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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1 AYE2 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 13 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 13 Jan 2026
1 AYE3 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
4 votes · 12 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
4 votes · 12 Jan 2026
1 AYE1 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
2 votes · 16 Dec 2025
Finance (No. 2) Bill
2 votes · 16 Dec 2025
4 NOPension Schemes Bill
4 votes · 3 Dec 2025
Pension Schemes Bill
4 votes · 3 Dec 2025
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
Army: Poultry
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries the Army sourced chicken from for its personnel's meals in the past five years.
Army: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the most recent survey of Army personnel on the quality of food served to them was undertaken.
Reserve Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the current shortfall in the (a) Army Reserve, (b) RAF Reserve, (c) Royal Navy Reserve and (d) Royal Marines Reserve
AstraZeneca: Merseyside
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which Departments were involved in discussions with Astra-Zeneca on the expansion of the vaccine production plant at Speke Merseys
Influenza: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many vaccine doses have been purchased for this year’s Flu campaign; and where they were sourced from.
Vaccination: Production
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the required domestic capacity for vaccine production in the event of a pandemic.
Cardiovascular System: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 24413 on Cardiovascular System: Health Services, for what reason his Department does not
Armed Forces: Officers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of officer cadets entering Sandhurst since 2015 attended a (a) state and (b) private school.
NHS: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS clinical staff were armed forces reservists in each year since 2010.
Agency Nurses: Cheshire and Merseyside
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many agency nurses were employed in each acute hospital trust in the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board area in each year s
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