Derek Twigg
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 1 May 1997
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 62%
- Debates contributed to
- 119
- Registered interests
- 3
- Declared value
- £5,500
Record last updated 7 Nov 2026
Derek Twigg is among the longest serving 5% of MPs and the longest serving 5% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having been first elected in May 1997. He was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. He has cast 387 votes from 624 eligible divisions, giving him a participation rate of 62%, which places him in the bottom 25% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast. He has made 210 contributions across 119 debates, with his top debate topics being Foreign Affairs & Defence, Other / Procedural, and Trade & Industry.
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
387 / 624
62.02%
Ranked #488 of 655 MPs (26th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
119 / 12881
210 total contributions
Ranked #444 of 655 MPs (32th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
3
£5,500.00
Ranked #532 of 655 MPs (19th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Derek Twigg is the Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.
Constituencies
- Widnes and Halewood Jul 2024 – present
- Halton May 1997 – May 2024 · 7 terms
Posts held
- Shadow Minister (Health) Oct 2010 – Oct 2011 · Opposition
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans) Sep 2006 – Oct 2008
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) May 2005 – Sep 2006
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Schools) Dec 2004 – May 2005
- Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) Jun 2003 – Dec 2004
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) May 2002 – Jun 2003