Monthly Commons digest
April 2026: the Commons month in review
Ayes and Noes · compiled from official UK Parliament data
Published 30 April 2026 2 min read
April 2026 was striking for government dominance: of 49 divisions across seven sitting days — the heaviest month of business this year — 48 were carried and only one rejected, with around 20,700 votes cast.
Crime and justice led the tagged subjects. Forty-nine votes were recorded against party majorities — a low rate given the volume of business.
49
Divisions
48
Passed
1
Rejected
20,658
Votes cast
Activity through the month
Recorded divisions per sitting day (hover a bar for the date).
Bars show sitting days on which the Commons divided; the axis numbers are divisions held.
Notable divisions
Closest result — passed by 99 votes
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
27 Apr 2026 · Ayes 269 / Noes 170
Largest rebellion — 14 MPs voted against their party majority
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
14 Apr 2026 · Ayes 247 / Noes 21
What was debated
Topics by number of divisions tagged (locally derived).
Rebellions
49 votes were cast against an MP's own party majority this month.
Largest rebellion — 14 MPs voted against their party majority
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
14 Apr 2026
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
165 new Early Day Motions were tabled this month.
Most signed — 102 signatures
100th anniversary of the birth of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
EDM 3129 · tabled by Adam Jogee