Elaine Stewart | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Member of Parliament for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock |
Term Start: | 4 July 2024 |
Predecessor: | Allan Dorans |
Majority: | 4,154 (10.2%) |
Party: | Labour Party |
Elaine Stewart is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock since 2024.
The Daily Record noted that Stewart has "more than 30 years' background in community projects within the third sector".[1]
A member of the Labour Party, she gained the seat from Allan Dorans, of the Scottish National Party.[2] Stewart was involved in local politics prior to becoming an MP. She contested the Doon Valley ward of East Ayrshire Council in the 2017 local elections but was unsuccessful, being eliminated after the fifth count.[3] She contested the ward again in the 2022 local elections and was elected on the third count.[4] She was nominated for the position of Provost in 2023 but was unsuccessful.[5]