Deirdre Costigan
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 | |
| Born | Deirdre Theresa Costigan Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour |
Deirdre Theresa Costigan[1] is an Irish politician and trade unionist in the UK, who has been the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing Southall in the United Kingdom House of Commons since 2024.[2]
Early career
[edit]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]
Political career
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024. Archived 2024-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ealing Southall – General election results 2024". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Go west: Woman from west Dublin eyes west London seat in Westminster". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ a b Deirdre Costigan (18 July 2024). "Foreign Affairs and Defence". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. United Kingdom: House of Commons. col. 224–226. Archived 2024-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Councillor details – Councillor Deirdre Costigan". ealing.moderngov.co.uk. Ealing Council. 17 August 2024. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Simons, Ben (10 July 2024). "New changes at Ealing Council following Deirdre Costigan becoming Ealing Southall MP". EALING NEWS. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "General election results 2024: Ealing Southall". BBC News. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Contributions for Deirdre Costigan". Hansard. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "LGBT+ History Month Volume 762: debated on Thursday 13 February 2025". Hansard. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to speak, as a lesbian MP
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