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Independent vs Labour

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

Ind
Independent
13 current MPs
vs
Lab
Labour
361 current MPs

Party profile

13
current Commons MPs
Current MPs
361
current Commons MPs
1
latest election snapshot
Election seats
411
latest election snapshot

Voting record

59.5 %
14 % below Commons average
Engagement
73.6 %
same as Commons average

Debates

51.8
673 total appearances
Appearances
46.2
16,674 total appearances
69.2
900 total contributions
Contributions
103.5
37,359 total contributions

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

Financials

£189,268
16 % below average
Avg expenses
£222,335
2 % below average
£2,460,489
13 MPs with imported expenses
Total expenses
£80,263,006
361 MPs with imported expenses

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25.

Topic stance

68.6%
133 Aye / 61 No
NHS / Health 19.9pp diff
48.7%
3,617 Aye / 3,815 No
52.1%
221 Aye / 203 No
Education 13.7pp diff
65.8%
11,495 Aye / 5,971 No
43.2%
95 Aye / 125 No
Devolution / Local Government 10.5pp diff
53.7%
4,981 Aye / 4,297 No
91.7%
11 Aye / 1 No
Cost of Living 8.3pp diff
100.0%
615 Aye / 0 No
57.4%
116 Aye / 86 No
Foreign Affairs 7.8pp diff
65.3%
5,224 Aye / 2,779 No
58.4%
139 Aye / 99 No
Energy 7.8pp diff
66.2%
6,000 Aye / 3,060 No
54.3%
184 Aye / 155 No
Work / Employment 6.9pp diff
61.2%
8,501 Aye / 5,396 No
53.3%
73 Aye / 64 No
Environment / Climate 5.7pp diff
47.6%
2,701 Aye / 2,977 No

Recent majority-vote disagreements

Aye 4-2
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No 0-265
Aye 4-2
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No 0-270
Aye 4-2
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No 0-271
No 1-5
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye 271-0
No 2-4
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye 266-6
No 2-4
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye 273-1
Aye 9-1
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No 14-300
No 1-5
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye 238-0
No 1-2
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye 246-0
No 1-4
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye 246-0
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API