Deirdre Costigan | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Ealing Southall | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Virendra Sharma |
| Majority | 15,793 (33.7%) |
| Member of Ealing London Borough Council for Northolt Mandeville | |
| In office 3 May 2018 –6 September 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
Deirdre Theresa Costigan [1] is an Irish politician and trade unionist who has been the Labour Party MP for Ealing Southall since 2024. [2]
Costigan was born in Dublin,Ireland,and emigrated to London in the 1990s. [3] She was a shop steward for the trade union Unison. Before her election as an MP,she was Unison's national officer for disability equality. [4]
In 2018,Costigan was elected as a Labour councillor for the Northolt Mandeville ward of Ealing London Borough Council. She was re-elected in 2022. [5] She served as deputy leader of the council for the three years preceding her election in 2024 as an MP. [6]
In the 2024 general election,Costigan was elected the Member of parliament (MP) for Ealing Southall with 23,000 votes (49.1%) and a majority of 15,793 over the second place Conservative candidate. [7] On 18 July 2024,she made her maiden speech during a debate on foreign affairs and defence. [4]
In November 2024,Costigan voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill,which proposes to legalise assisted suicide. [8]
She is openly LGBTQ+. [9]
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