Vote · 8 Jun 2026

Bringing the steel industry into public ownership: a proposed change

MPs voted on a proposed change to the planned law on bringing the steel industry into public ownership. 145 MPs voted for and 251 against, so it was rejected. 1 MPs voted against their own party.

Official title: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 · Division 14

Where is this law up to? See Bringing the steel industry into public ownership →

FOR (AYE)

145

AGAINST (NO)

251

RESULT

Rejected

How each party voted

Labour

0 · 248

Conservative

79 · 0

Liberal Democrat

62 · 0

Democratic Unionist Party

3 · 0

Independent

1 · 2

Reform UK

0 · 1

Ulster Unionist Party

1 · 0

Source: Commons Votes API · Official record

View data table

Party	For	Against	Voted against own party
Labour	0	248	0
Conservative	79	0	0
Liberal Democrat	62	0	0
Democratic Unionist Party	3	0	0
Independent	1	2	1
Reform UK	0	1	0
Ulster Unionist Party	1	0	0

Who voted against their party?

MP	Area	Party	Voted
Patrick Spencer	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	Independent	For