Martin McCluskey

British politician

Martin McCluskey
MP
Member of Parliament
for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency Established
Majority6,371 (15.8%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Oxford

Martin McCluskey is a Scottish Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West since the 2024 general election.[1] McCluskey was born and brought up in Greenock[2] and was educated at the University of Oxford. He was elected as a councillor for Inverclyde Council (Inverclyde West ward) in 2022.[3][4]

Personal life

McCluskey lives in Gourock with his partner.[3] He became Inverclyde Council's first councillor who came out as gay.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West - General election results 2024". BBC News.
  2. ^ "Scottish Labour hopefuls: From the long serving to the rising stars of new New Labour". The Herald. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Martin McCluskey for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West in the UK Parliamentary general election". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Scottish Labour hopefuls: From the long serving to the rising stars of new New Labour". The Herald. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ McCracken, Gordon (8 June 2022). "Inverclyde's first openly gay councillor hopes he can inspire other LGBT people". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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