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Liz Twist

Liz Twist

Labour MP for Blaydon and Consett

8yr
Since 2017
1yr 8mo
Current term
94%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
34/36
Key votes
£305k
Expenses

2024 Election Result

50.1%
Vote share
11,153
Majority
59.9%
Turnout
70,487
Electorate
LabLiz TwistWON
21,16050.1%
RefDavid Ayre
10,00723.7%
ConAngela Sterling
6,05214.3%
GreenRichard Simpson
2,5896.1%
LDVicky Anderson
2,2735.4%
SDPPaul Topping
1350.3%

Subject Grades

How Liz scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.

Education

1 kept · 0 broke

A

Won with 50.1% of the vote, majority of 11,153

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Follow the Money

What Liz claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.

Total2024-25
£307k
Expenses
£305k
Donations
£2k

Expense Breakdown

£245k
Staffing
£27k
Office costs
£23k
Accommodation
£10k
Travel

Registered Interests

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation(1 entry)£2k

UNISON

£2k

Name of donor: UNISON Address of donor: UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 contribution towards printing costs for publication. Donor status: trade union (Registered 26 January 2026)

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year(1 entry)

Undisclosed

Type of land/property: Residential property (house) Number of properties: 1 Location: Maine et Loire, France (Registered 7 July 2017)

8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)

Undisclosed

Co-Chair, UNISON group of Labour MPs Date interest arose: 14 October 2024 (Registered 11 November 2024)

Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)

Every Penny: Liz's Expenses

273 individual claims totalling £307,933.34 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.

Hospitality & Late Nights
£44
1 claim
Hospitality: £44.07
TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions
£175
1 claim
TV licence: £174.50
Hotel Stays
£941
1 claim
Hotel - London: £941.00
Staffing
1 claim
£245k
Office Costs
225 claims
£29k
Accommodation
38 claims
£24k
MP Travel
4 claims
£6k
Staff Travel
5 claims
£4k
Staffing(1 claim)£245,439.55
Payroll(1)£245,439.55
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£245,439.55
Office Costs(225 claims)£28,836.46
Stationery & printing(70)£4,936.89
17 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£407.64
17 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£407.64
17 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£407.64
14 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£331.80
17 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£331.80
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£223.42
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£223.42
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£223.42
2 Jun 2025XMA July 2025
£203.82
2 Jun 2025XMA July 2025
£203.82
2 Jun 2025XMA July 2025
£203.82
15 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£183.59
2 Jun 2025XMA July 2025
£165.90
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£163.56
8 Jul 2025Banner August 2025
£144.00
5 Aug 2024VISTAPRINT
£139.98
18 Sep 2025VISTAPRINT
£125.98
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£120.00
3 Feb 2025Signage to reflect new constituency name
£108.00
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£103.97
23 Jul 2025Banner August 2025
£96.00
6 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£69.31
26 Jul 2024VISTAPRINT
£68.98
13 Jan 2025AMAZON.CO.UK [***]
£40.96
6 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£29.70
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£24.00
6 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£19.88
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£16.88
9 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£15.59
9 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£15.36
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£13.91
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£13.25
9 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£12.28
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£12.19
6 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£11.53
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£11.45
6 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£11.29
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£11.29
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£11.29
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£10.37
9 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£10.30
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£9.90
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£9.86
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£8.93
6 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£4.75
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£4.75
6 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£4.56
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£4.34
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£3.34
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£2.96
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£2.63
9 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£2.58
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£2.29
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£2.20
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£2.16
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£1.73
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£1.73
21 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£1.67
6 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£1.50
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£1.45
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£1.45
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£1.45
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£1.44
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£1.44
6 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£1.33
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£1.22
9 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£0.97
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£0.62
26 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£0.61
8 Jul 2025Banner August 2025
£-96.00
Utilities(22)£3,924.24
22 May 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£580.87
23 Jan 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£481.40
17 Apr 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£442.02
21 Mar 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS [200011726-7762]
£267.33
12 May 2025POZITIVE ENERGY
£235.76
24 Oct 2024SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£233.80
6 Jun 2025POZITIVE ENERGY
£159.73
22 Jul 2025WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO.
£150.96
9 Oct 2025POZITIVE ENERGY
£149.73
23 Oct 2025WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO.
£126.25
3 Apr 2025WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO.
£124.90
29 Aug 2025POZITIVE ENERGY
£113.04
20 Oct 2024WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO.
£109.71
20 Aug 2024WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO.
£109.69
4 Sep 2025POZITIVE ENERGY
£106.29
4 Jul 2025POZITIVE ENERGY
£92.73
19 Dec 2024SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£92.63
10 Sep 2024SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£92.63
23 Aug 2024SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£86.47
14 Feb 2025WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO.
£85.86
2 Jan 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£81.09
15 Sep 2024SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£1.35
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(25)£3,900.11
15 Apr 2025Office mobile phones_April 25
£244.03
12 Jun 2025Office Mobile Phones
£239.88
15 Sep 2025Constituency office phones
£239.63
15 Jul 2025Office Mobile phones
£239.11
15 Nov 2025Constituency office phones
£239.09
15 Sep 2025Constituency office phones
£238.73
15 May 2025Office mobile phones
£238.30
15 Aug 2025Constituency office mobile phones
£238.30
15 Dec 2024Office Mobile phones
£237.62
15 Mar 2025Office mobile phones
£222.65
15 Feb 2025Office Mobile phones Feb 2025
£222.38
2 Jan 2025Office Mobile Phones
£221.89
24 Oct 2024Office mobile phones for October
£179.07
15 Sep 2024Office Moible phones
£174.95
15 Nov 2024Office mobile phones _Nov 24
£174.17
15 Aug 2024Office Mobile Phones
£172.67
4 Sep 2025ARROW COMMS LTD
£83.87
4 Sep 2025ARROW COMMS LTD
£83.87
1 Jul 2025ARROW COMMS LTD
£77.42
30 Sep 2024Service charge for telephony system_Sept 24
£27.72
31 Jul 2024Voiceflex calls outside of plan - Inv [***]
£27.72
27 Oct 2024calls outside of telephony system
£27.72
24 Oct 2024Telephone calls outside of telephony plan
£27.72
26 Jul 2024ARROW COMMS LTD
£18.00
26 Dec 2024ARROW COMMS LTD
£3.60
Rent(8)£3,878.10
18 Oct 2024Advance payment _ Constituency office rent
£1,642.50
22 Nov 2024[***]Faster Payment Form - First Rent Payments - [***]
£745.20
6 Jan 2025No description
£372.60
1 Apr 2025No description
£372.60
4 Mar 2025No description
£372.60
3 Dec 2024No description
£372.60
4 Feb 2025No description
£372.60
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-372.60
Software & applications(7)£3,472.67
31 Jul 2025ADOBE
£943.06
30 Jun 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£738.00
31 Jul 2024ADOBE [200011781-103]
£633.01
12 Jun 2025DROPBOX [***]
£518.40
31 Jul 2024ADOBE [200011782-330]
£310.05
3 Jun 2025WORDPRESS [***]
£288.00
14 Jan 2025WPFORMS.COM SOFTWARE
£42.15
Cleaning services(24)£2,211.89
31 Mar 2025Constituency office cleaning _Mar 25 [200011782-253]
£155.70
31 Jul 2024Office cleaning
£140.13
31 Aug 2024Constituency office cleaning_August
£140.13
30 Nov 2024Constituency office cleaning
£140.13
30 Sep 2025Office cleaning Sept
£134.24
31 May 2025Constituency office cleaning
£134.24
31 Jan 2025Office cleaning Jan 25
£124.56
28 Feb 2025Constituency office cleaning
£124.56
31 Oct 2024Constituency Office cleaning_Oct 24
£124.56
30 Sep 2025Constituency office cleaning
£117.46
30 Apr 2025Constituency office cleaning
£117.46
30 Jun 2025Constituency office cleaning
£117.46
31 Aug 2025Constituency office cleaning
£117.46
31 Jul 2025Constituency office cleaning _July 25
£117.46
31 Dec 2024Constituency office cleaning
£108.99
30 Sep 2024Constituency office cleaning_Aug 24
£77.85
15 Oct 2024Constituency Office Window Cleaning
£30.00
28 Feb 2025Constituency office window cleaning
£30.00
18 Jan 2025Constituency Office window cleaning
£30.00
23 Aug 2024Constituency office window cleaning
£30.00
12 Dec 2024Constituency office window cleaning Dec 24
£30.00
8 Nov 2024Constituency office window cleaning
£30.00
26 Jul 2024Constituency office window cleaning
£30.00
12 Dec 2024Cleaning equipment for constituency office
£9.50
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(17)£2,103.10
22 Nov 2024GATESHEAD COUNCIL INT
£260.00
15 May 2025GATESHEAD COUNCIL INT
£260.00
9 Oct 2025WWW.
£243.30
31 Oct 2024WWW.
£140.10
12 May 2025SHREDIT LTD GBP
£139.50
10 Jul 2025WWW.
£138.60
20 Dec 2024Office Shredding
£102.00
17 Jun 2025RESTORE DATASHRED
£102.00
9 Aug 2024SHRED-IT LTD GBP
£100.30
5 Aug 2024SHRED-IT LTD GBP
£100.30
9 Sep 2024SHRED-IT LTD GBP
£100.30
21 Mar 2025SHREDIT LTD GBP [200011725-5521]
£69.90
18 Mar 2025SHREDIT LTD GBP [200011725-4937]
£69.60
16 Jan 2025SHRED-IT LTD GBP
£69.60
2 Jan 2025SHRED-IT LTD GBP
£69.30
8 Dec 2024SHRED-IT LTD GBP
£69.30
2 Sep 2025WWW.
£69.00
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(12)£1,697.76
26 Sep 2024Provide and Install wall heater in constituency office toilet and repair socket & light
£355.00
2 Jan 2025Replace damaged window unit
£312.00
6 Dec 2024Replace wate heater in Constituency office toilet & replace tap in office kitchen
£300.00
26 Sep 2024Constituency office PAT testing
£215.60
7 Aug 2025Repairs to constituency office door locks
£130.00
12 Sep 2024Signage for Constituency office
£96.00
27 Nov 2024boiler service for Constituency office
£81.20
13 Jun 2025Constituency office door lock repair
£75.00
18 Oct 2024Constituency office door lock repair
£65.00
5 Jun 2025WWW.MY.CHUBB.CO.UK
£53.06
10 Oct 2024Keys for constituency office
£9.00
12 Dec 2024Replacement of key for office cupboard
£5.90
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(18)£812.67
1 Oct 2025ARROW COMMS LTD
£83.87
2 Jan 2025ARROW COMMS LTD
£77.42
4 Mar 2025ARROW COMMS LTD [200011725-2702]
£77.42
7 Jan 2025ARROW COMMS LTD
£77.42
4 Feb 2025ARROW COMMS LTD
£77.42
1 Nov 2024ARROW COMMS LTD
£77.42
3 Apr 2025ARROW COMMS LTD
£77.42
6 May 2025ARROW COMMS LTD
£77.42
1 Jun 2025ARROW COMMS LTD
£77.42
31 Dec 2024Office telepony system
£27.72
31 Jan 2025office telephone system service and calls outside of plan
£27.72
26 Aug 2024ARROW COMMS LTD
£18.00
26 Sep 2024ARROW COMMS LTD
£18.00
26 Jan 2025ARROW COMMS LTD
£3.60
26 Mar 2025ARROW COMMS LTD [200011725-7747]
£3.60
27 Feb 2025ARROW COMMS LTD
£3.60
26 Oct 2024ARROW COMMS LTD
£3.60
2 Jan 2025ARROW COMMS LTD
£3.60
Insurance - contents(3)£681.84
31 Jul 2025NORTHERN COUNTIES LLP
£354.80
1 Aug 2024NORTHERN COUNTIES LLP [200011781-288]
£215.04
1 Aug 2024NORTHERN COUNTIES LLP [200011782-436]
£112.00
Equipment - purchase(3)£661.62
4 Sep 2025POSTROOMONL
£480.00
17 Jan 2025SP RACKING SOLUTIONS
£94.98
31 Jan 2025EQUIPASHOP
£86.64
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(10)£394.00
15 Nov 2025No description
£75.00
28 Jul 2025No description
£71.50
2 Aug 2024No description
£37.50
2 Jan 2025No description
£30.00
2 Jan 2025No description
£30.00
2 Nov 2024No description
£30.00
15 Oct 2024No description
£30.00
8 Mar 2025No description
£30.00
23 Jan 2025No description
£30.00
5 Oct 2024No description
£30.00
Insurance - buildings(2)£277.57
18 Oct 2024Advance payment_constituency office buildings insurance and service charge
£151.14
9 Oct 2025Insurance and Service Charge for Blaydon consituency office
£126.43
TV licence(1)£174.50
30 Jun 2025TVLICENSING.CO.UK
£174.50
Service charge & ground Rent(1)£126.43
4 Jul 2025Constituency office Service charge _April 25 - Sept 25
£126.43
Hospitality(1)£44.07
8 Aug 2024Refreshments for staff training day
£44.07
Other(1)£-461.00
9 Oct 2024GE Repayment for Rent
£-461.00
Accommodation(38 claims)£23,556.42
Rent(1)£19,800.29
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£19,800.29
Council tax(14)£2,682.00
15 Apr 2025London accommodation council tax April 25
£195.00
15 Sep 2025Council tax for London accommodation Sept 25
£195.00
15 Jun 2025Council tax for London accommodation _June 25
£195.00
15 May 2025Council tax for London accommodation
£195.00
15 Oct 2025Council tax for London accommodation
£195.00
15 Oct 2025Council tax for London accommodation_October 25
£195.00
15 Aug 2025Council tax for London accommodation
£195.00
15 Jul 2025Council tax for London accommodation
£195.00
15 Oct 2024Council tax for London accommodation
£187.00
15 Sep 2024Council tax for London Accommodation_Sept
£187.00
15 Aug 2024Council tax for August
£187.00
15 Dec 2024Council, tax for London accommodation Dec
£187.00
15 Nov 2024Council tax for London accommodation_Nov 24
£187.00
15 Jan 2025Council tax for London accommodation
£187.00
Utilities(14)£796.60
6 Mar 2025OVO ENERGY LTD [200011725-4489]
£121.77
9 Feb 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£82.27
23 Jan 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£65.17
7 Nov 2024OVO ENERGY LTD
£65.04
8 Apr 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£58.93
9 Jul 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£56.48
7 Aug 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£54.15
20 Aug 2024OVO ENERGY LTD
£52.79
6 Jun 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£52.45
10 Sep 2024OVO ENERGY LTD
£48.52
28 Jul 2024OVO ENERGY LTD
£40.39
25 Oct 2024OVO ENERGY LTD
£36.66
12 Dec 2024OVO ENERGY LTD
£31.31
20 Nov 2024OVO ENERGY LTD
£30.67
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(9)£277.53
4 Aug 2024Broadband for London Accommodation
£37.08
25 Jul 2024Broadband for London Accommodation
£37.08
4 Jan 2025Broadband for London accommodation
£30.00
20 Feb 2025Landline and Broadband for London accommodation
£30.00
4 Mar 2025Broadband for London accommodation
£30.00
4 Oct 2024Landline and broadband for London accommodation
£30.00
4 Dec 2024Broadband for London accommodation Dec
£30.00
4 Nov 2024Broadband London accommodation_Nov 24
£30.00
4 Sep 2024Broadband for London Accommodation
£23.37
MP Travel(4 claims)£5,808.29
Rail(2)£5,760.79
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£5,560.67
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£200.12
Railcard(1)£30.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£30.00
Other public transport(1)£17.50
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£17.50
Staff Travel(5 claims)£4,292.62
Rail(2)£2,981.27
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£2,782.13
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£199.14
Hotel - London(1)£941.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
5 nights
£941.00
Mileage - car(2)£370.35
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£232.47
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£137.88

Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

Blaydon and Consett: The Real Impact

The people Liz was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.

Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024