North East · England · 70,487Boundary · 2023

Blaydon & Consett

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Blaydon.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Consett, Blaydon and Ryton. Population 93,215. Recorded crime is 44% below the national average.

All five of Liz Twist's rebel votes in the current parliamentary session came on the same day -- June 2025 -- and all concerned the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. She voted to close what critics called a loophole allowing voluntary starvation to qualify someone as terminally ill, and supported a procedural amendment to allow further scrutiny of the bill. These votes place her noticeably to the right of her party on assisted dying access, with her voting record showing 22 percentage points more support for end-of-life autonomy than the Labour average. Beyond parliament, she has been prominently covered for securing a Westminster Hall debate on "Maya's Law" -- a child safeguarding campaign inspired by a murdered toddler from her constituency -- and for chairing an exhibition on suicide prevention, reflecting two consistent community-facing priorities.

A 97.5% party-line voter overall, Twist participates at 92%, above the Commons average. Her speeches concentrate heavily on economy and jobs, local government, health, and social care -- a pattern consistent with representing a former industrial seat in County Durham. She scores strongly on workers' rights (90%) and progressive taxation (97%), but shows low alignment with business-friendly positions (12%) and Lords scrutiny (0%), having backed the government in rejecting multiple Lords amendments to both the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill.

448
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
70.5k
Electorate
2024 GE

Votes more often than 96% of MPs.

Current Member of Parliament

Liz Twist

Liz Twist

Labour Party

Liz Twist is the Labour MP for Blaydon and Consett, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes too ill to complete their assessment before signing off on an assisted dying request, a further referral can be made to another doctor — mirroring an existing provision in the Bill for the attending doctor.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Report Stage, after proceedings had been interrupted on 13 June when an objection was raised. The debate excerpts do not reveal the substantive content of New Clause 16.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Consett, Blaydon and Ryton. Population 93,215. Recorded crime is 44% below the national average.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Twist’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.464 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Twist has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
89
Economy
86
Employment
52
Crime & Policing
45
Education
41
Welfare and Benefits
28
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 1220 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1620 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.11 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BenfieldsideKevin Earley1,051Labour P
BenfieldsideStephen Robinson904Derwents
BlaydonStephen Christopher Ronchetti1,275Labour P
Burnopfield DiptonDeclan Mulholland860Labour P
Burnopfield DiptonVeronica Andrews983Labour P
Chopwell Rowlands GillJamie Joe Park1,916Labour P
Consett NorthAlexander Watson957Independ
Consett NorthKathryn Lesley Rooney778Liberal
Consett SouthDominic Haney501Liberal
Crawcrook GreensideKath McCartney1,520Labour P
Delves LaneAngela Sterling1,026Conserva
Delves LaneMichelle Walton988Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
93,215
Electorate 70,487 · 2024 register
Median income
£26,200
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
15.2%
England average 20.0%
Schools
42
33 primary · 3 secondary
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