Commons division · 15 Jul 2025, 16:10 · No. 268

Opposition Day: Welfare

Rejected

Majority 334

Ayes: 106 Noes: 440

At a glance The Noes won by a margin of 334 votes. 2 MPs voted against their party line.

Benefits & welfare

How the parties voted

PartyPositionAyesNoesRebels
Labour No majority 0 345 0
Conservative Aye majority 103 0 0
Liberal Democrat No majority 0 64 0
Independent No majority 2 10 2
Scottish National Party No majority 0 9 0
Plaid Cymru No majority 0 4 0
Green Party No majority 0 4 0

The party positions and rebel counts are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.

Turnout: 544 of 650 MPs voted (84%) · 102 did not vote · 4 acted as tellers. Tellers are not counted in the Aye/No totals.

Tellers: Sir Ashley Fox (Aye), Nick Timothy (Aye), Kate Dearden (No), Anna McMorrin (No).

Constituency map

Every constituency coloured by how its MP voted in this division. Hover a seat for the MP and their vote.

Basemap © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO. Boundaries: ONS, Open Government Licence.

Every vote

Ayes (105)

Noes (439)

Tellers (4)

Did not vote (102)

Source: the official Commons division record.