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 | -17 | 33% on-whip · 360 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | +9 | 59% on-whip · 113 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +29 | 79% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | -15 | 35% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +4 | 54% on-whip · 14 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | +12 | 62% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +20 | 70% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | +4 | 54% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2026 | Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye: Support the government's decision to reject the Lords amendment, accepting that free court transcripts for victims are desirable in principle but not yet operationally feasible to guarantee by statute within 14 days. · No: Support the Lords amendment giving victims a statutory right to free court transcripts of verdicts and bail decisions within 14 days, arguing the government is blocking transparency and leaving victims without basic information. | 293 | 160 | Yes |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 Aye: Support keeping the Lord Chancellor's power to cap private prosecution cost recovery from central funds, arguing it is needed to prevent inequity in the justice system and control public expenditure. · No: Oppose removing the Lords amendment, arguing that Clause 12 undermines access to justice and that the Lords were right to delete it from the Bill. | 299 | 151 | Yes |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye: Support rejecting the Lords amendment, accepting the government's argument that a parallel statutory notification duty would duplicate the victims code and create confusion, while trusting ministers' commitment to deliver a better legislative solution on the unduly lenient sentence scheme. · No: Support keeping the Lords amendment, which would have given victims a statutory right to be told about the unduly lenient sentence scheme, ensuring families like that of murder victim Sasha Marsden are not left unaware of their right to challenge sentences within 28 days. | 290 | 160 | Yes |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye: Support the government's decision to reject the Lords amendment, arguing that delivering free sentencing remarks for all victims should come first and that the 14-day transcript entitlement is not currently deliverable by courts. · No: Support the Lords amendment giving victims a legal right to free court transcripts within 14 days, arguing it is essential for transparency, victim dignity, and accountability in the criminal justice system. | 287 | 165 | Yes |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye: Support rejecting the Lords amendment on the unduly lenient sentence deadline extension, accepting the Government's argument that the drafting is legally flawed and a better version will follow · No: Oppose overriding the Lords, backing the amendment that would allow victims more time to challenge sentences they believe are too lenient, particularly where they were not informed of their rights within the 28-day window | 289 | 162 | Yes |
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By party, the MPs whose voting record on crime & policing 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rosena Allin-Khan | Tooting | 86% |
| John Healey | Rawmarsh and Conisbrough | 83% |
| Bridget Phillipson | Houghton and Sunderland South | 83% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Bradley | Staffordshire Moorlands | 70% |
| James Cleverly | Braintree | 70% |
| Luke Evans | Hinckley and Bosworth | 69% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Maguire | Epsom and Ewell | 85% |
| Olly Glover | Didcot and Wantage | 83% |
| Zöe Franklin | Guildford | 83% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Reed | Streatham and Croydon North | 64% |
| Seema Malhotra | Feltham and Heston | 50% |
| Miatta Fahnbulleh | Peckham | 50% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Rosie Duffield | Canterbury | 83% |
| Cameron Thomas | Tewkesbury | 80% |
| James McMurdock | South Basildon and East Thurrock | 68% |
RefReform UK
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Nigel Farage | Clacton | 81% |
| Lee Anderson | Ashfield | 67% |
| Danny Kruger | East Wiltshire | 63% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Crime & Policing” → 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.
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