| Kenneth Stevenson | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts |
| Term Start: | 4 July 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Anum Qaisar |
| Majority: | 7,547 (20.6%) |
| Office1: | Member of North Lanarkshire Council for Fortissat |
| Term Start1: | 4 May 2017 |
| Term End1: | 6 August 2024 |
| Party: | Labour |
| Alma Mater: | Open University (BSc) |
Kenneth Stevenson (born)[1] is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Airdrie and Shotts since 2024.
Stevenson studied engineering at Calderhead High School in Shotts from 1975 to 1980. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Open University.
Stevenson has worked as an engineer at companies including BAE Systems, Hyster and Terex. He became an engineering lecturer at Anniesland College in 2006, which later merged with Glasgow Clyde College.
Stevenson was elected as a Member of North Lanarkshire Council for Fortissat in 2017 and re-elected in 2022.[2] As a councillor, he served as convener of the Communities Committee and Community Safety Partnership Forum from 2022 to 2024.[3] He resigned from the Council in August 2024.
Stevenson was elected as MP for Airdrie and Shotts at the 2024 general election, defeating his SNP predecessor Anum Qaisar.[4] He had previously contested the 2021 by-election for the same constituency, in which he came second to Qaisar.[5] In Labour's candidate selection for both elections, Stevenson had defeated the constituency's former MP, Pamela Nash.[6] [7]