Amendment

King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

What was this vote about?

MPs voted on this matter in the House of Commons.

The result

Motion rejected

Margin: 213

104

317

Aye (25%)No (75%)

421 of 650 eligible MPs voted (65% turnout)

How each party voted

Conservative

Voted for

89 aye0 no25 absent

Reform UK

Voted for

6 aye0 no2 absent

Ulster Unionist Party

Voted for

1 aye0 no

Democratic Unionist Party

Voted for

1 aye0 no4 absent

Traditional Unionist Voice

Voted for

1 aye0 no

Restore Britain

Voted for

1 aye0 no

Who rebelled?(3 MPs)

3 MPs voted against their party whip.

Independent(3 rebels — party voted aye)

Jeremy Corbyn(Islington North)

Dan Norris(North East Somerset and Hanham)

Shockat Adam(Leicester South)

Why it matters

On 20 May 2026 MPs voted on Amendment (o) to the King's Speech Motion for an Address. The amendment was defeated by 317 votes to 104, a margin of 213, with three MPs voting against their party whip. This shows a small cross-party dissent on this amendment as the bill moves forward.

Small cross-party dissent on the King's Speech amendmentAmendment (o) defeated by a wide marginThree MPs crossed the party whip on this vote

AI-generated context — may contain errors.

Turnout by party

65%

Ulster Unionist Party

1/1 (100%)

Green Party

5/5 (100%)

Traditional Unionist Voice

1/1 (100%)

Your Party

1/1 (100%)

Restore Britain

1/1 (100%)

Conservative

89/114 (78%)

Labour (Co-op)

304/400 (76%)

Reform UK

6/8 (75%)

What happens next?

The bill continues through its current stage with the amendment applied (or rejected).