At a glanceDerek Twigg is a Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood, and has represented the seat for 29 years, 2 months. They have cast 351 votes in Commons divisions (61% attendance), tabled 549 written questions and registered 1 financial interest.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Derek Twigg did not vote in 224. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament Committee since 11 Dec 2024
- National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Committee since 2 Dec 2024
- Defence Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Panel of Chairs Committee since 30 Jul 2024
- Widnes and Halewood Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 1 May 1997
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Afzal Khan
Labour
100.0% · 294 of 294 shared votes
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Mohammad Yasin
Labour
100.0% · 287 of 287 shared votes
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Valerie Vaz
Labour
100.0% · 259 of 259 shared votes
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Naz Shah
Labour
100.0% · 248 of 248 shared votes
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Alex Sobel
Labour (Co-op)
100.0% · 247 of 247 shared votes
Votes least like
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George Freeman
Conservative
1.1% · 2 of 187 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.4% · 3 of 215 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
1.7% · 4 of 230 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.8% · 4 of 224 shared votes
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Kit Malthouse
Conservative
1.9% · 5 of 264 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Miscellaneous1
- Member of the Executive of the British American Parliamentary Group (BAPG). This is an unpaid role. (registered 17 Jul 2025)
Written questions
Lung Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in each year since 2015.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) collects data on cancer incidence across a range of tumour types and stages. Data showing the annual incidence rate of stage four lung cancer can be found at the following link:https://nhsd-ndrs.shinyapps.i...
General Practitioners: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many training places were allocated for GPs in each year since 2015.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
NHS England publishes the number of posts and fill rates for medical specialty training programmes, including general practice training. Data for 2013 to 2025 is available at the following link:https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medic...
River Mersey
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the health of the River Mersey.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
River ecological health status is based on Cycle 3 classifications in the River Basin Management Plans (RBMP), which were classified in 2019, partially updated in 2022, and again partially updated in 2025. The 2019 and 2022 classifications are publicly av...
Radiology: Consultants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the requirement for consultant radiologists in the the NHS as of 1 June 2026 and what number were employed.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
NHS England publishes monthly information on the composition of the workforce employed by National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards in England. This includes information on the number of consultant radiologists. The information can be foun...
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any money has been diverted away from Op Kindred's budget to other budgets in the MOD during the past 12 months.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
No funding has been diverted from the £3 billion a year that has been committed in support of Ukraine and encompasses Taskforce KINDRED.
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK based Start-up businesses have contacted his Department in the past 12 months seeking to inquire on or bid for defence related work.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
The Ministry of Defence does not hold centrally recorded data on the number of UK-based start-up businesses that have contacted the Department in the last 12 months to enquire about, or bid for, defence-related work. A "start-up" is not a catego...
River Mersey: Sewage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the levels of sewage inflow into the River Mersey.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The Environment Agency’s 2025-2030 Water Industry National Environment Programme is assessing risks from storm overflows in the Mersey catchment. The programme requires United Utilities to investigate the impact of over 450 storm overflows and to complete...
West Coast Main Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times faults have occurred on Evero trains operating on the West Coast Main line since their introduction.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Transport.
Early day motions
| 19 Mar 2012 | UNAUTHORISED DISCLOSURE OF BRIEFING PAPERS RELATING TO THE HILLSBOROUGH DISASTER | 38 sig. |
| 27 Jul 2010 | ATOS ORIGIN AND BT | 22 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
I support the Bill and the amendments put forward by the Government. Back in May 1998, when I first spoke in a debate about the Hillsborough disaster, I could never have imagined that 28 years later I would be debating new legislation to a…
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
The hon. Member is saying that the intelligence services are not protected under the current legislation. Could he say why?
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Could the hon. Member point to current legislation that has a gap and does not give the protection to the intelligence services that we all wish to see?
13 Jul 2026 Illegal Immigrants: Offshore Detention and Deportation
I call John Lamont to wind up.
13 Jul 2026 Illegal Immigrants: Offshore Detention and Deportation
Order. I remind hon. Members that interventions must be short.
8 Jul 2026 Rearmament and Warfighting Readiness
The hon. Member is making a good and strong point. Does he agree that, frankly, it boils down to the fact that the Government must be much blunter with the British people about the nature of the threat we face?
8 Jul 2026 Rearmament and Warfighting Readiness
I recently met a number of small and medium-sized enterprises and start-up companies that want to produce drones and autonomous systems and to integrate AI more, but they are concerned about the pace of change in the MOD. Does my hon. and …
30 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
I thank the Secretary of State for the opportunity to read the DIP this morning in the reading room. There are some important questions that need to be answered. It is clear that the last Government left the armed forces in a poor state, a…
10 Jun 2026 Water Supply in Kent
If the Minister could leave a minute or so for the hon. Member for Ashford (Sojan Joseph) to wind up, that would be great.
10 Jun 2026 Water Supply in Kent
Just a bit less.
10 Jun 2026 Water Supply in Kent
The Opposition spokespeople will probably have around six and a half minutes. That will give time for the Minister to wind up and, of course, for the mover of the motion to reply.
10 Jun 2026 Water Supply in Kent
I will call the first Front-Bench spokesperson no later than 5.09 pm. I call Tom Tugendhat, who I am sure will be cognisant of that.
10 Jun 2026 Myanmar: Human Rights
I will call Sir Jeremy Hunt to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. I remind Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. There will not be an op…
4 Jun 2026 Home-to-School Transport
I ask the Minister to leave a few minutes at the end for the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Tom Gordon) to wind up.
4 Jun 2026 Home-to-School Transport
The Front Benchers will have roughly 10 minutes each.
4 Jun 2026 Home-to-School Transport
Time is moving on, so before I call the next speaker, I kindly suggest that Members keep their speeches to about six minutes so that we can get everybody in with a similar amount of time.
4 Jun 2026 Home-to-School Transport
I advise Members that if they refer to Members who are not here, they should have let them know beforehand.
4 Jun 2026 Home-to-School Transport
I remind Members to bob if they wish to be called to speak in the debate.
1 Jun 2026 Defence Procurement
I note with interest that the Minister rightly says that the need to focus on drone production is gaining more and more ground, but are we anywhere near understanding in the Ministry of Defence the sheer size and numbers of drones and coun…
13 Apr 2026 North Atlantic Submarine Activity
I was in Latvia at the weekend, where they very much know what the threat is from Putin and the Russians. I thank the Minister for his statement and the helpful way in which this has been described in public. It is clear that we need to do…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans) · Ministry of Defence 6 Sep 2006 – 5 Oct 2008
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) · Department for Transport 10 May 2005 – 6 Sep 2006
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Schools) · Department for Education and Skills 16 Dec 2004 – 10 May 2005
- Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) · HM Treasury 13 Jun 2003 – 16 Dec 2004
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) · HM Treasury 29 May 2002 – 13 Jun 2003
Opposition posts
- Shadow Minister (Health) · Department of Health 8 Oct 2010 – 7 Oct 2011
Committee memberships
- Panel of Chairs 22 Jun 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Defence Committee 11 May 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Defence Sub-Committee 11 May 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill 1 Mar 2023 – 8 Mar 2023
- Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) · Chair 15 Nov 2017 – 5 Nov 2018
- Liaison Committee (Commons) 6 Nov 2017 – 5 Nov 2018
- Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) · Chair 1 Nov 2017 – 5 Nov 2018
- Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) 30 Oct 2017 – 5 Nov 2018
- Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) 30 Oct 2017 – 5 Nov 2018
- Liaison Committee (Commons) 10 Sep 2015 – 3 May 2017
- Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) · Chair 15 Jul 2015 – 3 May 2017
- Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) · Chair 15 Jul 2015 – 3 May 2017
- Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) 13 Jul 2015 – 3 May 2017
- Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) 13 Jul 2015 – 3 May 2017
- Defence Committee 10 Jun 2013 – 30 Mar 2015
- Committees on Arms Export Controls 1 Jul 2013 – 3 Nov 2014
- Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint Committee) 4 Mar 2013 – 16 Dec 2013
- Children, Schools and Families 27 Jan 2009 – 6 May 2010
- Public Accounts Committee 17 Nov 1998 – 10 Jun 1999
Previous seats
- Halton · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
- Halton · Elected 3 times 1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 1039
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Bridge Business Centre, Suite E, Cheshire House, Gorsey Lane, Widnes, Cheshire, (Please send post to House of Commons), WA8 0RP
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Derek Twigg, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Derek Twigg?
Derek Twigg is a Member of Parliament representing Widnes and Halewood in the House of Commons. See Derek Twigg's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Derek Twigg represent?
Derek Twigg sits as Labour. See Derek Twigg's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Derek Twigg represent?
Derek Twigg is the Member of Parliament for Widnes and Halewood. See Derek Twigg's official Parliament profile.
How long has Derek Twigg been an MP?
Derek Twigg has served in the House of Commons for 29 years, 2 months. See Derek Twigg's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Derek Twigg?
Derek Twigg has 1 entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Derek Twigg's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.