Kirsty McNeill

Kirsty McNeill is a Scottish politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Midlothian since 2024. A member of the Labour and Co-operative Party, she also serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland.

Early life and career
McNeill served as President of the Oxford University Student Union in 2001, during which time she successfully campaigned to prevent holocaust denier David Irving from speaking at a debate.

She was previously an advisor to Gordon Brown when he was Prime Minister. Prior to being elected, McNeill was Executive Director of Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns at Save the Children.

Political career
In the 2005 general election, McNeill stood for Labour in the North Southwark and Bermondsey constituency, losing to the Liberal Democrats' candidate, Simon Hughes.

In the 2024 General Election, McNeill was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Midlothian with 21,480 votes (48.6%) and a majority of 8,167 over the second place SNP candidate. On 9 July 2024, she was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Scotland Office.