Economy.
Economic policy, growth, taxation, and public spending
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 | +7 | 57% on-whip · 360 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -7 | 43% on-whip · 114 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -4 | 46% on-whip · 72 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ind | +7 | 57% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +6 | 56% on-whip · 14 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +20 | 70% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -13 | 37% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +18 | 68% 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 Mar 2026 | Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Aye: Support indexing agricultural inheritance tax thresholds to inflation and rising land values to protect family farmers from fiscal drag · No: Oppose mandatory indexation of agricultural inheritance tax thresholds, preferring to keep fixed thresholds as set in the legislation | 176 | 294 | No |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Aye: Support removing the Government's inheritance tax changes on agricultural property, arguing the policy harms family farms and is based on false claims about farmers' wealth · No: Oppose the amendment, backing the Government's approach of reforming agricultural inheritance tax relief while raising thresholds, arguing it is fair and fiscally necessary | 176 | 293 | No |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye: Support the Conservative amendment on income tax thresholds, signalling opposition to Labour's tax and spending approach · No: Reject the Conservative amendment, backing the government's existing income tax threshold policy as part of restoring fiscal order | 173 | 285 | No |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading Aye: Support passing the government's Finance Bill into law, backing the Budget measures it contains · No: Oppose the Finance Bill and its Budget measures, or object to the irregular parliamentary procedure used | 293 | 161 | Yes |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Aye: Support restricting public export finance where goods risk being re-exported to Russia or sanctioned countries, and where exports are linked to modern slavery or human trafficking · No: Oppose these restrictions, preferring the government retain flexibility in how UK Export Finance is used without these additional conditions | 158 | 276 | No |
All 93 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on economy 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Keir Starmer | Holborn and St Pancras | 100% |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 80% |
| Bridget Phillipson | Houghton and Sunderland South | 78% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Joy Morrissey | Beaconsfield | 53% |
| David Reed | Exmouth and Exeter East | 53% |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | 53% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Maguire | North Cornwall | 55% |
| Pippa Heylings | South Cambridgeshire | 53% |
| Manuela Perteghella | Stratford-on-Avon | 53% |
IndLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Lightwood | Wakefield and Rothwell | 65% |
| Seema Malhotra | Feltham and Heston | 64% |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | 63% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Ayoub Khan | Birmingham Perry Barr | 74% |
| Adnan Hussain | Blackburn | 72% |
| Iqbal Mohamed | Dewsbury and Batley | 71% |
SNPScottish National Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Brendan O'Hara | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | 72% |
| Stephen Flynn | Aberdeen South | 72% |
| Kirsty Blackman | Aberdeen North | 72% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Economy” → 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.