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Derek Twigg

John Derek Twigg (born 9 July 1959) is a British Labour Party politician who currently serves as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Widnes and Halewood since 2024, and for its predecessor constituency, Halton, from the 1997 general election until its abolition in 2024.

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Born
(1959-07-09) 9 July 1959 (age 67) Widnes, Lancashire, England
Majority
16,425 (43.1%)
Party
Labour
Preceded by
Tom Watson · David Jamieson · Stephen Twigg · Phil Woolas · Gordon Oakes
Prime Minister
Tony Blair · Gordon Brown
Succeeded by
Kevan Jones · Tom Harris · The Lord Adonis · Gillian Merron

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Derek Twigg

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Derek Twigg → Hansard, HansardContributions, HMS Belfast, MP, OpenSanctions, Parliament, People, Presenting, Profile, Public WhipRecord, September, TheyWorkForYouProfile, Today, United KingdomContributions, Video, YouTube
Preceded by · 5
Derek Twigg → David Jamieson, Gordon Oakes, Phil Woolas, Stephen Twigg, Tom Watson
Succeeded by · 4
Derek Twigg → Gillian Merron, Kevan Jones, The Lord Adonis, Tom Harris
Prime Minister · 2
Derek Twigg → Gordon Brown, Tony Blair
Born · 1
Derek Twigg → (1959-07-09) 9 July 1959 (age 67) Widnes, Lancashire, England
Majority · 1
Derek Twigg → 16,425 (43.1%)
Party · 1
Derek Twigg → Labour
Website · 1
Derek Twigg → derektwigg.org

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twigg widnes halton labour party constituency 1997 general election born parliament parliamentary lancashire department appointed under-secretary state 2005 derek member

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Derek TwiggBorn(1959-07-09) 9 July 1959 (age 67) Widnes, Lancashire, England1.00infobox
Derek TwiggMajority16,425 (43.1%)1.00infobox
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Derek TwiggPreceded byTom Watson1.00infobox
Derek TwiggPreceded byDavid Jamieson1.00infobox
Derek TwiggPreceded byStephen Twigg1.00infobox
Derek TwiggPreceded byPhil Woolas1.00infobox
Derek TwiggPreceded byGordon Oakes1.00infobox
Derek TwiggPrime MinisterTony Blair1.00infobox
Derek TwiggPrime MinisterGordon Brown1.00infobox
Derek TwiggSucceeded byKevan Jones1.00infobox
Derek TwiggSucceeded byTom Harris1.00infobox
Derek TwiggSucceeded byThe Lord Adonis1.00infobox
Derek TwiggSucceeded byGillian Merron1.00infobox
Derek TwiggWebsitederektwigg.org1.00infobox

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