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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2 NOOpposition day motion
2 votes · 18 Mar 2026
Opposition day motion
2 votes · 18 Mar 2026
3 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2026
1 AYE1 NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
2 votes · 10 Mar 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill
2 votes · 10 Mar 2026
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026
2 NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee
2 votes · 21 Jan 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee
2 votes · 21 Jan 2026
2 AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
2 votes · 20 Jan 2026
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
2 votes · 20 Jan 2026
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
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many learner drivers have had their driving test cancelled by the DVSA (a) once and (b) more than once in each month since April 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in Widnes and Halewood are on the waiting list for access to NHS Dentistry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on how many people in Widnes and Halewood constituency died from lung cancer each year since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the earliest age a child can receive a diagnosis for Asthma.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the average age of diagnosis of children with Asthma in the Cheshire and Mersey ICB area.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders who volunteered under the Early Return Scheme have been removed for the UK since 1 April 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has been the longest time period to return a foreign national offender who volunteered under the Early Return Scheme since 1 April 2024.
General Practitioners: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many training places were allocated for GPs in each year since 2015.
Lung Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in each year since 2015.
River Mersey
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the health of the River Mersey.
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