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Derek Twigg

Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood

Elected 1997-05-01

Constituency outline of Widnes and Halewood with neighbours greyed
Widnes and Halewood
£227.9K Expenses claimed · rank #326 of 650
£0 Donations received
1 Declared interests
0 Red flags

How They Voted

VOTED FOR Employer National Insurance Increase
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED AGAINST Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED FOR House of Lords Hereditary Peers
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP

Said One Thing, Voted Another?

Verbatim Hansard contributions placed beside how this MP actually voted. See the full Lie Detector for methodology.

Expenses Breakdown

Total: £227,917. Rank: #326 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£179,687
Office
£12,727
Accommodation
£26,560
Travel
£8,942

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 131 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £422,668. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

42 items for review
  • £973 Single claim of £973.16 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 05/04/2024.
  • £24,882 Single claim of £24,882.42 for Rent (Accommodation) on 31/03/2025.
  • £705 Single claim of £704.76 for Utilities (Water) on 05/04/2024.
  • £1,172 Single claim of £1,171.50 for Parking (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £5,653 Single claim of £5,652.91 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £9,454 Single claim of £9,453.60 for Rent (Office Costs) on 31/03/2025.
  • £720 Single claim of £720.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 01/05/2024.
  • £1,124 Single claim of £1,124.27 for Hotel - London (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £675 Single claim of £675.30 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £912 Single claim of £912.05 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 03/04/2023.
  • £1,950 Single claim of £1,950.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 08/02/2024.
  • £1,777 Single claim of £1,776.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 01/08/2023.
  • £1,777 Single claim of £1,776.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 02/05/2023.
  • £1,950 Single claim of £1,950.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 07/12/2023.
  • £1,950 Single claim of £1,950.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 10/10/2023.
  • £1,777 Single claim of £1,776.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 04/07/2023.
  • £1,950 Single claim of £1,950.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 07/11/2023.
  • £1,950 Single claim of £1,950.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 07/09/2023.
  • £1,777 Single claim of £1,776.66 for Rent (Accommodation) on 27/06/2023.
  • £1,950 Single claim of £1,950.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 09/01/2024.
  • £1,950 Single claim of £1,950.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 07/03/2024.
  • £632 Single claim of £631.52 for Utilities (Water) on 03/04/2023.
  • £1,012 Single claim of £1,011.50 for Parking (MP Travel) on 31/03/2024.
  • £5,923 Single claim of £5,923.32 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2024.
  • £612 Single claim of £612.41 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 17/11/2023.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £404,503

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£175,087
31/03/2024StaffingPayrollFY 23-24
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£142,625
31/03/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£24,882
31/03/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£9,454
31/03/2024MP TravelRailFY 23-24
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£5,923
31/03/2025MP TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£5,653
12/04/2024StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,600
28/04/2023StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 23-24
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,500
08/02/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£1,950
07/12/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£1,950
10/10/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£1,950
07/11/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£1,950
07/09/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£1,950
09/01/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£1,950
07/03/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£1,950
01/08/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£1,777
02/05/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£1,777
04/07/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£1,777
27/06/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£1,777
30/04/2025Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 25-26
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES0
£1,476

Year on year

FY 23-24 59 claims £189,624
FY 24-25 63 claims £228,982
FY 25-26 9 claims £4,061

Travel

£16,032 paid across 0 trips.

Accommodation

£50,851 paid across 0 nights.

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