Tweetminster

A year of tweeting MPs

When Tweetminster launched in December 2008 there were four MPs on Twitter. As we approach our third birthday, here is a look at how the political landscape on Twitter has evolved over the past 12 months.

At the beginning of the year there were 234 MPs on Twitter. There are now 315. On our lists page you can find lists by party.

The 5 most followed MPs are:

@Ed_Miliband

@DMiliband

@nick_clegg

@williamjhague

@tom_watson

The 5 MPs that have tweeted the most over the past year are:

@Tom4Scotland

@kerrymp

@julianhuppert

@LouiseMensch

@stellacreasy

The top-10 trends among MP tweets in 2011 were:

Jobs

Schools

NHS

BBC

Police

Cuts

PMQs

AV

David Cameron

Europe

The “most mentioned” MP in 2011: @LouiseMensch