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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.
MessageSeat status
Very safe
Majority size
16,425
Recent swing
-4.8% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
No registered donations
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Derek voted with the majority
VOTED NO
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Derek voted against the majority
DID NOT VOTE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Where Derek fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
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