Derek Twigg

MP since 1 May 1997

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Derek Twigg is the Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

1371

Votes Cast

£227,917

Expenses 2024-25

16,425

Majority

61.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£227,917

Staffing£179,687
Accommodation£26,560
Office£12,727
Travel£8,942

Year-on-Year

2024-25£227,917
2023-24£191,643
2022-23£168,932
2021-22£158,275
2020-21£136,427
2019-20£135,368
2018-19£119,016
2017-18£116,679
2016-17£111,884
2015-16£109,630
2014-15£110,862
2013-14£99,876
2012-13£111,039
2011-12£123,853
2010-11£33,211

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 38,116 voters

Labour
23,484 votes61.6%
Reform UK
7,059 votes18.5%
Conservative
3,507 votes9.2%
Green Party
2,058 votes5.4%
Liberal Democrat
1,593 votes4.2%
Workers Party of Britain
415 votes1.1%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

86

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

69

Debates Spoken In

113

Speeches

351

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

4 votes · 2 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
30 October 2024

Registered 17 July 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Derek in Parliament

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether data for Death Benefit nominations was migrated successfully from paper systems to the online Civil Service Pension Scheme system run by Capita.

AnsweredCabinet Office4 Mar 2026

Energy: Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of (a) energy suppliers and (b) the National Grid to provide power fo

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero11 Feb 2026

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister signed off the decision to award the Civil Service Pensions contract to Capita.

AnsweredCabinet Office10 Feb 2026

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether officials in his Department had discussions with MOD officials on the suitability of Capita to run government contracts prior to the award of the Ci

AnsweredCabinet Office10 Feb 2026

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who will pay the costs of resolving issues related to the administration of the Civil Service Pension scheme by Capita.

AnsweredCabinet Office10 Feb 2026

Cabinet Office: Written Questions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 106942 tabled by the hon. Member for Widnes and Halewood on 20 January 2026.

Cabinet Office2 Feb 2026

Home Office: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to Question 101725 tabled by the hon. Member for Widnes and Halewood on 2 January 2026.

AnsweredHome Office2 Feb 2026

Cabinet Office: Written Questions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 106941 tabled by the hon. Member for Widnes and Halewood on 20 January 2026.

AnsweredCabinet Office2 Feb 2026

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the current waiting time for information on pension lump sums requested by members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Cabinet Office20 Jan 2026

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what action he is taking to decrease the time taken to provide information and payments in respect of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

AnsweredCabinet Office20 Jan 2026
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