House of Commons division
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
What the vote was about
This division concerned approving the principles that set the threshold above which a local authority in England must hold a referendum before raising council tax. For Cornwall Council, this determines by how much it can increase council tax without a public vote, with implications for funding local services, including adult social care, road maintenance and children's services, at a time of strained budgets.
Why this division is tracked here
Council tax referendum principles directly affect Cornwall's ability to raise local revenue for services like schools, roads and social care.
This is Cornwall Political Watch’s own editorial reason for covering the division, drafted with AI assistance from the division title and text. It is not part of the official record and says nothing about how any member voted.
How Cornwall’s MPs voted
Positions are recorded exactly as the House of Commons Votes API states them. The Commons records no abstentions: a member who did not vote is shown as having no vote recorded, and a member acting as a teller has no vote counted.
- LabourAyeVoted in favour
- Liberal DemocratNo vote recordedNo vote recorded for this division
- LabourAyeVoted in favour
- LabourAyeVoted in favour
- Liberal DemocratNo vote recordedNo vote recorded for this division
- Labour (Co-op)AyeVoted in favour
Source
Division 2257, House of Commons, published by the UK Parliament. The full division list names every member who voted.
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