‘My record is one of delivering for Halton’

ments from House Of Commons Speaker John Bercow who, in January, said Mr Twigg was ‘renowned in all parts of the House for the relentlessness and tenacity’ in the manner he pursues issues.

On the thorny topic of the European Union (EU), he said Halton voted to leave the EU and it was time to ‘get on with it’ and secure the best deal, adding that the country needs an immigration system ‘based on merit not geography’.

In 2015, Mr Twigg succeeded in increasing his share of the vote to 62.8% to claim a landslide victory while many of his party colleagues foundered at the ballot box.

Outlining his pledges he said: “My record is one of delivering for Halton.

“I have successfully campaigned for the Mersey Gateway, persuading the Tory-led Government to