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.

1403

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)

111

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

75

Debates Spoken In⚑

122

Speeches⚑

383

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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Aye: 811No: 592

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2 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

2 votes · 20 Oct 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day motion

2 votes · 14 Oct 2026

3 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 13 Oct 2026

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Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
30 October 2024

Registered 17 July 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Derek in Parliament

Ajax Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost in (a) time and (b) resource to (i) the Army and (ii) his Department of dealing with problems with t

AnsweredMinistry of Defence3 Dec 2025

Armed Forces: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what amount of financial savings the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army, and (c) Royal Air Force have been asked to make in financial years (i) 2025-26 and (ii) 2026-2

AnsweredMinistry of Defence1 Dec 2025

Armed Forces: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what amount of financial savings the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army, and (c) Royal Air Force have been asked to make in (i) 2025-26 and (ii) 2026-27.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence24 Nov 2025

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Fair Funding Review will ensure that the most deprived areas of the country will receive the biggest increases

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Nov 2025

Housing: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, How many housing development applications refused by local authorities have had decisions subsequently been overturned by p

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government18 Nov 2025

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what date he expects to have a full fleet of Ajax armoured vehicles.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence18 Nov 2025

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to make any changes to the existing bespoke distribution method for the Recovery Grant.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government28 Oct 2025

Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 78005 on Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash, tabled on 10 October 2025 by the hon. Member for Widnes and Halewood.

AnsweredCabinet Office24 Oct 2025

Undocumented Workers: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many businesses were (a) fined and (b) prosecuted for employing illegal immigrants each year since 2015.

AnsweredHome Office10 Oct 2025

Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, was China officially designated as a threat to national security by the UK Government when (a) the alleged offences of Christopher Berry and Chris Cash for

AnsweredCabinet Office10 Oct 2025
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