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Kenneth Stevenson.

Labour Party MP for Airdrie and Shotts.

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Kenneth Stevenson
PlaceAirdrie and Shotts
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ProfileParliament.uk ↗
Commons votes
407/572
71% attendance · top 54% of MPs
Party alignment
98%
votes with party majority
Speeches
63
across 36 debates · 8,115 words
Written Qs
7
7 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
16 Jun 2026

Labour Party MP in Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled territory.

Stevenson's most significant act since entering parliament was breaking with Labour five times on 20 June 2025, voting against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading and backing several amendments that sought to tighten its eligibility criteria — including a provision to prevent people who voluntarily stopped eating and drinking from qualifying as terminally ill. Those rebel votes place him among the more vocal opponents of the assisted dying legislation within the parliamentary Labour Party, where he sits 22 percentage points above his colleagues on end-of-life autonomy measures that would restrict rather than expand the bill's scope.

Away from that, Stevenson is a 97.6% party-line voter with a 70% participation rate, modestly below the Commons average. His voting record is strongly pro-workers' rights and pro-progressive taxation, and he backed railway nationalisation at Third Reading. He is notably resistant to business-friendly measures (4% aligned) and consistently opposes tougher criminal justice approaches — 20 points below his party average on crime votes. His speeches, spread across 51 contributions in 29 debates, cluster around the economy, local government, immigration, and social care, reflecting his North Lanarkshire constituency's concerns. He welcomed an AI Growth Zone designation for the area in March 2026, though news coverage shows him endorsing government decisions rather than leading campaigns that secured them.

Stevenson sits on the Procedure Committee, suggesting an interest in how parliament conducts its business. His deviation from the party average on civil liberties (21 points below) and pension protection (26 points below) is worth watching but lacks enough speech data to explain clearly. His last recorded speech was January 2026, and local news data for the past 90 days is insufficient to assess recent constituency sentiment.

Background

Kenneth Stevenson is the Labour MP for Airdrie and Shotts, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.407 divisions · most recent 1 Jul 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Taxation96
Economy84
Employment51
Education35
Crime & Policing31
Constitution and Democracy26
Welfare and Benefits25
Housing19

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Stevenson broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77No
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24Yes
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12Yes
Freevs party
§ 02Speeches.63 contributions · 36 debates · 8,115 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Economy & Jobs4,863
Social Care2,580
Local Government2,382
Immigration2,113
Crime1,533
Education1,353
Defence1,298
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

14 Jan 2026

Economic Growth

Welcomes government support for North Lanarkshire economy and investment in AI infrastructure and advanced manufacturing sectors.

96 words·Read
4 Dec 2025

Topical Questions

Supporting government's EU e-gates agreement as beneficial for British passport holders and reducing border queue times.

75 words·Read
5 Nov 2025

STEM Industries: Female Workforce

Government's AI and data centre investment in constituencies like Airdrie and Shotts, combined with vocational training and apprenticeships, will create accessible STEM pathways fo

87 words·Read
22 Oct 2025

Delivery of Government Priorities

Defends Government's delivery record on defence contracts, town centre investment, and Scottish Parliament funding while criticizing SNP performance

113 words·Read
Showing 4 of 63·All 63 speeches
§ 03Public voice — Bluesky.last 60 days · @kennethstevenson.bsky.social

Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.

@kennethstevenson.bsky.socialLast 60 days · 1 posts
Labour Party
1
Posts
0
Substantive
§ 04Committees & roles.1 current appointment

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Stevenson currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Procedure CommitteeMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Stevenson sits on one.

§ 05Written questions.7 tabled · 7 answered · 8 Oct 2024 → 4 Dec 2025

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department for Transport342.9%
Scotland Office228.6%
Treasury228.6%

Most recent.

4 Dec 2025·Treasury·Answered

Whether her Department has considered publishing separate figures for the amount raised in each nation and region, including Scotland, from the apprenticeship levy collected via HMRC.

HMRC does not require or collect data on where in the UK the economic activities occurs in order to collect the Apprenticeship Levy. Receipts data based on company registered addresses do not necessarily reflect where liabilities are accrue…read full →

3 Jun 2025·Department for Transport·Answered

What steps her Department is taking to support the decarbonisation of Heavy Duty Vehicles.

The Government is committed to decarbonising heavy-duty vehicles, and is supporting this through programmes such as the Plug-in Truck Grant, the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) programme, further funding for the Ze…read full →

3 Jun 2025·Department for Transport·Answered

What recent assessment her Department has made of the potential economic merits of introducing a Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate for Heavy Duty Vehicles.

The Government believes that more needs to be done to decarbonise the road freight sector. We are considering our regulatory approach to decarbonise new non-zero emission heavy goods vehicles and will engage with stakeholders in due course.

3 Jun 2025·Department for Transport·Answered

What steps her Department is taking to ensure the £950m dedicated to the rapid charging fund is invested efficiently to drive decarbonisation in the transport sector.

A reliable, accessible and visible public charging network to support EV drivers on long journeys is essential. There are now over 5,560 open-access, rapid and ultra-rapid chargepoints within 1 mile of the Strategic Road Network (England’s …read full →

Showing 4 of 7·All 7 written questions
§ 06Register & expenses.3 declared interests · £110k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Type of land/property: Residential property (End terraced house)
Type of land/property: Residential property (End terraced house) Number of properties: 1 Location: Shotts Interest held: until 24 October…
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat) Number of properties: 1 Location: Gran Alacant, Spain Ownership details: Co-owned with…
Type of land/property: Residential property (flat)
Type of land/property: Residential property (flat) Number of properties: 1 Location: Glasgow Ownership details: Co-owned with my wife. (…

Source · Members API · Last amended 29 Apr 2025

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing71,26964.8%
Accommodation17,42415.8%
Staff Travel8,9518.1%
MP Travel8,6257.8%
Office Costs2,9922.7%
Total · 26 claims109,998100%
Showing 6 of 26·All 26 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 07This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Stevenson on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 08Electoral history.2 contests · 2021, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Airdrie and Shotts18,87151.5%Won
2021Airdrie and Shotts8,37238.4%Lost

2024 — full result, Airdrie and Shotts.

CandidateVotes%
Kenneth StevensonWONLab18,87151.5

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Airdrie and Shotts

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 15 Jul 2026
SpeechesHansard · 8,115 words
20 Oct 2024 → 24 Jun 2026
Written QsMembers API
7 tabled · 7 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
RegisterMembers API
3 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£109,998 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL