The topic lensIssue · 12 divisions tagged · 9 parties active
Devolution and Local Powers.
Divisions tagged
12
This parliament
Parties active
9
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Labour Party
92% 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 | +42 | 92% on-whip · 323 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -42 | 8% on-whip · 105 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -42 | 8% on-whip · 67 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ind | +41 | 91% on-whip · 35 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | -13 | 37% on-whip · 7 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | -35 | 15% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | -42 | 8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C Aye: Support the government's decision to override the Lords amendments and revert to the Commons' original version of the Bill · No: Support retaining the Lords amendments to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill | 273 | 168 | Yes |
| 27 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C Aye: Support the government's position on Lords Amendments 94B and 94C to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill · No: Oppose the government's position, backing instead the changes proposed by the House of Lords in Amendments 94B and 94C | 270 | 172 | 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: Back the government's position on this group of Lords amendments to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, likely rejecting or modifying the Lords' changes to the devolution and local powers framework. · No: Oppose the government's handling of these Lords amendments, either preferring to accept the Lords' changes as they stand or taking a different approach to the devolution settlement. | 272 | 172 | 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 on Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155 to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill · No: Oppose the government's position, backing the Lords' original amendments to the Bill | 270 | 171 | Yes |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 Aye: Support the government's position by rejecting Lords Amendment 4 to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, restoring the Bill to its pre-Lords form on this point · No: Back the Lords' amendment and oppose the government overriding the upper chamber's change to this devolution legislation | 300 | 152 | Yes |
All 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Zeichner | Cambridge | 100% |
| Imran Hussain | Bradford East | 100% |
| Richard Burgon | Leeds East | 100% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Cox | Torridge and Tavistock | 13% |
| Mark Pritchard | The Wrekin | 13% |
| Helen Grant | Maidstone and Malling | 13% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | 13% |
| Christine Jardine | Edinburgh West | 13% |
| Pippa Heylings | South Cambridgeshire | 13% |
IndLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | 100% |
| Lucy Powell | Manchester Central | 100% |
| Steve Reed | Streatham and Croydon North | 100% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Norris | North East Somerset and Hanham | 92% |
| Adnan Hussain | Blackburn | 64% |
| Alex Easton | North Down | 17% |
DUPDemocratic Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin Robinson | Belfast East | 25% |
| Jim Shannon | Strangford | 17% |
| Carla Lockhart | Upper Bann | 17% |
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 · 12 divisions