LabourREPORT
Liz Twist

Liz Twist

Labour MP for Blaydon and Consett

Won with 50.1% · Majority: 11,153

94%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
34/36
Key votes
£305k
Expenses

The Verdict

The campaign was about change. The voting record was about obedience. Their constituents got one of those things.

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