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 | +18 | 68% on-whip · 339 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -11 | 39% on-whip · 107 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -1 | 49% on-whip · 70 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +18 | 68% on-whip · 40 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | -3 | 47% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +50 | 100% on-whip · 6 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +50 | 100% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | -33 | 17% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2026 | Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 Aye: Support ending the automatic preference for academies when opening new schools, giving local authorities and voluntary organisations equal standing to propose new schools. · No: Oppose rolling back the academy presumption, arguing academy freedoms have raised standards and that restricting them harms educational outcomes. | 369 | 101 | Yes |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X Aye: Support the government's position on Lords Amendments 38V to 38X to the Children's School and Wellbeing Bill · No: Oppose the government's position, preferring to retain or restore the Lords' version of these amendments | 273 | 66 | Yes |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102 Aye: Support the government's approach to school admissions: rejecting the Lords' amendment and replacing it with government amendments that tie admission number decisions to school quality and parental choice · No: Prefer the Lords' original Amendment 102 on school admissions, or oppose the government's substitute approach to regulating published admission numbers | 261 | 138 | Yes |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B Aye: Support the government's position that Lords Amendment 41B on school uniform costs is unnecessary given the existing uniform cap already being implemented, and that legislating further would create uncertainty. · No: Support the Lords amendment placing additional statutory requirements on school uniform costs, arguing stronger legislative protection for parents and pupils is needed. | 255 | 146 | Yes |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106 Aye: Support the government's position of rejecting the Lords' mandatory statutory smartphone ban in favour of relying on strengthened guidance, with a power to legislate later if consultation evidence warrants it · No: Support the Lords amendment requiring a statutory ban on smartphone possession and use in schools during the school day, arguing advisory guidance alone is insufficient and inconsistent | 248 | 146 | Yes |
All 6 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on child wellbeing 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | 100% |
| Jonathan Davies | Mid Derbyshire | 100% |
| Ian Byrne | Liverpool West Derby | 83% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| John Whittingdale | Maldon | 50% |
| Graham Stuart | Beverley and Holderness | 50% |
| Geoffrey Cox | Torridge and Tavistock | 50% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Max Wilkinson | Cheltenham | 60% |
| Pippa Heylings | South Cambridgeshire | 60% |
| Luke Taylor | Sutton and Cheam | 60% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Turley | Redcar | 100% |
| Douglas Alexander | Lothian East | 67% |
| Stella Creasy | Walthamstow | 67% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Norris | North East Somerset and Hanham | 60% |
| Cameron Thomas | Tewkesbury | 60% |
| Shockat Adam | Leicester South | 50% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Child Wellbeing” → 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.