Powers of Local Councils

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the extent of powers devolved to local government on a range of matters from planning to the regulation of street trading.

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Analysis for Ian Blackford

Ian Blackford voted a mixture of for and against (50% aligned) more powers for local councils.

Comparable Scottish National Party MPs voted a mixture of for and against (51% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — Decline Second Reading 2015-10-14 absent na against na
Trade Union Bill — Clause 9 — Consent of Devolved Administrations and Local Government 2015-11-10 aye 100% agree aligned
Enterprise Bill — Clause 33 — Powers for Local Government to Vary Sunday Opening Hours for Large Shops 2016-03-09 aye 100% against not aligned
Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 4 — Provision of Discounted Starter Homes 2016-05-03 absent na against na
Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 78 — Mandatory Rent Level for High Income Local Authority Tenants 2016-05-03 absent na against na
Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 4 — Provision of Discounted Starter Homes 2016-05-09 absent na against na
Neighbourhood Planning Bill — New Clause 9 — Requirement for Planning Permission for the Demolition or Change of Use of Drinking Establishments 2016-12-13 absent na agree na
Planning and Local Representation 2021-07-14 absent na agree na
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 139 — Secure 16 to 19 Academies 2022-02-28 absent na against na

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — Clause 3 — Make Creation of a Combined Authority Conditional on Having Elected Mayor 2015-10-21 absent na against na
Schools White Paper — Academies 2016-04-13 absent na against na
Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 72 — Vacant High Value Local Authority Housing — Local Retention of Funds for Social Housing 2016-05-03 absent na against na
Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 72 — Vacant High Value Local Authority Housing — Local Retention of Funds for Social Housing 2016-05-09 absent na against na
Neighbourhood Planning Bill — Clause 12 — Power for Secretary of State to Ban Certain Types of Planning Conditions in England 2016-12-13 absent na agree na
Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill — Clause 1 — Victims of Domestic Abuse — Benefit Reduction in Respect of Excess Bedrooms 2018-05-08 absent na agree na
Boundary Changes — West Somerset District Council and Taunton Deane Borough Council — Review by Local Government Boundary Commission 2018-05-23 absent na agree na
Proposal for Single Tier of Local Government in Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole — Invitation from the Secretary of State 2018-05-23 absent na agree na
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill — Clause 2 — Designation of Employer Representative Bodies 2022-02-21 absent na agree na
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill: Third Reading 2024-01-10 no 100% against aligned