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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.

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

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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)

109

Written Questions

Oral Questions

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

How would you have voted?

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

Aye: 793No: 584

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Charter for Budget Responsibility

24 Jan 2017

You

2 AYE

Opposition Motion

2 votes · 17 Jan 2017

AYEDWP policies and low-income households

You

AYEEffect of the UK leaving the EU on the rural economy

You

AYE

Opposition Motion: NHS and social care funding

11 Jan 2017

You

3 NO

Policing and Crime Bill

3 votes · 10 Jan 2017

NOLords Amendment 96 Motion to disagree

You

NOLords Amendment 136 Motion to disagree

You

NOLords Amendment 24 Motion to disagree

You

2 AYE

Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill

2 votes · 10 Jan 2017

AYEReport Stage Amdt 3

You

AYEReport Stage New Clause 1

You

2 AYE

Technical and Further Education Bill

2 votes · 9 Jan 2017

AYEReport Stage Amendment 22

You

AYEReport Stage New Clause 4

You

Deferred division: Financial Services and Markets

14 Dec 2016

You

2 AYE

Opposition Motion

2 votes · 14 Dec 2016

AYEEffect on equality of the Autumn Statement 2016

You

AYEHomelessness

You

AYE

Neighbourhood Planning Bill Report Stage Amendment 14

13 Dec 2016

You

AYE

Neighbourhood Planning Bill Report Stage New Clause 9

13 Dec 2016

You

AYE

Savings (Government Contributions) Bill Report Stage Amendment 2

12 Dec 2016

You

AYE

Savings (Government Contributions) Bill: Report Stage New Clause 2

12 Dec 2016

You

Draft Coasting Schools (England) Regulations

12 Dec 2016

You

AYE

Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended

7 Dec 2016

You

AYE

Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt)

7 Dec 2016

You

1 AYE1 NO

Opposition Motion

2 votes · 30 Nov 2016

NOChilcot Inquiry and parliamentary accountability

You

AYEEffect of the increase in the state pension age on women born in the 1950s

You

2 AYE

Digital Economy Bill

2 votes · 28 Nov 2016

AYEReport Stage New Clause 27

You

AYEReport Stage New Clause 8

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 Questions111 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