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Conservative vs Independent

A side-by-side comparison of party size, voting engagement, topic stance, expenses, debates, and majority-vote disagreements.

Con
Conservative
116 current MPs
vs
Ind
Independent
13 current MPs

Party profile

116
current Commons MPs
Current MPs
13
current Commons MPs
121
latest election snapshot
Election seats
1
latest election snapshot

Voting record

77.4 %
4 % above Commons average
Engagement
59.5 %
14 % below Commons average

Debates

72.6
8,416 total appearances
Appearances
51.8
673 total appearances
112.8
13,080 total contributions
Contributions
69.2
900 total contributions

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials

£243,421
8 % above average
Avg expenses
£189,268
16 % below average
£28,236,778
116 MPs with imported expenses
Total expenses
£2,460,489
13 MPs with imported expenses

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25.

Topic stance

24.6%
139 Aye / 427 No
Cost of Living 67.1pp diff
91.7%
11 Aye / 1 No
70.3%
8,752 Aye / 3,694 No
Migration 39.8pp diff
30.5%
157 Aye / 358 No
29.6%
1,175 Aye / 2,794 No
Digital / Online Safety 37.2pp diff
66.9%
121 Aye / 60 No
36.6%
8,237 Aye / 14,297 No
Tax 21.5pp diff
58.1%
732 Aye / 528 No
39.9%
5,802 Aye / 8,730 No
Brexit / EU 21.3pp diff
61.2%
417 Aye / 264 No
31.3%
2,022 Aye / 4,439 No
Education 20.8pp diff
52.1%
221 Aye / 203 No
37.2%
1,812 Aye / 3,059 No
Foreign Affairs 20.2pp diff
57.4%
116 Aye / 86 No
49.4%
1,727 Aye / 1,770 No
NHS / Health 19.2pp diff
68.6%
133 Aye / 61 No

Recent majority-vote disagreements

Aye 87-0
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No 2-5
Aye 69-0
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No 1-2
Aye 89-0
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No 3-4
Aye 91-0
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No 3-5
Aye 99-0
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No 1-3
No 0-97
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 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye 2-1
No 0-88
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye 3-2
No 0-81
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye 3-1
No 0-86
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye 4-1
No 0-85
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye 5-1
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API