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.

1377

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)

109

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

72

Debates Spoken In

118

Speeches

357

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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2 AYE

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

2 votes · 20 Jun 2025

5 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 18 Jun 2025

1 AYE5 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

6 votes · 17 Jun 2025

3 AYE

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

3 votes · 13 Jun 2025

4 NO

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 12 May 2025

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

Hospital Beds: Cheshire and Merseyside

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the bed occupancy rate is in each Acute Hospital Trust in the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB area.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Jan 2025

Accident and Emergency Departments: Cheshire and Merseyside

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average waiting times in Accident and Emergency for each Acute Hospital Trust in the Cheshire and Merseyside

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Jan 2025

Cardiovascular System: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average waiting times for a first appointment following a routine referral to vascular services at (a) Warrin

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Jan 2025

Army: Engineers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many engineers there were in the Army on 1 April 2024; and what the requirement was.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence15 Jan 2025

Army: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Army training budget was in each year since 2010.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence15 Jan 2025

Air Force: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the RAF training budget was in each year since 2010.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence15 Jan 2025

Navy: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Navy training budget was in each year since 2010.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence15 Jan 2025

Armed Forces: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) number of and (b) requirement for medical service personnel was on 1 April 2024.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence15 Jan 2025

Armed Forces: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many injured service personal required rehabilitation services in each armed service in each year since 2015; and how much his Department on rehabilitati

AnsweredMinistry of Defence8 Jan 2025

Armed Forces: Sick Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sickness rate was for service personnel by rank in each year since 2015.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence8 Jan 2025
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