Sunday 14 July 2013

MPs on Twitter

As the silly season is imminently due, I've indulged my love of lists yet again and done this. In short, I have all the Members of Parliament on Twitter. Here. Below. In rank order. So where's your MP? How does your own follower account match up against that of your honourable member? Are there any who are inexplicably popular? Knock yourself out.

1. David Cameron - 366,392 (Con)
2. Ed Miliband - 226,397 (Lab)
3. William Hague - 157,131 (Con)
4. George Galloway - 152,121 (Respect)
5. Tom Watson - 125,260 (Lab)
6. Nick Clegg - 118,640 (LibDem)
7. Ed Balls - 94,744 (Lab)
8. Grant Shapps - 67,611 (Con)
9. Caroline Lucas - 61,152 (Green)
10. Chuka Umunna - 55,334 (Lab)
11. George Osborne - 55,178 (Con)
12. Diane Abbott - 54,404 (Lab)
13. Harriet Harman - 46,169 (Lab)
14. Andy Burnham - 45,061 (Lab)
15. Jeremy Hunt - 44,897 (Con)
16. Vince Cable - 41,244 (LibDem)
17. Yvette Cooper - 32,725 (Lab)
18. Eric Pickles - 31,775 (Con)
19. Chris Bryant - 30,932 (Lab)
20. Stella Creasy - 29,442 (Lab)
21. Zac Goldsmith - 26,379 (Con)
22. Douglas Alexander - 25,954 (Lab)
23. Nadine Dorries - 25,501 (Con)
24. David Lammy - 25,219 (Lab)
25. Sadiq Khan - 25,158 (Lab)
26. Rachel Reeves - 22,200 (Lab)
27. Luciana Berger - 21,745 (Lab)
28. Ben Bradshaw - 21,563 (Lab)
29. Caroline Flint - 19,729 (Lab)
30. Kerry McCarthy - 19,145 (Lab)
31. Stephen Twigg - 18,968 (Lab)
32. Ed Vaizey - 18,938 (Con)
33. Tom Harris - 18,208 (Lab)
34. Tim Farron - 16,876 (LibDem)
35. Gordon Brown - 16,869 (Lab)
36. Tessa Jowell - 16,746 (Lab)
37. Jeremy Corbyn - 16,635 (Lab)
38. Gloria De Piero - 16,527 (Lab)
39. Danny Alexander - 15,691 (LibDem)
40. Liam Byrne - 15,294 (Lab)
41. Jim Murphy - 15,139 (Lab)
42. Douglas Carswell - 15,124 (Con)
44. Lynne Featherstone - 14,876 (LibDem)
45. Liz Kendall - 14,326 (Lab)
46. Charles Kennedy - 14,222 (LibDem)
47. Rory Stewart - 14,062 (Con)
48. Jo Swinson - 13,327 (LibDem)
49. Greg Barker - 13,129 (Con)
50. Peter Hain - 13,065 (Lab)
51. John McDonnell - 12,910 (Lab)
52. John Penrose - 12,864 (Con)
53. Tristram Hunt - 12,740 (Lab)
54. Michael Fabricant - 12,457 (Con)
55. Jamie Reed - 11,896 (Lab)
56. Julian Huppert - 11,194 (LibDem)
57. Jesse Norman - 11,093 (Con)
58. Margaret Hodge - 10,962 (Lab)
59. Matthew Hancock - 10,874 (Con)
60. Steve Reed - 10,647 (Lab)
61. Nick Herbert - 10,360 (Con)
62. Kevin Brennan - 10,253 (Lab)
63. Dan Jarvis - 10,243 (Lab)
64. Sarah Wollaston - 9,939 (Con)
65. Hilary Been - 9,868 (Lab)
66. John Denham - 9,848 (Lab)
67. Alison McGovern - 9,812 (Lab)
68. Jonny Reynolds - 9,702 (Lab)
69. John Woodcock - 9,687 (Lab)
70. Michael Dugher - 9,643 (Lab)
71. Tim Loughton - 9,623 (Con)
72. Tom Brake - 9,616 (LibDem)
73. Kate Green - 9,489 (Lab)
74. Emily Thornberry - 9,470 (Lab)
75. Greg Mulholland - 9,405 (LibDem)
76. Lisa Nandy - 9,297 (Lab)
77. Esther McVey - 9,177 (Con)
78. Andrew Gwynne - 9,050 (Lab)
79. Elizabeth Truss - 8,934 (Con)
80. Mary Creagh - 8,771 (Lab)
81. Toby Perkins - 8,544 (Lab)
82. Robert Halfon - 8,508 (Con)
83. Greg Hands - 8,434 (Con)
84. Andy Slaughter - 8,410 (Lab)
85. Diana Johnson - 8,304 (Lab)
86. Debbie Abrahams - 8,272 (Lab)
87. Maria Eagle - 8,190 (Lab)
88. Nick de Bois - 8,103 (Con)
89. Norman Lamb - 8,071 (LibDem)
90. Eric Joyce - 8,014 (Ind)
91. Angela Eagle - 7,998 (Lab)
92. Steve Baker - 7,983 (Con)
93. Claire Perry - 7,797 (Con)
94. David Hanson - 7,760 (Lab)
95. Justine Greening - 7,719 (Con)
96. Maria Miller - 7,699 (Con)
97. John Redwood - 7,688 (Con)
98. Jon Cruddas - 7,587 (Lab)
99. Gisela Stuart - 7,559 (Lab)
100. Nadim Zahawi - 7,554 (Con)
101. Lucy Powell - 7,525 (Lab)
102. Jonathan Ashworth - 7,314 (Lab)
103. Karl Turner - 7,312 (Lab)
104. Sharon Hodgson - 7,261 (Lab)
105. Paul Flynn - 7,225 (Lab)
106. Angus Robertson - 7,213 (Lab)
107. Tracey Crouch - 7,178 (Con)
108. Bridget Phillipson - 7,132 (Lab)
109. Emma Reynolds - 7,090 (Lab)
110. Pat McFadden - 7,052 (Lab)
111. Chi Onwurah - 6,691 (Lab)
112. Grahame Morris - 6,969 (Lab)
113. Paul Burstow - 6,901 (LibDem)
114. Jack Dromey - 6,900 (Lab)
115. Don Foster - 6,792 (LibDem)
116. Therese Coffey - 6,785 (Con)
117. Andy Sawford - 6,784 (Lab)
118. Anne Begg - 6,778 (Lab)
119. Philip Davies - 6,775 (Con)
120. Brandon Lewis - 6,772 (Con)
121. David Jones - 6,770 (Con)
122. Barry Gardiner - 6,725 (Lab)
123. Tom Blenkinsop - 6,681 (Lab)
124. Alistair Darling - 6,677 (Lab)
125. Tom Greatrex - 6,560 (Lab)
126. Mark Reckless - 6,458 (Con)
127. Stewart Jackson - 6,454 (Con)
128. Gavin Barwell - 6,423 (Con)
129. Harriett Baldwin - 6,391 (Con)
130. Jake Berry - 6,372 (Con)
131. Michael Meacher - 6,362 (Lab)
132. Gavin Shuker - 6,335 (Lab)
133. Margot James - 6,329 (Con)
134. Aidan Burley - 6,264 (Con)
135. Glenda Jackson - 6,219 (Lab)
136. Stephen Timms - 6,163 (Lab)
137. Steve Webb - 6,081 (LibDem)
138. Hazel Blears - 6,039 (Lab)
139. Richard Benyon - 6,038 (Con)
140. Ian Austin - 6,013 (Lab)
141. Sam Gyimah (East Surrey) - 5,981 (Con)
142. Jason McCartney - 5,906 (Con)
143. Seema Malhotra - 5,884 (Lab)
144. Huw Irranca-Davies - 5,879 (Lab)
145. Margaret Curran - 5,874 (Lab)
146. Ivan Lewis - 5,867 (Lab)
147. Ian Murray - 5,854 (Lab)
148. Andrew Stephenson - 5,842 (Con)
149. Keith Vaz - 5,828 (Lab)
150. Catherine McKinnell - 5,811 (Lab)
151. Chris Williamson - 5,756 (Lab)
152. Stephen Gilbert - 5,705 (LibDem)
153. Nicky Morgan - 5,671 (Lab)
154. Michelle Gildernew - 5,652 (SF)
155. Pamela Nash - 5,591 (Lab)
156. Naomi Long - 5,580 (All)
157. Jenny Chapman - 5,572 (Lab)
158. Steve Barclay - 5,564 (Con)
159. William Bain - 5,540 (Lab)
160. Chris Heaton-Harris - 5,538 (Con)
161. Mike Gapes - 5,517 (Lab)
162. Brooks Newmark - 5,488 (Con)
163. Virendra Sharma - 5,483 (Lab)
164. Alan Duncan - 5,470 (Con)
165. Conor Murphy - 5,456 (SF)
166. Gemma Doyle - 5,403 (Lab)
167. Conor Burns - 5,371 (Con)
168. Graham Stuart - 5,353 (Con)
169. Louise Ellman - 5,341 (Lab)
170. Meg Hillier - 5,327 (Lab)
171. Nick Hurd - 5,298 (Con)
172. Bill Esterson - 5,292 (Lab)
173. Helen Grant - 5,291 (Con)
174. Liam Fox - 5,283 (Con)
175. Bernard Jenkin - 5,197 (Con)
176. Paul Maskey - 5,132 (SF)
177. Steve McCabe 5,098 (Lab)
178. Ian Lavery - 5,088 (Lab)
179. John Mann - 5,072 (Lab)
180. Stuart Andrew - 5,072 (Con)
181. Damian Collins - 5,070 (Con)
182. Chris Leslie - 5,067 (Lab)
183. Angus MacNeil - 5,042 (SNP)
184. Mary Macleod - 5,019 (Con)
185. Chloe Smith - 4,972 (Con)
186. Duncan Hames - 4,931 (LibDem)
187. Laura Sandys - 4,922 (Con)
188. Dan Byles - 4,875 (Con)
189. James Brokenshire - 4,862 (Con)
190. Charlie Elphicke - 4,859 (Con)
191. Shabana Mahmood - 4,820 (Lab)
192. Greg Clark - 4,794 (Con)
193. Owen Smith - 4,754 (Lab)
194. John Leech - 4,652 (LibDem)
195. Martin Horwood - 4,627 (LibDem)
196. Richard Burden - 4,572 (Lab)
197. Alistair Burt - 4,541 (Con)
198. David Lidington - 4,514 (Con)
199. Anna Soubry - 4,462 (Con)
200. Robert Buckland - 4,457 (Con)
201. Jon Trickett - 4,441 (Lab)
202. Cathy Jamieson - 4,440 (Lab)
203. Heidi Alexander - 4,438 (Lab)
204. Anas Sarwar - 4,406 (Lab)
205. John Glen - 4,388 (Con)
206. David Evennett - 4,365 (Con)
207. Gregg McClymont - 4,334 (Lab)
208. Jo Johnson - 4,318 (Con)
209. Peter Luff - 4,317 (Con)
210. Teresa Pearce - 4,281 (Lab)
211. Nicola Blackwood - 4,281 (Con)
212. Andrea Leadsom - 4,255 (Con)
213. Pat Glass - 4,229 (Lab)
214. Alun Cairns - 4,229 (Con)
215. Pete Wishart - 4,217 (SNP)
216. Richard Harrington - 4,177 (Con)
217. Ben Gummer - 4,143 (Con)
218. Nigel Dodds - 4,140 (DUP)
219. George Freeman - 4,136 (Con)
220. Christopher Pincher - 4,127 (Con)
221. Nic Dakin - 4,126 (Con)
222. Stephen Williams - 4,120 (LibDem)
223. Angela Smith - 4,091 (Lab)
224. John Spellar - 4,074 (Lab)
225. Jeffrey Donaldson - 4,069 (DUP)
226. Fabian Hamilton - 4,054 (Lab)
227. Michael Moore - 4,014 (LibDem)
228. Stephen Mosley - 4,009 (Con)
229. Damian Green - 3,989 (Con)
230. Karl McCartney - 3,987 (Con)
231. Geoffrey Cox - 3,940 (Con)
232. Helen Goodman - 3,939 (Lab)
233. Paul Maynard - 3,937 (Con)
234. Andrrew Griffiths - 3,921 (Con)
235. Cheryl Gillan - 3,910 (Con)
236. Anne Milton - 3,881 (Con)
237. Alex Cunningham - 3,870 (Lab)
238. Steve Brine - 3,848 (Con)
239. David Wright - 3,840 (Lab)
240. Adam Afriyie - 3,838 (Con)
241. Frank Field - 3,837 (Lab)
242. Penny Mordaunt - 3,830 (Con)
243. Geraint Davies - 3,830 (Lab)
244. Damian Hinds - 3,820 (Con)
245. Yasmin Qureshi - 3,811 (Lab)
246. James Gray - 3,809 (Con)
247. John Healey - 3,801 (Lab)
248. Sheryll Murray - 3,789 (Con)
249. Rushanara Ali - 3,775 (Lab)
250. Chris White - 3,767 (Con)
251. David Mundell - 3,764 (Con)
252. Barbara Keeley - 3,762 (Lab)
253. James Duddridge - 3,738 (Con)
254. Hugo Swire - 3,726 (Con)
255. Alec Shelbrooke - 3,720 (Con)
256. Pauline Latham - 3,697 (Con)
257. Jim Sheridan - 3,659 (Lab)
258. Justin Tomlinson - 3,655 (Con)
259. Ian Mearns - 3,594 (Lab)
260. Alistair Carmichael - 3,581 (LibDem)
261. Simon Danzcuk - 3,577 (Lab)
262. Andrew Selous - 3,570 (Con)
263. Phil Wilson - 3,555 (Lab)
264. Paul Blomfield - 3,546 (Lab)
265. Andrew Percy - 3,533 (Con)
266. David Burrowes - 3,521 (Con)
267. Iain Stewart - 3,484 (Con)
268. Anne McGuire - 3,482 (Lab)
269. Roberta Blackman-Woods - 3,463 (Lab)
270. Jonathan Djanogly - 3,443 (Con)
271. Simon Kirby - 3,423 (Con)
272. Amber Rudd - 3,420 (Con)
273. Andrew Bridgen - 3,413 (Con)
274. Mark Durkan - 3,373 (SDLP)
275. Mike Freer - 3,319 (Con)
276. Angie Bray - 3,318 (Con)
277. Austin Mitchell - 3,306 (Lab)
278. Anne-Marie Morris - 3,302 (Con)
279. Stewart Hosie - 3,279 (SNP)
280. David Ward - 3,239 (LibDem)
281. Karen Buck - 3,234 (Lab)
282. Adrian Sanders - 3,147 (LibDem)
283. Mark Spencer - 3,115 (Con)
284. Rosie Cooper - 3,051 (Lab)
285. Caroline Dinenage - 3,004 (Con)
286. Linda Riordan - 2,950 (Lab)
287. Charlotte Leslie - 2,915 (Con)
288. Barry Sheerman - 2,868 (Lab)
289. Fiona Mactaggart - 2,868 (Lab)
290. Gerald Howarth - 2,855 (Con)
291. Guy Opperman - 2,848 (Con)
292. Graham Jones - 2,832 (Lab)
293. Mark Garnier - 2,829 (Con)
294. Malcolm Bruce - 2,818 (LibDem)
295. Tony Baldry - 2,761 (Con)
296. Heather Wheeler - 2,758 (Con)
297. Mark Williams - 2,738 (LibDem)
298. Simon Hughes - 2,722 (LibDem)
299. Sajid Javid - 2,715 (Con)
300. Phillip Lee - 2,710 (Con)
301. Rob Flello - 2,637 (Lab)
302. Mark Field - 2,622 (Con)
303. Mark Simmonds - 2,606 (Con)
304. Mike Weatherley - 2,604 (Con)
305. Gareth Thomas - 2,601 (Lab)
306. Andrew Bingham - 2,598 (Con)
307. Peter Bone - 2,595 (Con)
308. Peter Aldous - 2,586 (Con)
309. Julian Smith - 2,585 (Con)
310. Glyn Davies - 2,567 (Con)
311. Stephen Doughty - 2,556 (Lab)
312. Iain Wright - 2,546 (Lab)
313. Russell Brown - 2,543 (Lab)
314. Ian Lucas - 2,540 (Lab)
315. Chris Skidmore - 2,519 (Con)
316. Mike Weir - 2,489 (SNP)
317. Ian Swales - 2,475 (LibDem)
318. Stephen Crabb - 2,475 (Con)
319. Meg Munn - 2,457 (Lab)
320. Caroline Nokes - 2,438 (Con)
321. Sarah Champion - 2,428 (Lab)
322. Siobhain McDonagh - 2,402 (Lab)
323. Andrew Rosindell - 2,368 (Con)
324. John Robertson - 2,368 (Lab)
325. Annette Brooks - 2,362 (LibDem)
326. Vernon Coaker - 2,352 (Lab)
327. Fiona O'Donnell - 2,316 (Lab)
328. Ed Davey - 2,315 (LibDem)
329. Hywel Williams - 2,309 (PC)
330. Jeremy Lefroy - 2,286 (Con)
331. Tessa Munt - 2,256 (LibDem)
332. Mark Prisk - 2,240 (Con)
333. Kevan Jones - 2,236 (Con)
334. Clive Betts - 2,161 (Lab)
335. Karen Bradley - 2,161 (Con)
336. Roger Godsif - 2,160 (Lab)
337. Wayne David - 2,147 (Lab)
338. David Morris - 2,086 (Con)
339. Clive Efford - 2,050 (Lab)
340. Julie Hilling - 2,049 (Lab)
341. Graham Evans - 2,038 (Con)
342. Alan Whitehead - 2,031 (Lab)
343. Simon Wright - 1,997 (LibDem)
344. Emma Lewell-Buck - 1,983 (Lab)
345. Mark Harper - 1,980 (Con)
346. Stephen Hammond - 1,970 (Con)
347. Mike Thornton - 1,950 (LibDem)
348. Mark Crockart - 1,883 (LibDem)
349. Oliver Colvile - 1,853 (Con)
350. Craig Whittaker - 1,810 (Con)
351. Graham Allen - 1,803 (Lab)
352. Jenny Willott - 1,794 (LibDem)
353. Michael Ellis - 1,790 (Con)
354. David Rutley - 1,784 (Con)
355. Mark Pritchard - 1,782 (Con)
356. David Nuttall - 1,738 (Con)
357. Michael McCann - 1,738 (Lab)
358. Andy McDonald - 1,727 (Lab)
359. Sheila Gilmore - 1,710 (Lab)
360. Gerry Sutcliffe - 1,687 (Lab)
361. Francie Molloy - 1,682 (SF)
362. Margaret Ritchie - 1,666 (SDLP)
363. Gordon Birtwistle - 1,653 (LibDem)
364. James Wharton - 1,626 (Con)
365. James Morris - 1,599 (Con)
366. Andrew Jones - 1,593 (Con)
367. Gavin Williamson - 1,575 (Con)
368. Ann McKechin - 1,565 (Lab)
369. Bill Cash - 1,564 (Con)
370. John Hemming - 1,550 (LibDem)
371. Simon Reevell - 1,534 (Con)
372. Thomas Docherty - 1,526 (Lab)
373. Ann Coffey - 1,523 (Lab)
374. Julie Elliott - 1,483 (Lab)
375. Lorely Burt - 1,468 (LibDem)
376. Anne McIntosh - 1,427 (Con)
377. John Stevenson - 1,399 (Con)
378. Roger Williams - 1,376 (LibDem)
379. Mark Hunter - 1,366 (LibDem)
380. Jim Fitzpatrick - 1,351 (Lab)
381. Neil Carmichael - 1,335 (Con)
382. Yvonne Fovargue - 1,326 (Lab)
383. Oliver Letwin - 1,315 (Con)
384. Lindsay Hoyle - 1,313 (Lab)
385. Alasdair McDonnell - 1,313 (SDLP)
386. Jessica Lee - 1,305 (Con)
387. Kate Hoey - 1,289 (Lab)
388. David Davies - 1,262 (Con)
389. Jonathan Evans - 1,207 (Con)
390. Mark Pawsey - 1,194 (Con)
391. George Hollingbery - 1,171 (Con)
392. Frank Roy - 1,151 (Lab)
393. Greg Knight - 1,139 (Con)
394. Mark Lancaster - 1,055 (Con)
395. Chris Ruane - 1,053 (Lab)
396. Ian Davidson - 1,042 (Lab)
397. Martin Vickers - 1,032 (Con)
398. Nia Griffith - 1,017 (Lab)
399. Iain McKenzie - 989 (Lab)
400. Paul Uppal - 986 (Con)
401. Stephen McPartland - 960 (Con)
402. Tobias Ellwood - 958 (Con)
403. Matthew Offord (Hendon) - 947 (Con)
404. John Pugh - 927 (LibDem)
405. Guto Bebb - 843 (Con)
406. Katy Clark - 817 (Lab)
407. Andrew Murrison - 777 (Con)
408. Andrew Miller - 757 (Lab)
409. Jane Ellison - 734 (Con)
410. David Heath - 709 (LibDem)
411. Ann Clwyd - 677 (Lab)
412. Sarah Newton - 674 (Con)
413. Jessica Morden - 658 (Lab)
414. Jim McGovern - 649 (Lab)
415. Rebecca Harris - 614 (Con)
416. Henry Smith - 588 (Con)
417. Andrew Smith - 581 (Lab)
418. Peter Bottomley - 561 (Con)
419. Richard Drax - 525 (Con)
420. Nick Smith - 498 (Lab)
421. Richard Graham - 445 (Con)
422. Gordon Marsden - 434 (Lab)
423. Gordon Banks - 424 (Lab)
424. Ben Wallace - 410 (Con)
425. Madeleine Moon - 401 (Lab)
426. Lindsay Roy - 359 (Lab)
427. Bob Blackman - 355 (Con)
428. Marcus Jones - 347 (Con)
429. Valerie Vaz - 344 (Lab)
430. Albert Owen - 303 (Lab)
431. Rob Wilson - 253 (Con)
432. Jack Lopresti - 250 (Con)
433. Keith Simpson - 236 (Con)
434. Helen Jones - 233 (Lab)
435. Alan Beith - 218 (LibDem)
436. Paul Beresford - 217 (Con)
437. Simon Hart - 199 (Con)
438. John Howell - 181 (Con)
439. Mark Hendrick - 181 (Lab)
440. Graeme Morrice - 166 (Lab)
441. Alison Seabeck - 161 (Lab)
442. Eleanor Laing - 149 (Con)
443. Jackie Doyle - 146 (Con)
444. Bill Wiggin - 121 (Con)
445. Edward Leigh - 105 (Con)
446. Tony Cunningham - 86 (Lab)
447. John Whittingdale - 76 (Con)
448. Andy Love - 58 (Lab)

9 comments:

Concerned said...

You aren't an anorak! No really you aren't!

Jim Jepps said...

She's not an mp but thought you might be interested that Green leader Natalie Bennett would be 65th if she were with 9,932 followers.

https://twitter.com/natalieben

asquith said...

WHERE'S WALLEY? :)

Phil said...

Haha. She's not on. Stoke North Labour have an account but not Joan. She should have one, but I have the feeling she's the sort that would never be off it ...

Anonymous said...

Cameron Clegg and Miliband all have an office that sends out there Text but George Galloway Respect Member of Parliment does all his own tweets
GOOD ON HIM.
And he is the only one who speaks the Truth.....

jimboo said...

Cameron falls for IDS spoof account

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/revealed-the-twitter-user-who-hoodwinked-david-cameron-with-the-iain-duncan-smith-parody-account-idsmp-8709512.html

Pinkie said...

That's 448 people I can now not pay any interest in.

Thanks.

PraxisReform said...

What does this tell us apart from someone has too much time on their hands?

All these MPs started tweeting at different times, so we learn nothing about the MPs from this dataset apart from that some MPs have tweeted a lot and others not so much.

Give us some more usable metric, perhaps how well they engage with Twitter users (% of tweets in which they were mentioned that they replied to) or an influence metric (no of times they were retweeted per 100 tweets sent)

Phil said...

A useable metric like that might be something I can address in my new job. Maybe.