Stephen Twigg for West Derby

I have been selected by local Labour Party members to stand to become the next Member of Parliament for West Derby. It is a great honour to have this opportunity and I am spending my time meeting local residents, visiting community organisations and taking up local issues.

From the next General Election West Derby will consist of Croxteth, Knotty Ash, Norris Green, Tuebrook & Stoneycroft, West Derby and Yew Tree. The constituency includes Alder Hey and Broad Green hospitals and Croxteth Country Park.

Contact me on stephen@twigg4westderby.com or 0151 261 9568.

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Stephen the Biography

I was born in 1966 in Enfield where I attended the local comprehensive school, Southgate. I went on to study Politics & Economics at Oxford University. In 1997 I returned to Enfield Southgate to Stephen Twigg beating Michael Portillo in 1997 become its first ever Labour MP, defeating the then Defence Secretary Michael Portillo in what was later voted the "3rd greatest television moment ever"!

I have 8 years' previous experience in Parliament where I was an active campaigner on behalf of my constituents - for example when a mother came to see me because her daughter had died during an epileptic seizure I set up an All Party Group on Epilepsy to put pressure on Government to do more. When another young constituent, Livia Galli Atkinson, was killed by a car I worked with her parents to press for firmer penalties for those who kill on our roads.

I was a Government Minister for 4 years - first as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons working with Robin Cook to reform Parliament and then for 3 years as Minister for Schools where I led the new primary schools' policy "Excellence and Enjoyment".

Since April 2007 I have divided my time between Liverpool and London. When I am here my flat is in Knotty Ash, round the corner from Ken Dodd's! I am a member of the West Derby Society and the Friends of Croxteth Hall & Country Park.