Deirdre Theresa Costigan[1] is a UK politician (of Irish heritage) and trade unionist who has been the Labour Party MP for Ealing Southall since 2024.[2]
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 |
Early career
editCostigan was a shop steward for the trade union Unison. Before her election as an MP, she was Unison's national officer for disability equality.[3]
Political career
editIn 2018, Costigan was elected as a Labour councillor for the Northolt Mandeville ward of Ealing London Borough Council. She was re-elected in 2022.[4] She served as deputy leader of the council for the three years preceding her election in 2024 as an MP.[5]
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.[6] On 18 July 2024, she made her maiden speech during a debate on foreign affairs and defence.[3]
Personal life
editShe is openly LGBTQI+.[7]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPS falls following election – but Labour has a reason to be proud". PinkNews. 5 July 2024. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.