Being a Member of Parliament is no easy job. Tough decisions, long hours, and thousands of constituents. While the cheap drinks in the Strangers bar might lessen the blow a bit, no one could argue being an MP is a breeze.

For many MPs, Twitter acts like a constituency office where people can voice concerns directly to their representatives (or their representatives admin staff at least). It’s also a whole new platform for promoting their policies and opinions. You don’t need to call a press briefing when you’re followed on Twitter by a vast array of journalists.

That means it’s important for a politician to use Twitter to their advantage. But who’s done the best job?

We decided to update our list from Sep 2017 with new data to see who has managed to navigate the online waters of Brexit, leadership challenges, and parliamentary chaos the best.

Methodology

We used our Audiences tool to see which MP is the most influential on Twitter. We collated all accounts that had “MP” or “Member of Parliament” in their bio, and then excluded anyone who no longer holds their place in Parliament. We also used a few other terms to ensure the inclusion of people like Jeremy Corbyn who don’t say they’re an MP in their bio. It’s worth noting there are some MPs not on Twitter.

We then ranked them by our influencer score, which measures an account’s ability to generate engagement and amplify their message. This score only includes genuine engagement. This means the score won’t be influenced by any underhand spammy or bot tactics – not that we’d accuse any of our MPs of doing such a thing.

So, let’s get to it. The list is below, or you can jump straight to the full table with all the data.