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Division 20 · 15 June 2016

Local Government Statutory Instrument

At a glance

This division passed on 15 June 2016 by a margin of 274, with 278 Ayes and 4 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 235 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 2 votes. There was 1 rebel vote, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 331 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This division took place during a debate on Deferred Division.

278

Ayes

4

Noes

Passed

Result

250

Voted

Passed by 274 Ayes 278 / Noes 4

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted Aye 235 0 291
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 6 0 15
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 4 0 6
Lab Labour Voted No 1 rebel 1 2 164
Ind Independent No party whip 1 0 21
Green Green Party Voted No 0 1 1
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 51
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 20
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 4
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 2
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party No clear majority 0 0 2
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
UUP Ulster Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 1
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 1

"Party position" is how the majority of each party's voting members voted in this division. Parliament does not publish official whipping instructions, so this is derived from the recorded votes. "Rebels" are members who voted against their party's majority; Independent and Speaker roles have no party whip.

Constituencies coloured by how the local MP voted.

Aye
No
Did not vote

Individual votes

MP Vote
Alan Mak Aye
Alex Chalk Aye
Amanda Solloway Aye
Amber Rudd Aye
Andrew Bingham Aye
Andrew Bridgen Aye
Andrew Griffiths Aye
Andrew Jones Aye
Andrew Percy Aye
Andrew Rosindell Aye
Andrew Selous Aye
Ann Clwyd No
Anna Soubry Aye
Anne Marie Morris Aye
Anne Milton Aye
Antoinette Sandbach Aye
Ben Howlett Aye
Bob Blackman Aye
Bob Stewart Aye
Boris Johnson Aye
Caroline Lucas No
Charlie Elphicke Aye
Charlotte Leslie Aye
Chloe Smith Aye
Chris Davies Aye
Chris Green Aye
Chris Heaton-Harris Aye
Chris Philp Aye
Chris Skidmore Aye
Christopher Pincher Aye
Claire Perry Aye
Craig Whittaker Aye
Craig Williams Aye
Crispin Blunt Aye
Dame Amanda Milling Aye
Dame Andrea Jenkyns Aye
Dame Caroline Dinenage Aye
Dame Caroline Spelman Aye
Dame Cheryl Gillan Aye
Dame Harriett Baldwin Aye
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price Aye
Dame Karen Bradley Aye
Dame Maria Miller Aye
Damian Collins Aye
Damian Green Aye
Damian Hinds Aye
David Davis Aye
David Mackintosh Aye
David Morris Aye
David Mowat Aye
David Mundell Aye
David Rutley Aye
David Simpson Aye
David T C Davies Aye
David Tredinnick Aye
David Warburton Aye
Derek Thomas Aye
Dominic Raab Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison Aye
Dr Matthew Offord Aye
Dr Phillip Lee Aye
Dr Sarah Wollaston Aye
Dr Tania Mathias Aye
Edward Argar Aye
Fiona Bruce Aye
Gareth Johnson Aye
Gavin Robinson Aye
George Eustice Aye
George Freeman Aye
Glyn Davies Aye
Gordon Henderson Aye
Graham Stuart Aye
Greg Clark Aye
Greg Hands Aye
Guto Bebb Aye
Guy Opperman Aye
Heidi Allen Aye
Helen Grant Aye
Helen Whately Aye
Henry Smith Aye
Huw Merriman Aye
Iain Stewart Aye
Jack Lopresti Aye
James Brokenshire Aye
James Cartlidge Aye
James Heappey Aye
James Morris Aye
Jane Ellison Aye
Jason McCartney Aye
Jeremy Lefroy Aye
Jesse Norman Aye
Jim Shannon Aye
Jo Churchill Aye
John Glen Aye
John Howell Aye
John Penrose Aye
John Pugh Aye
John Stevenson Aye
Johnny Mercer Aye
Julian Knight Aye
Julian Sturdy Aye
Justin Tomlinson Aye
Justine Greening Aye
Karen Lumley Aye
Kelly Tolhurst Aye
Kevin Foster Aye
Kit Malthouse Aye
Kris Hopkins Aye
Kwasi Kwarteng Aye
Lady Hermon Aye
Liam Byrne Aye
Lucy Allan Aye
Lucy Frazer Aye
Luke Hall Aye
Maggie Throup Aye
Margot James Aye
Maria Caulfield Aye
Mark Field Aye
Mark Garnier Aye
Mark Menzies Aye
Mark Pawsey Aye
Mark Pritchard Aye
Martin Vickers Aye
Matt Warman Aye
Michael Tomlinson Aye
Michelle Donelan Aye
Mike Freer Aye
Mike Wood Aye
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr Andrew Turner Aye
Mr David Burrowes Aye
Mr David Gauke Aye
Mr David Jones Aye
Mr David Nuttall Aye
Mr Dennis Skinner No
Mr Dominic Grieve Aye
Mr Gregory Campbell Aye
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger Aye
Mr John Baron Aye
Mr Jonathan Djanogly Aye
Mr Keith Simpson Aye
Mr Laurence Robertson Aye
Mr Marcus Fysh Aye
Mr Marcus Jones Aye
Mr Mark Francois Aye
Mr Mark Prisk Aye
Mr Mark Williams Aye
Mr Nick Clegg Aye
Mr Nigel Evans Aye
Mr Peter Bone Aye
Mr Philip Hollobone Aye
Mr Ranil Jayawardena Aye
Mr Rob Wilson Aye
Mr Robin Walker Aye
Mr Steve Baker Aye
Mr Tobias Ellwood Aye
Mr William Wragg Aye
Mrs Anne Main Aye
Mrs Flick Drummond Aye
Mrs Pauline Latham Aye
Mrs Sheryll Murray Aye
Ms Nusrat Ghani Aye
Nadhim Zahawi Aye
Neil Carmichael Aye
Neil Parish Aye
Nick Boles Aye
Nick Gibb Aye
Nigel Adams Aye
Nigel Huddleston Aye
Nigel Mills Aye
Oliver Colvile Aye
Paul Maynard Aye
Paul Scully Aye
Penny Mordaunt Aye
Peter Aldous Aye
Peter Heaton-Jones Aye
Philip Dunne Aye
Rebecca Pow Aye
Rehman Chishti Aye
Richard Drax Aye
Richard Fuller Aye
Richard Graham Aye
Rishi Sunak Aye
Robert Halfon Aye
Robert Jenrick Aye
Rory Stewart Aye
Royston Smith Aye
Sarah Newton Aye
Scott Mann Aye
Seema Kennedy Aye
Shailesh Vara Aye
Simon Hoare Aye
Simon Kirby Aye
Sir Alan Duncan Aye
Sir Andrew Mitchell Aye
Sir Bernard Jenkin Aye
Sir Bill Wiggin Aye
Sir Brandon Lewis Aye
Sir Charles Walker Aye
Sir Conor Burns Aye
Sir David Amess Aye
Sir David Evennett Aye
Sir David Lidington Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne Aye
Sir Gary Streeter Aye
Sir Gavin Williamson Aye
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Aye
Sir George Hollingbery Aye
Sir Gerald Howarth Aye
Sir Greg Knight Aye
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg Aye
Sir Jake Berry Aye
Sir James Cleverly Aye
Sir Jeremy Hunt Aye
Sir Jeremy Quin Aye
Sir Jeremy Wright Aye
Sir John Hayes Aye
Sir John Whittingdale Aye
Sir Julian Smith Aye
Sir Mark Spencer Aye
Sir Michael Ellis Aye
Sir Mike Penning Aye
Sir Oliver Dowden Aye
Sir Oliver Letwin Aye
Sir Paul Beresford Aye
Sir Peter Bottomley Aye
Sir Robert Buckland Aye
Sir Robert Goodwill Aye
Sir Robert Neill Aye
Sir Robert Syms Aye
Sir Sajid Javid Aye
Sir Simon Burns Aye
Stephen Crabb Aye
Stephen Hammond Aye
Stephen Metcalfe Aye
Stephen Phillips Aye
Steve Brine Aye
Steve Double Aye
Stuart Andrew Aye
Suella Braverman Aye
Theresa Villiers Aye
Tim Farron Aye
Tim Loughton Aye
Tom Brake Aye
Tom Pursglove Aye
Tom Tugendhat Aye
Victoria Atkins Aye
Victoria Borwick Aye
Wendy Morton Aye
Will Quince Aye
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Alan Brown —
Alan Johnson —
Albert Owen —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Salmond —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Alistair Burt —
Alun Cairns —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andy Burnham —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Smith —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Angus Robertson —
Ann Coffey —
Anna Turley —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Barry Gardiner —
Ben Gummer —
Bill Esterson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Callum McCaig —
Calum Kerr —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Flint —
Caroline Nokes —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Law —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Stephens —
Chris White —
Chris Williamson —
Christian Matheson —
Christina Rees —
Chuka Umunna —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Corri Wilson —
Craig Tracey —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Angela Watkinson —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Louise Ellman —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danny Kinahan —
Dawn Butler —
Debbie Abrahams —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Twigg —
Douglas Chapman —
Dr Alasdair McDonnell —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr Eilidh Whiteford —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Paul Monaghan —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Drew Hendry —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Lewell —
Emma Reynolds —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fiona Mactaggart —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Newlands —
George Kerevan —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Gill Furniss —
Gloria De Piero —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham P Jones —
Graham Stringer —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Mulholland —
Hannah Bardell —
Heidi Alexander —
Helen Goodman —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Jones —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Hywel Williams —
Ian Blackford —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
James Berry —
James Gray —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jess Phillips —
Jessica Morden —
Jim Dowd —
Jim Fitzpatrick —
Jim McMahon —
Jo Cox —
Jo Stevens —
Jo Swinson —
Joan Ryan —
Joanna Cherry —
John Healey —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Edwards —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Judith Cummins —
Julie Cooper —
Justin Madders —
Karin Smyth —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Green —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Osamor —
Keith Vaz —
Kelvin Hopkins —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz McInnes —
Liz Saville Roberts —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Powell —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Eagle —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Durkan —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martyn Day —
Mary Creagh —
Mary Glindon —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matthew Pennycook —
Melanie Onn —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Dugher —
Michael Fabricant —
Michelle Thomson —
Mike Gapes —
Mike Kane —
Mike Weir —
Mims Davies —
Mr Adrian Bailey —
Mr Andrew Smith —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr Chris Leslie —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Anderson —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr David Winnick —
Mr Douglas Carswell —
Mr Gavin Shuker —
Mr Geoffrey Robinson —
Mr George Osborne —
Mr Graham Allen —
Mr Iain Wright —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr Jamie Reed —
Mr Jim Cunningham —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nick Hurd —
Mr Owen Paterson —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Roger Godsiff —
Mr Ronnie Campbell —
Mr Sam Gyimah —
Mr Stephen Hepburn —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Madeleine Moon —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh —
Natalie McGarry —
Naz Shah —
Neil Coyle —
Neil Gray —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Norman Lamb —
Owen Smith —
Owen Thompson —
Pat Glass —
Pat McFadden —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paula Sherriff —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Grant —
Peter Kyle —
Philip Boswell —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Harris —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Richard Arkless —
Richard Burden —
Richard Burgon —
Rob Marris —
Robert Flello —
Roger Mullin —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Cooper —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Sammy Wilson —
Sarah Champion —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Simon Danczuk —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alan Meale —
Sir Alec Shelbrooke —
Sir Christopher Chope —
Sir David Crausby —
Sir Edward Leigh —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Gerald Kaufman —
Sir Iain Duncan Smith —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson —
Sir Julian Brazier —
Sir Julian Lewis —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Kevin Barron —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Michael Fallon —
Sir Nicholas Dakin —
Sir Oliver Heald —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir Vince Cable —
Sir William Cash —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Gethins —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen Lloyd —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Pound —
Stephen Twigg —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Reed —
Steve Rotheram —
Steven Paterson —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Blair Donaldson —
Stuart C McDonald —
Susan Elan Jones —
Teresa Pearce —
Tom Blenkinsop —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tristram Hunt —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Wayne David —
Wes Streeting —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
Yvonne Fovargue —
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This division passed, with 278 Ayes and 4 Noes. Source

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