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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Aye: 851No: 748

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3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

4 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

3 NO

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on cross-departmental coordination on tackling c

What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on cross-departmental coordination on tackling climate change.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy22 Feb 2022

What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on the Shared Prosperity Fund.

What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on the Shared Prosperity Fund.

Wales Office9 Feb 2022

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 19 January.

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 19 January.

Prime Minister19 Jan 2022

What support he is providing to businesses and the voluntary sector to support key services affected

What support he is providing to businesses and the voluntary sector to support key services affected by the Omicron variant.

Cabinet Office13 Jan 2022

What progress he has made on the delivery of the 4,000 new zero-emission buses announced by the Gove

What progress he has made on the delivery of the 4,000 new zero-emission buses announced by the Government in February 2020.

Department for Transport16 Dec 2021

What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact on (a) the enviro

What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact on (a) the environment and (b) public health of toxic air from landfill sites.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs9 Dec 2021

If he will make an assessment of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission’s ability to carry out

If he will make an assessment of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission’s ability to carry out its core functions.

Northern Ireland Office8 Dec 2021

What assessment she has made of the potential effect on UK industry of the Trade Remedies Authority’

What assessment she has made of the potential effect on UK industry of the Trade Remedies Authority’s investigation into aluminium extrusions.

Department for International Trade2 Dec 2021

What his Department's timescale is for responding to the consultation on Raising accessibility stand

What his Department's timescale is for responding to the consultation on Raising accessibility standards for new homes which closed in December 2020.

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities29 Nov 2021

What steps the Government is taking to help ensure that those responsible for the collapse of Footba

What steps the Government is taking to help ensure that those responsible for the collapse of Football Index are held to account.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport18 Nov 2021
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