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Commons division · 3 Feb 2026, 18:59 · No. 424

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading

Passed

Majority 354

Ayes: 458 Noes: 104

At a glance The Ayes won by a margin of 353 votes. 4 MPs voted against their party line.

Benefits & welfare

How the parties voted

PartyPositionAyesNoesRebels
Labour Aye majority 359 0 0
Conservative No majority 0 97 0
Liberal Democrat Aye majority 62 0 0
Independent Aye majority 9 2 2
Scottish National Party Aye majority 8 0 0
Reform UK No majority 2 5 2
Plaid Cymru Aye majority 4 0 0
Democratic Unionist Party Aye majority 4 0 0
Green Party Aye majority 4 0 0
Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye majority 2 0 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: 561 of 649 MPs voted (86%) · 84 did not vote · 4 acted as tellers. Tellers are not counted in the Aye/No totals.

Tellers: Deirdre Costigan (Aye), Gregor Poynton (Aye), Alicia Kearns (No), Mr Andrew Snowden (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 (457)

Noes (104)

Tellers (4)

Did not vote (84)

Source: the official Commons division record.