Council Funding.
Local authority budgets and grants
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 | +50 | 100% on-whip · 247 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -50 | 0% on-whip · 87 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -50 | 0% on-whip · 51 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ind | +50 | 100% on-whip · 27 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2026 | Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 Aye: Support the Labour government's proposed funding allocation for English councils in 2026-27 · No: Oppose the settlement, likely arguing councils are underfunded or the distribution is unfair to certain areas | 279 | 143 | Yes |
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Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Council Funding” → 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.