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Derek Twigg

Derek Twigg

Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood

Derek Twigg is the Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

Message

Seat status

Very safe

Majority size

16,425

Recent swing

-4.8% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

No registered donations

OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 172-334

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 181-335

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SUPPORTED

Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion passed, 344-173

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Where Derek fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Derek Twigg

Derek Twigg

Member of Parliament

Widnes and Halewood

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

  • Defence Committee
  • Panel of Chairs
  • National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
  • Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament