The topic lensIssue · 13 divisions tagged · 11 parties active
Devolution and Local Powers.
Divisions tagged
13
This parliament
Parties active
11
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Your Party
63% 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 | +4 | 54% on-whip · 348 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -3 | 47% on-whip · 111 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +4 | 54% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +4 | 54% on-whip · 37 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +3 | 53% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +5 | 55% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | -11 | 39% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2026 | Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 Aye: Support reintroducing the supplementary vote system for mayoral elections, arguing it gives elected mayors a broader democratic mandate · No: Oppose the change, preferring first past the post as a simpler and more straightforward voting system, and objecting to reversing a previous Conservative reform | 359 | 87 | Yes |
| 27 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C Aye: Support the government's position in rejecting Lords amendments 94B and 94C, backing the government's preferred version of the English Devolution Bill as it applies to planning and local governance provisions · No: Back the Lords in their amendments 94B and 94C, opposing the government's approach — reflecting Conservative concerns that the Bill gives ministers excessive centralising powers and fails to adequately protect brownfield-first planning priorities and local democratic choice | 270 | 172 | Yes |
| 27 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C Aye: Support the government's rejection of a Lords requirement to prioritise brownfield land for development, trusting existing planning policy to protect greenfield and green-belt sites without a statutory brownfield-first duty. · No: Support the Lords amendments requiring brownfield land to be formally prioritised for housing, arguing this is necessary to prevent developers exploiting new mayoral planning powers to build on greenfield and grey-belt sites. | 273 | 168 | Yes |
| 27 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155 Aye: Support the government's position — reject the Lords amendments and accept the government's alternative provisions, backing Labour's approach to English devolution including powers for ministers to direct creation of strategic authorities and mandatory cabinet-style local governance. · No: Side with the Lords against the government — oppose the bill's centralising tendencies, including the lack of a statutory brownfield-first requirement for development and the mandatory imposition of leader-and-cabinet governance on local councils. | 270 | 171 | Yes |
| 27 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc Aye: Support the government's position: reject the Lords' specific amendments on brownfield prioritisation and council governance, accepting the government's own alternative wording in their place, while agreeing to add rural and coastal community recognition to the Bill. · No: Back the Lords' amendments as passed, including stronger brownfield site protections and greater local flexibility over council governance models, opposing what the Conservatives characterised as centralising control from Whitehall over town halls. | 272 | 172 | Yes |
All 13 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on devolution and local powers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Natalie Fleet | Bolsover | 67% |
| Tonia Antoniazzi | Gower | 67% |
| Stephanie Peacock | Barnsley South | 67% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Vickers | Stockton West | 56% |
| Rebecca Smith | South West Devon | 55% |
| George Freeman | Mid Norfolk | 55% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew George | St Ives | 60% |
| Tessa Munt | Wells and Mendip Hills | 60% |
| Layla Moran | Oxford West and Abingdon | 60% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Sobel | Leeds Central and Headingley | 75% |
| Sarah Hall | Warrington South | 60% |
| Jayne Kirkham | Truro and Falmouth | 60% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Iqbal Mohamed | Dewsbury and Batley | 60% |
| Adnan Hussain | Blackburn | 58% |
| Cameron Thomas | Tewkesbury | 56% |
GrnGreen Party of England and Wales
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Ellie Chowns | North Herefordshire | 58% |
| Carla Denyer | Bristol Central | 54% |
| Siân Berry | Brighton Pavilion | 54% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Devolution and Local Powers” → 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