The topic lensIssue · 11 divisions tagged · 14 parties active
Immigration.
Immigration, asylum, and border control
Divisions tagged
11
This parliament
Parties active
14
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Democratic Unionist Party
82% 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 | 37% on-whip · 358 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | 0 | 50% on-whip · 112 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +25 | 75% on-whip · 68 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ind | -12 | 38% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | -1 | 49% on-whip · 14 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | -5 | 45% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -5 | 45% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | +32 | 82% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye: Support tightening asylum support rules by giving ministers power to withdraw assistance from those who breach conditions, as part of a firmer but fairer asylum framework. · No: Oppose the regulations as punitive measures that risk destituting vulnerable asylum seekers without addressing root causes, such as the ban on working, that force people into illegal activity. | 308 | 84 | Yes |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye: Support tightening asylum support rules by allowing suspension of accommodation and financial assistance where asylum seekers work illegally, and removing the blanket duty to provide support in all cases. · No: Oppose the regulations as inadequate or harmful — either because they do not go far enough to deter illegal immigration, or because they remove support from vulnerable people without granting asylum seekers the right to work. | 305 | 30 | Yes |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye: Support the government rejecting the Lords amendment, trusting the government's asylum policy statement as sufficient without the additional legislative requirement · No: Support retaining the Lords amendment, preferring the additional safeguard to be written into the legislation rather than relying on a policy statement | 327 | 95 | Yes |
| 21 May 2025 | Opposition Day: Immigration Aye: Support the Conservative motion criticising the government's immigration policy, calling for tougher controls or a different approach to managing immigration levels · No: Reject the Conservative motion, backing the Labour government's existing approach to immigration and border control | 84 | 267 | No |
| 12 May 2025 | Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Third Reading Aye: Support passing the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill into law, backing the government's approach to tightening border security and reforming asylum and immigration rules · No: Oppose passing the bill, either because it goes too far on immigration enforcement or does not go far enough, or raises civil liberties concerns | 315 | 97 | Yes |
All 11 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on immigration 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | 67% |
| Nick Thomas-Symonds | Torfaen | 67% |
| Lillian Jones | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | 67% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | 67% |
| Andrew Murrison | South West Wiltshire | 67% |
| Graham Stuart | Beverley and Holderness | 67% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Morgan | North Shropshire | 100% |
| Sarah Dyke | Glastonbury and Somerton | 100% |
| Ed Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | 75% |
IndLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Osamor | Edmonton and Winchmore Hill | 60% |
| Preet Kaur Gill | Birmingham Edgbaston | 60% |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | 50% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Joani Reid | East Kilbride and Strathaven | 67% |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | 60% |
| Patrick Spencer | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | 50% |
SNPScottish National Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Seamus Logan | Aberdeenshire North and Moray East | 57% |
| Graham Leadbitter | Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey | 50% |
| Pete Wishart | Perth and Kinross-shire | 44% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Immigration” → 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 · 11 divisions