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Deirdre Costigan

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Deirdre Costigan
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Ealing Southall
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byVirendra Sharma
Majority15,793 (33.7%)
Member of Ealing London Borough Council for Northolt Mandeville
In office
3 May 2018 – 6 September 2024
Personal details
Political partyLabour

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]

Early career

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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.[3]

Political career

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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.[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]

In November 2024, Costigan voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[7]

Personal life

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She is openly LGBTQ+.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "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
  2. ^ "Ealing Southall - General election results 2024". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "General election results 2024: Ealing Southall". BBC News. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
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