Kenneth Stevenson | |
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Member of Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Anum Qaisar |
| Majority | 7,547 (20.6%) |
| Member of
North Lanarkshire Council for Fortissat | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 or 1964 (age 60–61) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Open University ( BSc) |
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Kenneth Stevenson (born 1963 or 1964) [1] is a Scottish Labour Party politician serving 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. [1] He became an engineering lecturer at Anniesland College in 2006, which later merged with Glasgow Clyde College. [1]
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]
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]
- ^ a b c Crick, Michael (18 April 2023). "AIRDRIE/MOTHERWELL etc: Kenneth Stevenson..." X.
- ^ Tonner, Judith (5 July 2024). "Airdrie & Shotts: Kenneth Stevenson is new MP". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "CMIS > Councillors". northlanarkshire.cmis.uk.com. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Election 2024 > Airdrie and Shotts results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "SNP holds Airdrie and Shotts seat in by-election". BBC News. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Voters go back to polls for Airdrie and Shotts by-election". BBC News. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Thomson, Ross (25 April 2023). "Labour select candidates in Lanarkshire constituencies as they bid to unseat SNP". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 July 2024.