Liz Twist

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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Liz Twist is the Labour MP for Blaydon and Consett, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

1599

Votes Cast

£305,039

Expenses 2024-25

11,153

Majority

50.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£305,039

Staffing£245,440
Office£26,727
Accommodation£22,772
Travel£10,101

Year-on-Year

2024-25£305,039
2023-24£279,376
2022-23£255,799
2021-22£244,775
2020-21£229,678
2019-20£181,201
2018-19£192,229
2017-18£154,333

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 42,216 voters

Labour
21,160 votes50.1%
Reform UK
10,007 votes23.7%
Conservative
6,052 votes14.3%
Green Party
2,589 votes6.1%
Liberal Democrat
2,273 votes5.4%
Social Democratic Party
135 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

9

Written Questions

48

Oral Questions

107

Debates Spoken In

163

Speeches

546

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 NO

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 10 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 8 Jun 2026

3 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

3 votes · 2 Jun 2026

1 AYE3 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

4 votes · 20 May 2026

Financial Interests(3)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

UNISON

£2,000 contribution towards printing costs for publication.

£2,000
Name of donor
UNISON
Address of donor
UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£2,000 contribution towards printing costs for publication.
Donor status
trade union

Registered 26 January 2026

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property
Residential property (house)
Number of properties
1
Location
Maine et Loire, France

Registered 7 July 2017

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
14 October 2024

Registered 11 November 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Liz in Parliament

What steps the Government is taking to help reduce the cost of living in Northern Ireland.

What steps the Government is taking to help reduce the cost of living in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Office22 Jun 2022

What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Trade Remedies Authority.

What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Trade Remedies Authority.

Department for International Trade16 Jun 2022

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 June.

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 June.

Prime Minister15 Jun 2022

What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the delivery of support to low-income household

What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the delivery of support to low-income households with the cost of living.

Department for Work and Pensions6 Jun 2022

What steps she is taking to help ensure that workers’ rights are maintained in all UK trade agreemen

What steps she is taking to help ensure that workers’ rights are maintained in all UK trade agreements.

Department for International Trade21 Apr 2022

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 April.

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 April.

Prime Minister20 Apr 2022

What assessment he has made of the impact of the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme o

What assessment he has made of the impact of the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme on local authorities' ability to improve the energy efficiency of homes of low-income households.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy29 Mar 2022

What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the level of police fund

What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the level of police funding for Wales on crime.

Wales Office23 Mar 2022

What recent discussions she has had with international partners on the humanitarian crisis in Ukrain

What recent discussions she has had with international partners on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office8 Mar 2022

What assessment he has made of the impact of reductions to local authority budgets on the Government

What assessment he has made of the impact of reductions to local authority budgets on the Government's Levelling Up agenda.

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities7 Mar 2022
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