Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

PASSED

278

90

Aye: 279No: 90

Party Breakdown

Labour

248 Aye0 No

Conservative

0 Aye86 No

Labour (Co-op)

27 Aye0 No

Reform UK

0 Aye3 No

Your Party

1 Aye0 No

Restore Britain

0 Aye1 No

Democratic Unionist Party

1 Aye0 No

Independent

1 Aye0 No

Aye (278)

Voted in favour

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party

Dan Norris

North East Somerset and Hanham

Adam Thompson

Alan Gemmell

Central Ayrshire

Alan Strickland

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Alex Baker

Alex Ballinger

Alex Davies-Jones

Alex Mayer

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Alex McIntyre

Alison Hume

Scarborough and Whitby

Alison McGovern

Alison Taylor

Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Alistair Strathern

Amanda Hack

North West Leicestershire

Amanda Martin

Portsmouth North

Andrew Ranger

Andy MacNae

Rossendale and Darwen

Andy McDonald

Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Anna Gelderd

South East Cornwall

Anna McMorrin

Anneliese Midgley

Antonia Bance

Tipton and Wednesbury

Apsana Begum

Poplar and Limehouse

Bambos Charalambous

Southgate and Wood Green

Barry Gardiner

Becky Gittins

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Clapham and Brixton Hill

Ben Goldsborough

Blair McDougall

East Renfrewshire

Brian Leishman

Alloa and Grangemouth

Callum Anderson

Buckingham and Bletchley

Catherine Atkinson

Catherine Fookes

Charlotte Nichols

Warrington North

Chris Bryant

Rhondda and Ogmore

Chris Curtis

Milton Keynes North

Chris Elmore

Chris Hinchliff

North East Hertfordshire

Chris Murray

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Chris Ward

Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Christian Wakeford

Claire Hazelgrove

Filton and Bradley Stoke

Claire Hughes

Bangor Aberconwy

Clive Efford

Eltham and Chislehurst

Dame Chi Onwurah

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Dame Diana Johnson

Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Dame Nia Griffith

Dame Siobhain McDonagh

Mitcham and Morden

Damien Egan

Bristol North East

Dan Aldridge

Weston-super-Mare

Dan Carden

Liverpool Walton

Dan Tomlinson

Chipping Barnet

Daniel Francis

Bexleyheath and Crayford

Daniel Zeichner

Danny Beales

Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Darren Paffey

Southampton Itchen

Dave Robertson

David Baines

St Helens North

David Burton-Sampson

Southend West and Leigh

David Pinto-Duschinsky

David Smith

North Northumberland

David Taylor

Hemel Hempstead

David Williams

Stoke-on-Trent North

Dawn Butler

Debbie Abrahams

Oldham East and Saddleworth

Derek Twigg

Widnes and Halewood

Douglas McAllister

West Dunbartonshire

Dr Allison Gardner

Stoke-on-Trent South

Dr Beccy Cooper

Dr Lauren Sullivan

Dr Marie Tidball

Penistone and Stocksbridge

Dr Peter Prinsley

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Dr Sam Rushworth

Bishop Auckland

Dr Scott Arthur

Edinburgh South West

Dr Simon Opher

Dr Zubir Ahmed

Glasgow South West

Ellie Reeves

Lewisham West and East Dulwich

Emily Darlington

Milton Keynes Central

Emma Hardy

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Emma Lewell

Euan Stainbank

Feryal Clark

Fleur Anderson

Frank McNally

Coatbridge and Bellshill

Gen Kitchen

Wellingborough and Rushden

Georgia Gould

Queen's Park and Maida Vale

Gerald Jones

Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Gill Furniss

Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Graeme Downie

Dunfermline and Dollar

Grahame Morris

Gurinder Singh Josan

Harpreet Uppal

Heidi Alexander

Henry Tufnell

Mid and South Pembrokeshire

Hilary Benn

Imran Hussain

Irene Campbell

North Ayrshire and Arran

Jacob Collier

Burton and Uttoxeter

James Naish

Janet Daby

Jas Athwal

Jen Craft

Jess Asato

Jessica Morden

Jessica Toale

Bournemouth West

Jim Dickson

Jo Stevens

Jo White

Joani Reid

East Kilbride and Strathaven

Johanna Baxter

Paisley and Renfrewshire South

John Grady

John McDonnell

Hayes and Harlington

John Slinger

John Whitby

Derbyshire Dales

Jon Pearce

Jon Trickett

Normanton and Hemsworth

Jonathan Davies

Jonathan Hinder

Pendle and Clitheroe

Josh Dean

Hertford and Stortford

Josh Fenton-Glynn

Josh Newbury

Josh Simons

Juliet Campbell

Justin Madders

Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Kanishka Narayan

Vale of Glamorgan

Karin Smyth

Katie White

Leeds North West

Katrina Murray

Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Keir Mather

Kerry McCarthy

Kevin Bonavia

Kim Leadbeater

Laura Kyrke-Smith

Lauren Edwards

Rochester and Strood

Lee Barron

Corby and East Northamptonshire

Lee Pitcher

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

Lewis Atkinson

Sunderland Central

Liam Byrne

Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Liam Conlon

Beckenham and Penge

Lilian Greenwood

Nottingham South

Lillian Jones

Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Linsey Farnsworth

Liz Twist

Blaydon and Consett

Lizzi Collinge

Morecambe and Lunesdale

Lloyd Hatton

Lola McEvoy

Lorraine Beavers

Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Luke Akehurst

Luke Murphy

Luke Myer

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Margaret Mullane

Dagenham and Rainham

Mark Ferguson

Gateshead Central and Whickham

Mark Sewards

Leeds South West and Morley

Markus Campbell-Savours

Penrith and Solway

Martin McCluskey

Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Martin Rhodes

Mary Glindon

Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

Mary Kelly Foy

Matt Bishop

Matt Rodda

Reading Central

Matt Western

Warwick and Leamington

Matthew Patrick

Matthew Pennycook

Greenwich and Woolwich

Maureen Burke

Glasgow North East

Maya Ellis

Melanie Onn

Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

Melanie Ward

Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Michael Payne

Michelle Scrogham

Barrow and Furness

Michelle Welsh

Sherwood Forest

Mike Reader

Northampton South

Mohammad Yasin

Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

Mr Clive Betts

Sheffield South East

Mr Connor Rand

Altrincham and Sale West

Mr Hamish Falconer

Mr James Frith

Mr Luke Charters

Mr Paul Foster

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Mr Toby Perkins

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

Erith and Thamesmead

Ms Diane Abbott

Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Ms Julie Minns

Ms Marie Rimmer

St Helens South and Whiston

Ms Polly Billington

Nadia Whittome

Nottingham East

Natalie Fleet

Natasha Irons

Naushabah Khan

Gillingham and Rainham

Naz Shah

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Noah Law

St Austell and Newquay

Olivia Blake

Sheffield Hallam

Pam Cox

Pamela Nash

Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Patricia Ferguson

Patrick Hurley

Paul Davies

Paula Barker

Liverpool Wavertree

Perran Moon

Camborne and Redruth

Peter Dowd

Phil Brickell

Rachel Hopkins

Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Rachel Taylor

North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Rebecca Long Bailey

Richard Burgon

Richard Quigley

Isle of Wight West

Rosie Wrighting

Rushanara Ali

Bethnal Green and Stepney

Ruth Cadbury

Brentford and Isleworth

Ruth Jones

Newport West and Islwyn

Samantha Dixon

Chester North and Neston

Samantha Niblett

South Derbyshire

Sarah Champion

Sarah Edwards

Sarah Owen

Sarah Russell

Sarah Smith

Satvir Kaur

Southampton Test

Sean Woodcock

Sir Alan Campbell

Sir Mark Tami

Alyn and Deeside

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Sojan Joseph

Sonia Kumar

Stephanie Peacock

Steve Race

Steve Witherden

Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Steve Yemm

Sureena Brackenridge

Wolverhampton North East

Tahir Ali

Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Taiwo Owatemi

Coventry North West

Terry Jermy

South West Norfolk

Tim Roca

Tom Collins

Tom Hayes

Bournemouth East

Tom Rutland

East Worthing and Shoreham

Tonia Antoniazzi

Tony Vaughan

Folkestone and Hythe

Torcuil Crichton

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Torsten Bell

Tracy Gilbert

Edinburgh North and Leith

Tristan Osborne

Chatham and Aylesford

Uma Kumaran

Stratford and Bow

Valerie Vaz

Walsall and Bloxwich

Vicky Foxcroft

Warinder Juss

Wolverhampton West

Yuan Yang

Earley and Woodley

Alice Macdonald

Anneliese Dodds

Baggy Shanker

Chris Evans

Chris Vince

Dame Meg Hillier

Hackney South and Shoreditch

Emma Foody

Cramlington and Killingworth

Florence Eshalomi

Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Gareth Snell

Stoke-on-Trent Central

Gareth Thomas

Helena Dollimore

Hastings and Rye

Jayne Kirkham

Truro and Falmouth

Jonathan Reynolds

Stalybridge and Hyde

Kate Dearden

Kate Osamor

Edmonton and Winchmore Hill

Kirsteen Sullivan

Bathgate and Linlithgow

Miatta Fahnbulleh

Ms Stella Creasy

Oliver Ryan

Paul Waugh

Preet Kaur Gill

Birmingham Edgbaston

Rachael Maskell

Rachel Blake

Cities of London and Westminster

Sarah Hall

Warrington South

Seema Malhotra

Feltham and Heston

Stephen Doughty

Cardiff South and Penarth

Steve Reed

Streatham and Croydon North

Zarah Sultana

No (90)

Voted against

Alberto Costa

South Leicestershire

Alex Burghart

Brentwood and Ongar

Alison Griffiths

Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

Andrew Bowie

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Andrew Griffith

Arundel and South Downs

Aphra Brandreth

Chester South and Eddisbury

Ben Obese-Jecty

Blake Stephenson

Mid Bedfordshire

Bob Blackman

Bradley Thomas

Charlie Dewhirst

Bridlington and The Wolds

Chris Philp

Claire Coutinho

Dame Harriett Baldwin

West Worcestershire

Damian Hinds

David Davis

Goole and Pocklington

David Simmonds

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Dr Andrew Murrison

South West Wiltshire

Dr Ben Spencer

Runnymede and Weybridge

Dr Caroline Johnson

Sleaford and North Hykeham

Dr Kieran Mullan

Bexhill and Battle

Dr Luke Evans

Hinckley and Bosworth

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Solihull West and Shirley

Edward Argar

Melton and Syston

Gareth Bacon

George Freeman

Graham Stuart

Beverley and Holderness

Greg Smith

Mid Buckinghamshire

Gregory Stafford

Farnham and Bordon

Harriet Cross

Gordon and Buchan

Helen Grant

Maidstone and Malling

Helen Whately

Faversham and Mid Kent

Jack Rankin

James Cartlidge

James Wild

North West Norfolk

Jerome Mayhew

Broadland and Fakenham

Jesse Norman

Hereford and South Herefordshire

John Cooper

Dumfries and Galloway

John Glen

John Lamont

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Joy Morrissey

Julia Lopez

Hornchurch and Upminster

Kevin Hollinrake

Thirsk and Malton

Kit Malthouse

North West Hampshire

Lewis Cocking

Lincoln Jopp

Mark Garnier

Mark Pritchard

Martin Vickers

Brigg and Immingham

Matt Vickers

Mims Davies

East Grinstead and Uckfield

Mr Gagan Mohindra

South West Hertfordshire

Mr Louie French

Old Bexley and Sidcup

Mr Mark Francois

Rayleigh and Wickford

Mr Richard Holden

Basildon and Billericay

Neil O'Brien

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Nick Timothy

Nigel Huddleston

Droitwich and Evesham

Patrick Spencer

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Paul Holmes

Peter Fortune

Bromley and Biggin Hill

Priti Patel

Rebecca Harris

Rebecca Paul

Rebecca Smith

South West Devon

Sarah Bool

South Northamptonshire

Simon Hoare

Sir Alec Shelbrooke

Wetherby and Easingwold

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Harwich and North Essex

Sir Christopher Chope

Sir Desmond Swayne

New Forest West

Sir Edward Leigh

Sir Gavin Williamson

Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

North Cotswolds

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Chingford and Woodford Green

Sir Jeremy Hunt

Godalming and Ash

Sir John Hayes

South Holland and The Deepings

Sir John Whittingdale

Sir Julian Lewis

New Forest East

Sir Julian Smith

Skipton and Ripon

Sir Mel Stride

Sir Oliver Dowden

Sir Roger Gale

Herne Bay and Sandwich

Steve Barclay

North East Cambridgeshire

Stuart Andrew

Victoria Atkins

Louth and Horncastle

Andrew Rosindell

Danny Kruger

Richard Tice

Boston and Skegness

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain