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Vote · 21 Oct 2025 · Justice and policing

Sentencing: a proposed change

MPs voted on a proposed change to the planned law on sentencing. 167 MPs voted for and 313 against, so it was rejected. 8 MPs voted against their own party.

Official title: Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 · Division 322

Where is this law up to? See Sentencing →

FOR (AYE)
167
AGAINST (NO)
313
RESULT
Rejected

How each party voted

Labour0 · 298
Conservative88 · 0
Liberal Democrat64 · 0
Independent8 · 10
Democratic Unionist Party0 · 5
Plaid Cymru4 · 0
Reform UK3 · 0
Traditional Unionist Voice0 · 1

Source: Commons Votes API · Official record

View data table
PartyForAgainstVoted against own party
Labour02980
Conservative8800
Liberal Democrat6400
Independent8108
Democratic Unionist Party050
Plaid Cymru400
Reform UK300
Traditional Unionist Voice010
Ulster Unionist Party010

Who voted against their party?

MPAreaPartyVoted
Adnan HussainBlackburnIndependentFor
Alex EastonNorth DownIndependentFor
Ayoub KhanBirmingham Perry BarrIndependentFor
Iqbal MohamedDewsbury and BatleyIndependentFor
James McMurdockSouth Basildon and East ThurrockIndependentFor
Jeremy CorbynIslington NorthIndependentFor
Patrick SpencerCentral Suffolk and North IpswichIndependentFor
Rosie DuffieldCanterburyIndependentFor