City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — 2 Nov 1999

Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [28 October].

Motion made, and Question proposed,

That the Promoters of the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill in the next Session of Parliament, provided that the Agents for the Bill give notice to the Clerks in the Private Bill Office not later than the day before the close of the present Session of their intention to suspend further proceedings and that all Fees due on the Bill up to that date be paid;

That on the fifth day on which the House sits in the next Session the Bill shall be presented to the House;

That there shall be deposited with the Bill a declaration signed by the Agents for the Bill, stating that the Bill is the same, in every respect, as the Bill presented in the House in the present Session;

That as soon as a certificate by one of the Clerks in the Private Bill Office, that such a declaration has been so deposited, has been laid upon the Table of the House, the Bill shall be read the first and second time and committed (and shall be recorded in the Journal of this House as having been so read and committed) and shall be committed to the Chairman of Ways and Means;

That the Chairman of Ways and Means shall make such Amendments thereto as have been made by the committee in the present Session, and shall report the Bill as amended to the House forthwith, and the Bill, so amended, shall be ordered to be considered;

That no further Fees shall be charged in respect of any proceedings on the Bill in respect of which Fees have already been incurred during the present Session;

That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.-- [The Chairman of Ways and Means.]

Question again proposed.

Question put:--

The House divided: Ayes 215, Noes 81.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con73 (+2 tell) 1047.2%
Independent0 20100.0%
Lab121 70 (+2 tell)146.6%
LDem19 6054.3%
PC0 1025.0%
UUP1 1020.0%
Total:214 81146.9%

Rebel Voters - sorted by constituency

MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible MP who could have voted in this division

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
Eric IllsleyBarnsley CentralLabno
Martin LintonBatterseaLabno
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabno
Ronnie CampbellBlyth ValleyLab (minister)no
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLab (minister)no
Brian IddonBolton South EastLabno
Mr Richard LivseyBrecon and RadnorshireLDem (front bench)no
Ian CawseyBrigg and GooleLabno
David LepperBrighton, PavilionLabno
Doug NaysmithBristol North WestLabno
Mr Peter PikeBurnleyLabno
David ChaytorBury NorthLabno
Mr Tony BennChesterfieldLabno
Mr Gerry SteinbergCity of DurhamLabno
Bob RussellColchesterLDem (front bench)no
Claire Curtis-ThomasCrosbyLabno
Brian H DonohoeCunninghame SouthLab (minister)no
Howard StoateDartfordLabboth
Bob LaxtonDerby NorthLabno
Mr Ernie RossDundee WestLabno
John CummingsEasingtonLabno
Ian StewartEcclesLabno
Liz BlackmanErewashLabno
Michael ConnartyFalkirk EastLab (minister)no
Alan KeenFeltham and HestonLabno
Edward LeighGainsboroughCon (front bench)no
Mrs Maria FyfeGlasgow MaryhillLabno
Anthony D WrightGreat YarmouthLabno
Diane AbbottHackney North and Stoke NewingtonLab (minister)no
Mr Ivan HendersonHarwichLabno
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabno
Andrew StunellHazel GroveLDem (front bench)no
Mr Tony McWalterHemel HempsteadLabno
Andrew DismoreHendonLabno
Jim DobbinHeywood and MiddletonLabno
John CryerHornchurchLabno
Jeremy CorbynIslington NorthLabno
Ann CryerKeighleyLabno
Mr Phil SawfordKetteringLabno
Roger BerryKingswoodLabno
Mr Hilton DawsonLancaster and WyreLabno
Fabian HamiltonLeeds North EastLab (minister)no
Mr Harold BestLeeds North WestLabno
Dr Jim MarshallLeicester SouthLabno
Harry CohenLeyton and WansteadLabtellno
Mr Tam DalyellLinlithgowLabno
Robert WareingLiverpool, West DerbyLabno
Kelvin HopkinsLuton NorthLabtellno
Graham StringerManchester, BlackleyLab (minister)no
Robert Marshall-AndrewsMedwayLabno
Geraldine SmithMorecambe and LunesdaleLabno
Mrs Llin GoldingNewcastle-under-LymeLabno
Paul FlynnNewport WestLabno
Mr Bill O'BrienNormantonLabno
Mr Harry BarnesNorth East DerbyshireLabno
David TaylorNorth West LeicestershireLabno
Mr Tony ClarkeNorthampton SouthLabno
Ian GibsonNorwich NorthLabno
Alan SimpsonNottingham SouthLabno
Gordon PrenticePendleLabno
Mrs Jackie LawrencePreseli PembrokeshireLabno
Ms Audrey WisePrestonLabno
Kevin BarronRother ValleyLab (minister)no
Mr Bill MichieSheffield, HeeleyLabno
David HeathSomerton and FromeLDem (front bench)no
Alan WhiteheadSouthampton, TestLab (minister)no
Mr Ronnie FearnSouthportLDemno
Mr Gerry BerminghamSt Helens SouthLabno
Andrew GeorgeSt IvesLDem (front bench)no
Dari TaylorStockton SouthLabno
Mr George StevensonStoke-on-Trent SouthLabno
Bill EtheringtonSunderland NorthLabno
Mr Donald AndersonSwansea EastLab (minister)no
Alan WilliamsSwansea WestLabno
Mr Peter BradleyThe WrekinLabno
Mr David HinchliffeWakefieldLabno
Mr Paul StinchcombeWellingboroughLabno
Mr Colin PickthallWest LancashireLabno
Neil TurnerWiganLabno
Mr Terry LewisWorsleyLabno

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