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Division 211 · 25 January 2021

Opposition Day: Council tax: Government's proposed increase

Opposition Tax

At a glance

This division passed on 25 January 2021 by a margin of 210, with 210 Ayes and 0 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 185 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 1 votes. There was 1 rebel vote, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 419 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Steve Reed. This division took place during a debate on Council Tax: Government’s Proposed Increase.

210

Ayes

0

Noes

Passed

Result

200

Voted

Passed by 210 Ayes 210 / Noes 0

The motion

Proposed by Steve Reed

I beg to move, That this House calls on the Prime Minister to drop the Government’s plans to force local councils to increase council tax in the middle of a pandemic by providing councils with funding to meet the Government’s promise to do whatever is necessary to support councils in the fight again…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Lab Labour Voted Aye 1 rebel 185 1 189
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 7 0 11
Ind Independent No party whip 3 0 19
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
Con Conservative No clear majority 0 0 331
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 43
DUP Democratic Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 7
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 5
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Alba Alba Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
APNI Alliance 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
Afzal Khan Aye
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alex Davies-Jones Aye
Alex Norris Aye
Alex Sobel Aye
Alison McGovern Aye
Andrew Gwynne Aye
Andy McDonald Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Rayner Aye
Anna McMorrin Aye
Anneliese Dodds Aye
Apsana Begum Aye
Bambos Charalambous Aye
Barry Gardiner Aye
Bell Ribeiro-Addy Aye
Ben Lake Aye
Beth Winter Aye
Bill Esterson Aye
Bridget Phillipson Aye
Caroline Lucas Aye
Carolyn Harris Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine McKinnell Aye
Catherine West Aye
Charlotte Nichols Aye
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Evans Aye
Christian Matheson Aye
Christina Rees Aye
Claudia Webbe Aye
Clive Efford Aye
Clive Lewis Aye
Colleen Fletcher Aye Teller
Conor McGinn Aye
Daisy Cooper Aye
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Meg Hillier Aye
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dame Siobhain McDonagh Aye
Dan Carden Aye
Dan Jarvis Aye
Daniel Zeichner Aye
Darren Jones Aye
Dawn Butler Aye
Debbie Abrahams Aye
Derek Twigg Aye
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan Aye
Dr Rupa Huq Aye
Ed Davey Aye
Ed Miliband Aye
Ellie Reeves Aye
Emily Thornberry Aye
Emma Hardy Aye
Emma Lewell Aye
Fabian Hamilton Aye
Feryal Clark Aye
Fleur Anderson Aye
Florence Eshalomi Aye
Gareth Thomas Aye
Geraint Davies Aye
Gerald Jones Aye
Gill Furniss Aye Teller
Graham Stringer Aye
Grahame Morris Aye
Helen Hayes Aye
Hilary Benn Aye
Holly Lynch Aye
Hywel Williams Aye
Ian Byrne Aye
Ian Lavery Aye
Ian Mearns Aye
Ian Murray Aye
Imran Hussain Aye
Jack Dromey Aye
James Murray Aye
Janet Daby Aye
Jeff Smith Aye
Jeremy Corbyn Aye
Jess Phillips Aye
Jessica Morden Aye
Jim McMahon Aye
Jo Stevens Aye
John Healey Aye
John McDonnell Aye
Jon Cruddas Aye
Jon Trickett Aye
Jonathan Ashworth Aye
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Jonathan Reynolds Aye
Judith Cummins Aye
Justin Madders Aye
Karin Smyth Aye
Karl Turner Aye
Kate Green Aye
Kate Hollern Aye
Kate Osamor Aye
Kate Osborne Aye
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kim Johnson Aye
Layla Moran Aye
Liam Byrne Aye
Lilian Greenwood Aye
Lisa Nandy Aye
Liz Kendall Aye
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Liz Twist No Teller
Lloyd Russell-Moyle Aye
Louise Haigh Aye
Lucy Powell Aye
Luke Pollard Aye
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Maria Eagle Aye
Marsha De Cordova Aye
Mary Glindon Aye
Mary Kelly Foy Aye
Matt Rodda Aye
Matt Western Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Mick Whitley Aye
Mike Amesbury Aye
Mike Hill Aye
Mike Kane Aye
Mohammad Yasin Aye
Mr Barry Sheerman Aye
Mr Ben Bradshaw Aye
Mr Clive Betts Aye
Mr David Lammy Aye
Mr Khalid Mahmood Aye
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Aye
Mr Toby Perkins Aye
Mr Virendra Sharma Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson Aye
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare Aye
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Marie Rimmer Aye
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Munira Wilson Aye
Nadia Whittome Aye
Navendu Mishra Aye
Naz Shah Aye
Neil Coyle Aye
Nick Smith Aye
Nick Thomas-Symonds Aye
Olivia Blake Aye
Pat McFadden Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paula Barker Aye
Peter Dowd Aye
Peter Kyle Aye
Preet Kaur Gill Aye
Rachael Maskell Aye
Rachel Hopkins Aye
Rachel Reeves Aye
Rebecca Long Bailey Aye
Richard Burgon Aye
Rosie Cooper Aye
Rosie Duffield Aye
Rushanara Ali Aye
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Ruth Jones Aye
Sam Tarry Aye
Sarah Champion Aye
Sarah Jones Aye
Sarah Olney Aye
Sarah Owen Aye
Seema Malhotra Aye
Shabana Mahmood Aye
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir George Howarth Aye
Sir Keir Starmer Aye
Sir Mark Hendrick Aye
Sir Mark Tami Aye
Sir Stephen Timms Aye
Stephanie Peacock Aye
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Stephen Morgan Aye
Steve Reed Aye
Tahir Ali Aye
Taiwo Owatemi Aye
Tim Farron Aye
Tonia Antoniazzi Aye
Tony Lloyd Aye
Tracy Brabin Aye
Tulip Siddiq Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Wayne David Aye
Wera Hobhouse Aye
Wes Streeting Aye
Yasmin Qureshi Aye
Yvette Cooper Aye
Yvonne Fovargue Aye
Zarah Sultana Aye
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Dr Caroline Johnson —
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Dr James Davies —
Dr Jamie Wallis —
Dr Kieran Mullan —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Luke Evans —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Neil Hudson —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Drew Hendry —
Duncan Baker —
Eddie Hughes —
Edward Argar —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Elliot Colburn —
Esther McVey —
Fay Jones —
Felicity Buchan —
Fiona Bruce —
Gareth Bacon —
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Gary Sambrook —
Gavin Newlands —
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Guy Opperman —
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Henry Smith —
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Huw Merriman —
Iain Stewart —
Ian Blackford —
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James Morris —
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James Wild —
Jamie Stone —
Jane Hunt —
Jane Stevenson —
Jason McCartney —
Jerome Mayhew —
Jesse Norman —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Gideon —
Joanna Cherry —
John Finucane —
John Glen —
John Howell —
John Lamont —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
John Penrose —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jonathan Gullis —
Joy Morrissey —
Julia Lopez —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Julie Marson —
Justin Tomlinson —
Karl McCartney —
Kate Kniveton —
Katherine Fletcher —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kenny MacAskill —
Kevin Foster —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kit Malthouse —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Laura Farris —
Laura Trott —
Lee Anderson —
Lee Rowley —
Leo Docherty —
Lia Nici —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Luke Hall —
Maggie Throup —
Marco Longhi —
Margaret Ferrier —
Maria Caulfield —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Eastwood —
Mark Fletcher —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Jenkinson —
Mark Logan —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Mark Pritchard —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martin Vickers —
Martyn Day —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Vickers —
Matt Warman —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Fabricant —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Mike Freer —
Mike Wood —
Mims Davies —
Miriam Cates —
Miss Sarah Dines —
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Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr David Jones —
Mr Gagan Mohindra —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
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Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
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Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Marcus Jones —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Owen Paterson —
Mr Peter Bone —
Mr Philip Hollobone —
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Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Richard Holden —
Mr Rob Roberts —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Flick Drummond —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Kemi Badenoch —
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Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil Gray —
Neil O'Brien —
Neil Parish —
Nick Fletcher —
Nick Gibb —
Nickie Aiken —
Nicola Richards —
Nigel Adams —
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Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Thompson —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Bristow —
Paul Girvan —
Paul Holmes —
Paul Howell —
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Paul Scully —
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Peter Gibson —
Peter Grant —
Philip Dunne —
Priti Patel —
Rebecca Harris —
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Rehman Chishti —
Richard Drax —
Richard Fuller —
Richard Graham —
Richard Thomson —
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Rob Butler —
Robbie Moore —
Robert Courts —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
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Royston Smith —
Ruth Edwards —
Sally-Ann Hart —
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Sarah Atherton —
Scott Benton —
Scott Mann —
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Shailesh Vara —
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