Derek Twigg MP
Labour
Widnes and Halewood
M
Derek Twigg is the Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,586
/ £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£29,586
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Widnes and Halewood
current
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Halton
1997-05-01 → 2010-05-06
Halton
Party history
1997-05-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2006-09-06 → 2008-10-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans)
2005-05-10 → 2006-09-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
2004-12-16 → 2005-05-10
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Schools)
2003-06-13 → 2004-12-16
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
2002-05-29 → 2003-06-13
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2010-10-08 → 2011-10-07
Shadow Minister (Health)
Committee memberships
1998-11-17 → 1999-06-10
Public Accounts Committee
2009-01-27 → 2010-05-06
Children, Schools and Families
2013-03-04 → 2013-12-16
Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint Committee)
2024-10-21 → present
Defence Committee
2020-05-11 → 2024-05-30
Defence Committee
2013-06-10 → 2015-03-30
Defence Committee
2013-07-01 → 2014-11-03
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2017-11-15 → 2018-11-05
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2017-10-30 → 2018-11-05
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
2015-07-15 → 2017-05-03
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2015-07-13 → 2017-05-03
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
2017-11-01 → 2018-11-05
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2017-10-30 → 2018-11-05
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2015-07-15 → 2017-05-03
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2015-07-13 → 2017-05-03
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2017-11-06 → 2018-11-05
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2015-09-10 → 2017-05-03
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2020-05-11 → 2024-05-30
Defence Sub-Committee
2024-07-30 → present
Panel of Chairs
2020-06-22 → 2024-05-30
Panel of Chairs
2023-03-01 → 2023-03-08
Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill
2024-12-02 → present
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2024-12-11 → present
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
derek.twigg.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 1039 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 1039 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
0151 424 7030
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Bridge Business Centre, Suite E, Cheshire House, Gorsey Lane, Widnes, Cheshire, (Please send post to House of Commons), WA8 0RP
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