Derek Twigg, MP for Widnes and Halewood
Derek Twigg has been an MP since 1997. Currently: Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament; National Security Strategy (Joint Committee); Defence Committee.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In government
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans) (Ministry of Defence) | 2006 to 2008 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Department for Transport) | 2005 to 2006 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Schools) (Department for Education and Skills) | 2004 to 2005 | |
| Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2003 to 2004 | |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2002 to 2003 |
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Health) (Department of Health) | 2010 to 2011 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament | 2024 to now | Now |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 2024 to now | Now |
| Defence Committee | 2024 to now | Now |
| Panel of Chairs | 2024 to now | Now |
| Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill | 2023 | |
| Panel of Chairs | 2020 to 2024 | |
| Defence Committee | 2020 to 2024 | |
| Defence Sub-Committee | 2020 to 2024 |
Show the other 15
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 2017 to 2018 | |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2017 to 2018 | |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 2017 to 2018 | |
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 2017 to 2018 | |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 2017 to 2018 | |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2015 to 2017 | |
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 2015 to 2017 | |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 2015 to 2017 | |
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 2015 to 2017 | |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 2015 to 2017 | |
| Committees on Arms Export Controls | 2013 to 2014 | |
| Defence Committee | 2013 to 2015 | |
| Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint Committee) | 2013 | |
| Children, Schools and Families | 2009 to 2010 | |
| Public Accounts Committee | 1998 to 1999 |
Political Interests
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Derek Twigg has 1 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | Member of the Executive of the British American Parliamentary Group (BAPG). This is an unpaid role. | 17 Jul 2025 |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Derek Twigg asked 48 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
16 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Derek Twigg represents Widnes and Halewood. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Labour
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Derek Twigg won with 62% of the votes, and Jake Fraser (Reform UK) came second with 19%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Twigg | Labour | 23,484 | 61.6% |
| Jake Fraser | Reform UK | 7,059 | 18.5% |
| Sean Houlston | Conservative | 3,507 | 9.2% |
| Nancy Mills | Green Party | 2,058 | 5.4% |
| David Coveney | Liberal Democrat | 1,593 | 4.2% |
| Michael Murphy | Workers Party of Britain | 415 | 1.1% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Derek Twigg took part in 147 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Derek Twigg voted the same way as their party in 145 of the 145 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | Against | Free vote |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: the final vote | For | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 99% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this