Local Government.
Council services, local authority funding, and devolved powers
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 | +30 | 80% on-whip · 360 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -38 | 12% on-whip · 113 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -34 | 16% on-whip · 72 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ind | +30 | 80% on-whip · 41 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +4 | 54% on-whip · 14 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -27 | 23% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | -26 | 24% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | -28 | 22% 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 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 Aye: Support the government's position by rejecting Lords Amendment 41 to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill · No: Support retaining the Lords Amendment 41, opposing the government's attempt to remove or override it | 285 | 149 | Yes |
All 20 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on local government 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% |
| Ed Miliband | Doncaster North | 100% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Shivani Raja | Leicester East | 29% |
| Jeremy Wright | Kenilworth and Southam | 25% |
| Geoffrey Cox | Torridge and Tavistock | 25% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Martin | Tunbridge Wells | 27% |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | 23% |
| Tessa Munt | Wells and Mendip Hills | 21% |
IndLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Seema Malhotra | Feltham and Heston | 100% |
| Lucy Powell | Manchester Central | 100% |
| Stephen Doughty | Cardiff South and Penarth | 100% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Turner | Kingston upon Hull East | 100% |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | 100% |
| Dan Norris | North East Somerset and Hanham | 79% |
RefReform UK
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Nigel Farage | Clacton | 33% |
| Robert Jenrick | Newark | 29% |
| Sarah Pochin | Runcorn and Helsby | 29% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Local Government” → 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.