-shire | 63% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Border Control” → 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.
Sources, methods & last update
Issue taggingEach division is tagged to one or more issues by Claude classification, reviewed by topic admins.
VotingHansard division lists · Commons Votes API
AlignmentShare of party MPs voting with the party majority on tagged divisions
CohortThis parliament · 10 divisions