Gregor Arthur Poynton[1] is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Livingston since 2024.[2][3]
Gregor Poynton | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Livingston | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Hannah Bardell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Falkirk, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
Career
editPoynton is from Falkirk, as are his parents.[4] He previously tried to be selected as Labour’s candidate in that constituency in 2013 but was unsuccessful. He was also reported as having paid for new members to support his nomination at the time.[4]
Poynton has worked in communications since leaving education.[5] From 2009 to 2014, Poynton worked for Blue State Digital, an online fundraising and campaign consultancy company.[6]
Poynton worked at the Labour head office on the subject of election strategy as a director of external engagement and for also worked Jim Murphy when he was Scottish Labour leader.[6] For a time, he led the global digital and creative teams at the government advisory company Consulum.[7] From 2022, he was a partner at Headland Consultancy specialising in data, insights and digital communications.[7][5]
In October 2023, he advocated for a new Scottish industrial strategy.[8]
Parliamentary career
editIn the 2024 general election he was elected as MP for Livingston with 18,324 votes.[3]
Personal life
editHe was previously married to former Labour MP Gemma Doyle,[9] but he has since remarried Labour adviser Amy Richards.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Election 2024 > Livingston results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b "General Election Results 2024". West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Falkirk Labour hopeful admits paying for mass recruitment to party | Labour | The Guardian". The Guardian. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Which Comms Pros are now MPS?". PR Week. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b "General election 2024: All you need to know about the contest for Livingston". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Headland hires..." PR Week. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Where SNP has failed, Labour would deliver a modern industrial strategy – Gregor Poynton". Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Waddell, by Lorraine; Updated (11 July 2013). "West Dunbartonshire MP's husband caught up in Labour scandal". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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