Monthly Commons digest

April 2025: the Commons month in review

Ayes and Noes · compiled from official UK Parliament data

Published 30 April 2025 2 min read

April 2025 returned to a steadier rhythm with 21 divisions over eight sitting days — seven carried and fourteen rejected — and roughly 6,900 votes cast.

Crime and justice featured most among the tagged votes. Rebellions were modest, at eighteen votes against party majorities.

21

Divisions

7

Passed

14

Rejected

6,916

Votes cast

Activity through the month

Recorded divisions per sitting day (hover a bar for the date).

0 2 4 1 Apr 2025: 2 divisions 21 2 Apr 2025: 3 divisions 32 23 Apr 2025: 3 divisions 323 24 Apr 2025: 2 divisions 224 25 Apr 2025: 2 divisions 225 28 Apr 2025: 2 divisions 228 29 Apr 2025: 4 divisions 429 30 Apr 2025: 3 divisions 330

Bars show sitting days on which the Commons divided; the axis numbers are divisions held.

Notable divisions

What was debated

Topics by number of divisions tagged (locally derived).

Rebellions

18 votes were cast against an MP's own party majority this month.

Largest rebellion — 13 MPs voted against their party majority

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11

29 Apr 2025

Most active MPs

By recorded votes cast this month (a participation measure, not a judgement of effectiveness). Party shown as at the time.

Early Day Motions

146 new Early Day Motions were tabled this month.

Most signed — 78 signatures

Securing habitat for endangered swifts and other cavity nesting birds

EDM 1065 · tabled by Barry Gardiner