The topic lensIssue · 13 divisions tagged · 12 parties active
Devolution.
Devolution and regional governance
Divisions tagged
13
This parliament
Parties active
12
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Social Democratic and Labour Party
100% 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 | +13 | 63% on-whip · 359 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -27 | 23% on-whip · 111 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -9 | 41% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +14 | 64% on-whip · 41 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +11 | 61% on-whip · 12 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -22 | 28% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | -24 | 26% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +31 | 81% on-whip · 3 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2025 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 Aye: Support a statutory guarantee that central government must fund strategic authorities and mayors for any new duties placed on them, preventing unfunded mandates on local bodies. · No: Oppose the new clause on the grounds that the existing new burdens assessment process already ensures new responsibilities come with appropriate funding, making a statutory requirement redundant. | 88 | 320 | No |
| 25 Nov 2025 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 Aye: Support requiring local council consent before the government can restructure local government boundaries or create new strategic authorities, protecting local democratic accountability. · No: Oppose the consent requirement, backing the government's power to direct local government reorganisation without unanimous local agreement in order to advance devolution. | 189 | 319 | No |
| 25 Nov 2025 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading Aye: Support the biggest devolution of power from central government to English regions in a generation, giving mayors and strategic authorities new powers over planning, transport, housing and regeneration, while reforming local council governance. · No: Oppose this bill in its current form, raising concerns that ministers retain sweeping centralising powers — including the ability to impose reorganisation without local consent — while accountability and scrutiny mechanisms for mayors remain insufficient. | 322 | 181 | Yes |
| 25 Nov 2025 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 Aye: Support requiring local elections to be held on schedule, preventing the government from using reorganisation as a reason to delay democratic votes. · No: Oppose the restriction, arguing the government needs flexibility to postpone elections during complex council restructuring while remaining committed to holding them as soon as practicable. | 189 | 321 | No |
| 24 Nov 2025 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 Aye: Support tighter constraints on mayoral commissioner appointments to ensure democratic accountability and prevent over-centralisation of power in mayoral offices · No: Oppose restricting mayoral powers to appoint commissioners, backing the government's approach of giving mayors the tools and flexibility needed to govern effectively | 59 | 309 | No |
All 13 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on devolution 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Trickett | Normanton and Hemsworth | 100% |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | 100% |
| Ian Murray | Edinburgh South | 100% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Hoare | North Dorset | 50% |
| Geoffrey Cox | Torridge and Tavistock | 40% |
| George Freeman | Mid Norfolk | 40% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Taylor | Sutton and Cheam | 50% |
| Wera Hobhouse | Bath | 45% |
| Wendy Chamberlain | North East Fife | 45% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy Powell | Manchester Central | 100% |
| Stephen Doughty | Cardiff South and Penarth | 100% |
| Jo Platt | Leigh and Atherton | 100% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Shockat Adam | Leicester South | 89% |
| Adnan Hussain | Blackburn | 88% |
| Iqbal Mohamed | Dewsbury and Batley | 88% |
RefReform UK
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Suella Braverman | Fareham and Waterlooville | 33% |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | 30% |
| Lee Anderson | Ashfield | 30% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Devolution” → 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 · 13 divisions