Pensions.
State and private pensions
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 | +8 | 58% on-whip · 358 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -15 | 35% on-whip · 113 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -2 | 48% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +8 | 58% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +1 | 51% on-whip · 13 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +12 | 62% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | +1 | 51% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +24 | 74% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V Aye: Support the government retaining a reserve power to set minimum asset allocation targets for defined contribution pension schemes, accepting the government's amendments limiting its scope while rejecting the Lords' attempts to remove it entirely. · No: Oppose giving Ministers the power to direct pension fund investment, siding with the Lords' view that mandating where savers' money is invested is an unacceptable government overreach into pension fund management. | 336 | 159 | Yes |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q Aye: Support giving the government a time-limited reserve power to set minimum private-market asset allocation targets for pension schemes, arguing this will channel pension savings into productive UK investment without overriding savers' interests · No: Oppose mandating pension scheme investment allocations, arguing it risks poor returns for pensioners, amounts to government picking winners, and that the pension industry itself opposes compulsion — preferring facilitation over diktat | 280 | 165 | Yes |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D Aye: Support the government's position on Lords Reason 88D, backing the Commons' stance against the Lords' proposed change to the Pension Schemes Bill · No: Oppose the government's motion, effectively siding with the Lords' reasoning or amendment on this aspect of the Pension Schemes Bill | 270 | 151 | Yes |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 Aye: Support the government's position by rejecting the Lords amendment, backing the Pension Schemes Bill as the government intends — including consolidation of pension schemes, mandatory scale requirements, and reserve powers to direct pension investment into private assets · No: Support the Lords amendment, opposing the government's approach — arguing that mandatory consolidation and state direction of pension investment are heavy-handed, that smaller well-run schemes should be exempt from scale requirements, and that the government is overreaching into people's private savings | 277 | 161 | Yes |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye: Support the government's decision to reject the Lords' amendment and restore the original bill text on this pension-related provision · No: Support retaining the Lords' amendment and accepting the change the upper chamber made to the Pensions Scheme Bill | 271 | 104 | Yes |
All 26 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on pensions 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bridget Phillipson | Houghton and Sunderland South | 100% |
| Lisa Nandy | Wigan | 100% |
| Ed Miliband | Doncaster North | 100% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Shivani Raja | Leicester East | 86% |
| Kemi Badenoch | North West Essex | 67% |
| Esther McVey | Tatton | 60% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Morrison | Cheadle | 83% |
| Lisa Smart | Hazel Grove | 75% |
| Rachel Gilmour | Tiverton and Minehead | 75% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Kirsty McNeill | Midlothian | 90% |
| Andrew Pakes | Peterborough | 87% |
| Simon Lightwood | Wakefield and Rothwell | 75% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Easton | North Down | 67% |
| Rosie Duffield | Canterbury | 67% |
| Dan Norris | North East Somerset and Hanham | 63% |
SNPScottish National Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Kirsty Blackman | Aberdeen North | 100% |
| Pete Wishart | Perth and Kinross-shire | 85% |
| Stephen Gethins | Arbroath and Broughty Ferry | 75% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Pensions” → 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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