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Derek Twigg

Labour Widnes and Halewood

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

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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

Oral Questions

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

How would you have voted?

Tap AYE or NO on the votes below to see how you compare with Derek.

Aye: 811No: 592

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AYE

Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates)

3 Nov 2026

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period

3 Nov 2026

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)

3 Nov 2026

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

3 Nov 2026

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)

3 Nov 2026

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty

3 Nov 2026

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge

3 Nov 2026

You

AYE

Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026

27 Oct 2026

You

AYE

Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

21 Oct 2026

You

AYE

Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process

21 Oct 2026

You

AYE

Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

21 Oct 2026

You

Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers

21 Oct 2026

You

2 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

2 votes · 20 Oct 2026

NONew Clause 7

You

NONew Clause 12

You

AYE

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

20 Oct 2026

You

AYE

Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities

14 Oct 2026

You

AYE

Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces

14 Oct 2026

You

AYE

Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026

14 Oct 2026

You

AYE

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026

14 Oct 2026

You

2 NO

Opposition Day motion

2 votes · 14 Oct 2026

NOMoD Bicester and illegal migrants

You

NOInheritance Tax

You

3 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 13 Oct 2026

You

You

You

Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading

13 Oct 2026

You

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Financial Interests(1)

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

Written Questions113 Oral Questions13 Early Day Motions2

UNAUTHORISED DISCLOSURE OF BRIEFING PAPERS RELATING TO THE HILLSBOROUGH DISASTER

38 signatures

That this House regrets the recent serious leak of selective sections of particular briefing papers relating to the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 and the way in which it was initially reported; recognises the commendable work of the Hillsborough Independent Panel in sifting throu

19 Mar 2012

ATOS ORIGIN AND BT

22 signatures

That this House expresses grave concern that Liverpool-based former employees of Atos Origin have had to wait many months in uncertainty about their employment status following the transfer of their contract to BT; and calls on Atos Origin and BT to stop the unseemly squabbling o

27 Jul 2010