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Liz has served in the House of Commons for 9 years, 2 months, representing 2 constituencies. Liz has held 24 parliamentary roles.

Party history

Labour 8 Jun 2017 to present

Constituency history

Blaydon and Consett 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Blaydon 8 Jun 2017 to 30 May 2024 Elected 2 times

Roles

Work and Pensions Committee 22 Jun 2026 to present
Health Bill 11 Jun 2026 to 16 Jul 2026
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government) 28 Nov 2023 to 30 May 2024 Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Finance (No. 2) Bill 10 May 2023 to 18 May 2023
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] 16 Nov 2022 to 22 Nov 2022
Financial Services and Markets Bill 12 Oct 2022 to 3 Nov 2022
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL] 19 Jan 2022 to 27 Jan 2022
Finance (No.2) Bill 8 Dec 2021 to 11 Jan 2022

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Hold Blaydon and Consett Turnout 42,216
Candidate Party Votes Share
Liz Twist Lab Labour 21,160 50.1 %
David Ayre RUK Reform UK 10,007 23.7 %
Angela Sterling Con Conservative 6,052 14.3 %
Richard Simpson Green Green Party 2,589 6.1 %
Vicky Anderson LD Liberal Democrat 2,273 5.4 %
Paul Topping SDP Social Democratic Party 135 0.3 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Biography source UK Parliament Members API
Election source UK Parliament Members API

FAQs

How long has Liz Twist been an MP?

Liz Twist has been in the House of Commons for 9 years, 2 months. Source

What parties has Liz Twist been a member of?

Liz Twist has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Liz Twist held?

Liz Twist has 24 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Liz Twist's latest election result?

Liz Twist's latest imported election result is Lab Hold in Blaydon and Consett, with a majority of 11,153. Source