Bathgate & Linlithgow / data
Kirsteen Sullivan · Labour and Co-operative Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
373
of 504 possible
Attendance
74%
131 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
326
91 debates
Written Qs
63
63 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£199k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 191 claims
Interests
4
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 77 | |
| Economy | 56 | |
| Crime & Policing | 38 | |
| Employment | 36 | |
| Education | 29 | |
| Housing | 23 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 19 | |
| Energy | 18 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 21 | 4,533 |
| Economy Jobs | 36 | 4,374 |
| Social Care | 22 | 4,340 |
| Culture Community | 14 | 3,712 |
| Defence | 16 | 2,940 |
| Cost Of Living | 16 | 2,717 |
| Crime | 9 | 1,699 |
| Local Government | 17 | 1,568 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38Vote on Amendment 38 to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, which would have provided greater certainty and protect… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Rep… | Free vote | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseThe British Standards Institution has supported safety, industrial harmony and best practice in the workplace for 125 years this year. I have seen at first hand the extensive work … Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 80 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement StrategyI thank the Minister for the changes, which are a welcome vote of confidence in UK business and industry. I welcome the rapid review of existing requirements that we know can slow … Economy JobsTechnologyDefence | 76 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Community-owned Assets: Government Support Culture CommunityLocal GovernmentHousing | 0 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Community-owned Assets: Government SupportMy right hon. Friend is painting a beautifully evocative picture of the UPP, and it takes me straight to my favourite film, “Cinema Paradiso”. Does she agree that communities often… Culture CommunityLocal GovernmentHousing | 82 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Women’s Health StrategyAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group on endometriosis, I thank the ministerial team and my honourable Friend in the other place, Baroness Merron, for the focus that they h… HealthSocial Care | 149 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsT2. My constituency has always been a hotbed of musical talent and creativity. The newly approved Bathgate Music Hub will be an excellent addition to community-run venues that supp… Culture CommunityEconomy JobsLocal Government | 62 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseLast month I attended a celebration to mark the 40th anniversary of the reopening of Bathgate railway station in 1986, as part of efforts to regenerate the local economy. More than… DefenceLocal GovernmentHealth | 92 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pride in Place: RegenerationYears of under-investment and the loss of major employers have left Whitburn and Blackburn facing deep economic and health inequalities, weakened high streets and people generally … Local GovernmentEconomy JobsCulture Community | 88 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)Yes, I think I read yesterday about maybe doing your washing when it is sunny and windy outside, so a lot of this will be about behavioural change. I am sure you will appreciate th… | 91 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)Okay. We know that constraint costs reached £1.8 billion last year—an eye-watering sum that, as you say, could be put to better use in bringing down consumer bills. How much of a r… | 48 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)I am aware that the trial will be only in certain parts of the country to start with. How narrowly defined will the local discount areas be, and what criteria will determine which … | 35 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)I have one final question, Minister. COP26 in Glasgow, in 2021, was perhaps the halcyon day of political consensus around the need to move towards clean power and energy independen… | 61 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pride in Place: Regeneration5. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues through the Pride in Place programme to support regeneration in Scotland. Local GovernmentEconomy JobsCulture Community | 20 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)Good morning, Minister. We heard just last month that the Government have announced plans to trial bill discounts for consumers in areas with high network constraints, but there ha… | 47 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Statutory Menstrual LeaveIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) for speaking with such compassion and insight, and for … HealthLabour Market | 758 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Work and Pensions | 12 | 19.0% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 9 | 14.3% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 8 | 12.7% |
| Department for Transport | 6 | 9.5% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 5 | 7.9% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 5 | 7.9% |
| Women and Equalities | 4 | 6.3% |
| Treasury | 4 | 6.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities | To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to enact Section 106 of the Equality Act 2010. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on reducing gynaecological waiting times in the last year. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that there is adequate lorry parking provision and welfare facilities for freight drivers. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions on trading standards has the Office for Product Safety and Standards had with the British Safety Industry Federation on Personal Protective Equipment. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has investigated and reviewed licenses of arms components in the context of arms used by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure freight drivers have adequate secure facilities for overnight and welfare stops. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that UK-funded mine action and demining programmes include (a) child-focused victim assistance, (b) access to prostheti… | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his proposed timeline is for introducing regulations for online retailing of Personal Protective Equipment under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will call for an end to the military detention of Palestinian children on the basis international juvenile justice standards. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of endometriosis healthcare services on the waiting times for receiving such services in the past year. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the weighting that Ofgem gives (a) social value, (b) domestic economic impact and (c) onshore manufacturing when allocating the first r… | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the status of endometriosis as a possible condition for the NHS outcomes and registry programme. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there has been any uptake of BS30417 standards in Government procurement specifications. | Answered |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with community groups on the implementation of the Local Power Plan. | Answered |
| 02 Jan 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Apr 2025 | present |
| Scottish Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 163 | 25,882 | 13.0% |
| Accommodation | 16 | 20,094 | 10.1% |
| Staffing | 1 | 128,860 | 64.9% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 59 | 0.0% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 635 | 0.3% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,813 | 2.4% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 18,247 | 9.2% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 7 | 16,998 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 19 | 5,278 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 25 | 5,203 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 82 | 4,020 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 4 | 2,444 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 4 | 2,310 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 2,300 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 7 | 2,094 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 4 | 1,781 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 5 | 1,750 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 2 | 1,111 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 1 | 900 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 583 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -583 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -2,502 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 147 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | CANVA [***] [200011725-8939] [200011799-155] | 2 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | BANANAPRINT [200011725-8570] | 40 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 3,250 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Signage (MP´S name ) - Constituency Office [200011798-252] | 1,890 | Paid |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 197 | Paid |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 60 | Paid |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 34 | Paid |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 16 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Alicante province, Spain
Ownership details: co-owned with family member
(Registered 29 July 2024)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: Yardley Programme Management Limited
Nature of business: IT & Business management and consultancy service
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Spouse
(Registered 1 August 2024)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Company Director, Yardley Programme Management Limited. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Company Secretary, Yardley Programme Management Limited. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 5 wards, 15 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armadale Blackridge | Susan Manion | Labour Party | — | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Bathgate | Harry Cartmill | Labour Party | 2,496 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bathgate | Pauline Stafford | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,190 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bathgate | Tony Pearson | Labour Party | 375 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bathgate | Willie Boyle | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,806 | 05 May 2022 |
| Boness Blackness | Ann Ritchie | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 2,262 | 05 May 2022 |
| Boness Blackness | David Aitchison | Labour Party | 1,041 | 05 May 2022 |
| Boness Blackness | Stacey Devine | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,202 | 05 May 2022 |
| Linlithgow | Pauline Orr | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,869 | 05 May 2022 |
| Linlithgow | Sally Pattle | Liberal Democrats | 1,447 | 05 May 2022 |
| Linlithgow | Tom Conn | Labour Party | 1,391 | 05 May 2022 |
| Whitburn Blackburn | George Paul | Labour Party | 1,237 | 05 May 2022 |
| Whitburn Blackburn | Jim Dickson | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,734 | 05 May 2022 |
| Whitburn Blackburn | Kirsteen Sullivan | Labour Party | 1,056 | 05 May 2022 |
| Whitburn Blackburn | Mary Dickson | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 636 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
Demographic profile unavailable for this constituency.
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.