Kenneth Stevenson (politician)

Kenneth Stevenson (born 1963/1964 ) is a Scottish politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Airdrie and Shotts since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has been a Member of North Lanarkshire Council since 2017.

Early life and career
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 BAE Systems, Hyster, Machine Control Engineers, and Terex. He has been an engineering lecturer since 2006, initally at Anniesland College and later Glasgow Clyde College following a merger.

Political career
Stevenson was elected as a Member of North Lanarkshire Council for Fortissat in 2017 and re-elected in 2022. He was elected in the 6th stage on both occasions. As a councillor, Stevenson served as convener of the Communities Committee and Community Safety Partnership Forum from 2022 to 2024.

Stevenson was elected as MP for Airdrie and Shotts at the 2024 general election, defeating incumbent SNP candidate Anum Qaisar. He had previously contested the 2021 by-election for the same constituency, in which he came second to Qaisar. During Labour's candidate selection for both elections, Stevenson had beaten the constituency's former MP, Pamela Nash.