Kirsteen Sullivan Explained

Office:Member of Parliament
for Bathgate and Linlithgow
Predecessor:Constituency established
Term Start:5 July 2024
Majority:8,323 (19.8%)
Party:Labour and Co-operative

Kirsteen Ann Sullivan[1] is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Bathgate and Linlithgow since 2024. A member of the Labour and Co-operative Party, she gained the seat from Martyn Day, a member of the Scottish National Party.[2] [3]

Education

Sullivan studied at Glasgow University and Strathclyde Business School.[4]

Career

Sullivan has worked as a business analyst for several private companies, including Scottish Widows.[4] Prior to becoming an MP, Sullivan served as a councillor for Whitburn and Blackburn in West Lothian.[4] Sullivan served as Labour depute leader of West Lothian Council from 2017 to 2024.[4] [3]

Parliamentary career

On 4 July 2024, she was elected as MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow. She received 19,774 votes (47%) in the general election in a new constituency formed as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[5] On 26 July 2024, she made her maiden speech in the House of Commons during a debate on "Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower".[6]

Personal life

Sullivan lives in Bathgate and is originally from Glasgow.[4] She has three children.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Members Sworn . Parliament of the United Kingdom . House of Commons . 10 July 2024 . 752 .
  2. Web site: Bathgate & Linlithgow General Election 2024 . 5 July 2024 . Sky News.
  3. Web site: West Lothian turns its back on the SNP and embraces Labour for Westminster . Edinburgh Reporter . 9 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Meet Lothian's new MPs: Kirsteen Sullivan, Labour MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow . Edinburgh Evening News . 9 July 2024.
  5. Web site: General Election Results 2024 . West Lothian Council . 8 July 2024.
  6. United Kingdom . Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower . House of Commons . 26 July 2024 . 752 . 986 . 990 . Kirsteen Sullivan .