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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. 182 MPs voted for and 307 against, so it was rejected. 8 MPs voted against their own party.

Official title: Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 · Division 321

Where is this law up to? See Sentencing →

FOR (AYE)
182
AGAINST (NO)
307
RESULT
Rejected

How each party voted

Labour1 · 300
Conservative89 · 0
Liberal Democrat65 · 0
Independent10 · 7
Democratic Unionist Party5 · 0
Plaid Cymru4 · 0
Reform UK3 · 0
Green Party3 · 0

Source: Commons Votes API · Official record

View data table
PartyForAgainstVoted against own party
Labour13001
Conservative8900
Liberal Democrat6500
Independent1077
Democratic Unionist Party500
Plaid Cymru400
Reform UK300
Green Party300
Traditional Unionist Voice100
Ulster Unionist Party100

Who voted against their party?

MPAreaPartyVoted
Andrew GwynneGorton and DentonIndependentAgainst
Brian LeishmanAlloa and GrangemouthIndependentAgainst
Chris HinchliffNorth East HertfordshireIndependentAgainst
Dan NorrisNorth East Somerset and HanhamIndependentAgainst
Diane AbbottHackney North and Stoke NewingtonIndependentAgainst
Neil Duncan-JordanPooleIndependentAgainst
Rachael MaskellYork CentralIndependentAgainst
Kate OsborneJarrow and Gateshead EastLabourFor