Cost of Living.
Inflation, prices, and household costs
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 | -49 | 1% on-whip · 312 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | +50 | 100% on-whip · 111 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +50 | 100% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | -50 | 0% on-whip · 39 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +14 | 64% on-whip · 11 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +50 | 100% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | +50 | 100% on-whip · 6 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | +50 | 100% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sept 2024 | Opposition day: Winter Fuel Payment Aye: Support retaining the Winter Fuel Payment as a universal benefit for pensioners, opposing Labour's decision to restrict it to those on Pension Credit · No: Back the government's decision to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment, arguing fiscal constraints make universal provision unaffordable | 215 | 337 | No |
| 10 Sept 2024 | Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul Aye: Support annulling the regulation, opposing the removal of Winter Fuel Payments from pensioners not on means-tested benefits · No: Back the government's means-testing of Winter Fuel Payments, arguing it targets support at the poorest pensioners and reduces public spending | 230 | 349 | No |
All 2 divisions on this issue →
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Cost of Living” → 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.