Kirsteen Sullivan

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Kirsteen Sullivan
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Bathgate and Linlithgow
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency established
Majority8,323 (19.8%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour and Co-operative
Residence(s)Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

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] As of 2024 she owns a second home in Spain.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bathgate & Linlithgow | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "West Lothian turns its back on the SNP and embraces Labour for Westminster". Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Meet Lothian's new MPs: Kirsteen Sullivan, Labour MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ "General Election Results 2024". West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ^ Kirsteen Sullivan (26 July 2024). "Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. United Kingdom: House of Commons. col. 986–990.
  7. ^ Morrison, Hamish (23 August 2024). "I delved into who's funding the new Scottish Labour MPs – here's what I found". The National. Retrieved 10 October 2024.