MP for Blaydon and Consett
“A largely Labour-loyal backbencher who has briefly crossed the party line on end-of-life amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults Bill.”
Liz Twist is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Blaydon and Consett, first elected in 2017. She has held shadow ministerial roles, including for Scotland and later for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government, and has participated in a number of parliamentary committees focusing on finance, infrastructure and public services.
Her voting shows strong party loyalty overall, with attendance around 63% (above the party average). She generally supported Universal Credit, NHS funding and workers’ rights, while she tended to oppose tighter immigration controls and the asylum system. She has taken a mixed approach on bus regulation, VAT, transgender rights and trade union powers, and she opposes the Rwanda deportation scheme. Notably, she voted against the party line on five amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025.
Declared financial interests include donations and other support for activities as an MP, land and property holdings, and miscellaneous interests.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
22 positions
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Nov 2023 - May 2024
Finance (No. 2) Bill
May 2023 - May 2023
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Financial Services and Markets Bill
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
Finance (No.2) Bill
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
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Opposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
