- Source: Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Theresa Costigan is a UK politician (of Irish heritage) and trade unionist who has been the Labour Party MP for Ealing Southall since 2024.
Early career
Costigan was a shop steward for the trade union Unison. Before her election as an MP, she was Unison's national officer for disability equality.
Political career
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. She served as deputy leader of the council for the three years preceding her election in 2024 as an MP.
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. On 18 July 2024, she made her maiden speech during a debate on foreign affairs and defence.
Personal life
She is openly LGBTQI+.
References
External links
Official website
Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Voting record at Public Whip
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Deirdre Costigan
- Darren Jones
- Ealing Southall (UK Parliament constituency)
- David Lammy
- Alistair Carns
- Liam Conlon
- David Pinto-Duschinsky
- Torsten Bell
- Connor Rand
- Kim Leadbeater
