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Constituency

Widnes and Halewood

At a glance

Widnes and Halewood is a UK parliamentary constituency in North West, currently represented in the House of Commons by Derek Twigg, a Labour MP. Derek Twigg has represented the seat since 1 May 1997. At the 2024 general election it was safe seat, won by a majority of 16,425 votes (43.1%), ranking #639 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 58.1 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Derek Twigg
Photograph of Derek Twigg MP ID 429
Current party
Lab Labour
MP since 1 May 1997
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 58.1 %
1,371 of 2,361 eligible divisions
Region North West
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 4399
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 10
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for Widnes and Halewood.

Map

MP voting summary

How Derek Twigg has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 1,371 of 2,361 eligible divisions (58.1 %).

58.1 %

Participation

792

Aye

579

No

25

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 792 / Noes 579

Recent divisions

Division Vote
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading
Migration
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Migration
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Education
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye
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Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Safe seat — won by 43.1% in 2024

Majority of 16,425 votes · #639 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

54 % turnout · maj 16,425
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%)

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Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for Widnes and Halewood?

Derek Twigg is the current MP for Widnes and Halewood. Source

Which party currently holds Widnes and Halewood?

Widnes and Halewood is currently represented by Derek Twigg of Labour. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for Widnes and Halewood?

Widnes and Halewood's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4399. Source

Where can I find the member profile for Widnes and Halewood?

The current MP profile for Widnes and Halewood is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for Widnes and Halewood change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does Widnes and Halewood data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source