Derek Twigg
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 1 May 1997
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 61%
- Debates contributed to
- 111
- Registered interests
- 3
- Declared value
- £5,500
Record last updated 23 Sep 2026
Derek Twigg is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Widnes and Halewood, first elected in May 1997, placing him in the longest serving 5% of MPs and longest serving 5% of Labour (Co-op) MPs. He cast 357 votes from 583 eligible divisions for a participation rate of 61%, ranking him in the bottom 25% of MPs by voting participation and bottom 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast. He made 200 debate contributions across 111 debates, with his top debate topics being Foreign Affairs & Defence, Trade & Industry, and Freedom of Information & Transparency, while his top voting topics were Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
357 / 583
61.23%
Ranked #496 of 654 MPs (24th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
111 / 11739
200 total contributions
Ranked #433 of 654 MPs (34th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
3
£5,500.00
Ranked #531 of 654 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