Mental Health.
Mental health services and policy
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 | -50 | 0% on-whip · 300 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | +50 | 100% on-whip · 90 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +50 | 100% on-whip · 62 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ind | -50 | 0% on-whip · 31 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +4 | 54% on-whip · 10 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | +50 | 100% on-whip · 6 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | +38 | 88% on-whip · 3 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | -17 | 33% on-whip · 3 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2025 | Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 Aye: Support adding New Clause 26 to the Mental Health Bill · No: Oppose New Clause 26, backing the Bill as presented by the government without this addition | 81 | 329 | No |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Mental Health Bill Report Stage: Amendment 41 Aye: Support requiring formal involvement of a child's legal guardian or responsible person when a child is detained under the Mental Health Act, adding protective safeguards beyond existing guidance. · No: Oppose the amendment, likely arguing existing provisions or guidance are sufficient and that statutory requirements are unnecessary or unworkable. | 166 | 335 | No |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Mental Health Bill Report Stage: Amendment 40 Aye: Support requiring an explicit public safety risk assessment as a mandatory component of every mental health care and treatment plan · No: Oppose the amendment, arguing existing professional obligations already cover risk documentation and that mandating it in statute is unnecessary or could undermine therapeutic patient-centred care | 165 | 336 | No |
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By party, the MPs whose voting record on mental health 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Gardiner | Brent West | 0% |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | 0% |
| Clive Efford | Eltham and Chislehurst | 0% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua Reynolds | Maidenhead | 100% |
| Andrew George | St Ives | 100% |
| Tessa Munt | Wells and Mendip Hills | 100% |
IndLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | 0% |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | 0% |
| Douglas Alexander | Lothian East | 0% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Easton | North Down | 100% |
| Shockat Adam | Leicester South | 67% |
| Adnan Hussain | Blackburn | 67% |
RefReform UK
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Anderson | Ashfield | 100% |
| Sarah Pochin | Runcorn and Helsby | 100% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Mental Health” → 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.