Kirsteen Sullivan | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Bathgate and Linlithgow | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Majority | 8,323 (19.8%) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour 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]
Sullivan studied at Glasgow University and Strathclyde Business School. [4]
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]
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]
Sullivan lives in Bathgate and is originally from Glasgow. [4] She has three children. [4] As of 2024 [update] she owns a second home in Spain. [7]