The topic lensIssue · 8 divisions tagged · 14 parties active
Border Control.
Border security and enforcement
Divisions tagged
8
This parliament
Parties active
14
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Liberal Democrats
99% aligned
Recent activity
8
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 | +12 | 62% on-whip · 355 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -36 | 14% on-whip · 112 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +49 | 99% on-whip · 63 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +13 | 63% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +12 | 62% on-whip · 12 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +34 | 84% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -33 | 17% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +40 | 90% on-whip · 4 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2025 | Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye: Support the government's position that voluntary data publication is sufficient, rejecting a Lords-imposed statutory duty to publish immigration and asylum statistics · No: Back the Lords amendment requiring the government to publish immigration and asylum data by law, arguing statutory transparency obligations are needed to hold the government to account | 327 | 95 | Yes |
| 21 May 2025 | Opposition Day: Immigration Aye: Support the Conservative opposition's motion on immigration, likely calling for stricter immigration controls or criticising the government's approach to border management. · No: Reject the Conservative motion on immigration, defending the government's existing approach to immigration and border control policy. | 84 | 267 | No |
| 12 May 2025 | Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 14 Aye: Support removing Human Rights Act protections from immigration decisions, arguing that ECHR-based rulings by UK judges have frustrated deportations and fuelled illegal channel crossings. · No: Oppose disapplying the Human Rights Act from immigration, arguing that human rights protections are fundamental and that removing them would undermine the rule of law and Britain's standing in Europe. | 100 | 402 | No |
| 12 May 2025 | Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 Aye: Support giving asylum seekers the right to work after three months of waiting, arguing it reduces hotel and support costs for taxpayers, restores dignity to claimants, and makes no sense to keep capable adults economically idle · No: Oppose allowing asylum seekers to work during the claims process, in line with the government's position that the existing restrictions should remain | 89 | 400 | No |
| 12 May 2025 | Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Third Reading Aye: Support the Labour government's approach to immigration: dismantling the Rwanda policy, strengthening enforcement against criminal gangs, and replacing the previous government's legislation with new border security powers. · No: Oppose the Bill — most likely because it repeals Conservative immigration legislation including the Rwanda scheme and Illegal Migration Act, or because it does not go far enough on asylum reform. | 315 | 97 | Yes |
All 8 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on border control 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry McCarthy | Bristol East | 100% |
| Liz Kendall | Leicester West | 100% |
| Valerie Vaz | Walsall and Bloxwich | 100% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | 20% |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh and Wickford | 20% |
| Victoria Atkins | Louth and Horncastle | 20% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | 100% |
| Andrew George | St Ives | 100% |
| Tim Farron | Westmorland and Lonsdale | 100% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | 100% |
| Alex Sobel | Leeds Central and Headingley | 100% |
| Florence Eshalomi | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | 71% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Iqbal Mohamed | Dewsbury and Batley | 83% |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | 80% |
| Shockat Adam | Leicester South | 80% |
SNPScottish National Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Wishart | Perth and Kinross-shire | 83% |
| Brendan O'Hara | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | 83% |
| Dave Doogan | Angus and Perthshire Glens | 83% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Border Control” → 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 · 8 divisions