MP for Blaydon and Consett
“A party-loyal, high-attendance Labour MP who has occasionally rebelled on end-of-life amendments.”
Liz Twist is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Blaydon and Consett, first elected in 2017. She has held roles in opposition including Shadow Minister for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for Scotland, and has served on various finance and infrastructure committees.
Her voting record shows near-total loyalty to her party with attendance above average. She generally supports Universal Credit and workers’ rights protections, and backs bus services regulation, while voting against stricter immigration controls and a tougher asylum system. On VAT, transgender rights, trade union powers and protest rights her votes have been mixed.
Declares three financial interests: donations and other support for activities as an MP; land and property holdings; and miscellaneous.
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: 34%
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.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment 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.
