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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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 assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the Climate Change

What assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the Climate Change Committee’s 2023 Progress Report to Parliament, published in June 2023.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero19 Sept 2023

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Department for Work and Pensions4 Sept 2023

What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the speed of the roll-out of Project Gigabit.

What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the speed of the roll-out of Project Gigabit.

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology19 Jul 2023

What recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the impact of i

What recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the impact of increases in inflation on local authority budgets.

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities10 Jul 2023

What assessment she has made of the impact of food price inflation on levels of demand for emergency

What assessment she has made of the impact of food price inflation on levels of demand for emergency parcels from food banks.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs6 Jul 2023

What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in ensurin

What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in ensuring access to justice for victims of crime.

Attorney General6 Jul 2023

What steps his Department is taking to reform the criminal justice system to help tackle violence ag

What steps his Department is taking to reform the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls.

Ministry of Justice27 Jun 2023

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Cabinet Office22 Jun 2023

What discussions she has had with the BBC on the proposed changes to local radio services.

What discussions she has had with the BBC on the proposed changes to local radio services.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport15 Jun 2023

What steps she is taking to support the commercialisation of science and technology research in the

What steps she is taking to support the commercialisation of science and technology research in the North East.

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology14 Jun 2023
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