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
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 38,116 voters
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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4 AYEPension Schemes Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
4 AYEChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
10 AYECrime and Policing Bill
10 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
10 votes · 14 Apr 2026
6 AYEVictims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Victims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Financial Interests(1)
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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
Reserve Forces: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total Reserve Service Day Budget is for the (a) Army, (b) Maritime and (c) Air Force in financial year 2025-26.
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 37538 on Army: Recruitment, if he will provide numbers by category for each year listed.
Agency Nurses: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of nursing posts are currently being filled by Bank Nurses in each Acute Hospital in the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB area.
Doctors: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on increasing the number of medical reservists joining the Armed Fo
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the most frequent reasons were for new applicants to the Army being refused on medical grounds in each year since 2020.
Army: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 35639 on Army: Food, if he will he publish the results of the Army Messing Survey 2021.
Army: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 35639 on Army: Food, for what reason there was a period of three years between the 2021 survey and the la
Army: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for the next Army Messing Survey.
Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to produce a National Defence Plan.
Army: Beef
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries the Army sourced beef from for its personnel's meals in the past five years.
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