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
In April 2026, 48 of 49 divisions across seven sitting days were carried and one rejected, with around 20,700 votes cast.
Crime and justice led the tagged subjects. Forty-nine votes were recorded against party majorities.
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