Council Tax.
Council tax levels and reform
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 · 332 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -50 | 0% on-whip · 106 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -50 | 0% on-whip · 62 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +50 | 100% on-whip · 37 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | -7 | 43% on-whip · 12 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -50 | 0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2026 | Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 Aye: Support the government's proposed council tax referendum thresholds for 2026-27, allowing the current rules on limits for council tax rises to stand · No: Oppose the proposed thresholds, likely arguing they are too generous to councils and will lead to excessive council tax increases for residents | 280 | 92 | Yes |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Report Stage: Third Reading Aye: Support passing the bill into law, backing lower business rates for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses, higher rates for large commercial properties, and the removal of charitable rate relief from private schools. · No: Oppose the bill as passed, arguing it lacks adequate impact assessments, risks unintended consequences for small businesses, and does not go far enough in reforming a fundamentally broken business rates system. | 343 | 173 | Yes |
All 2 divisions on this issue →
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Council Tax” → 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.