Martin Docherty-Hughes

Martin Docherty-Hughes
MP
Member of Parliament
for West Dunbartonshire
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Gemma Doyle
Majority 2,228 (5.5%)
Personal details
Born Martin John Docherty
(1971-01-21) 21 January 1971
Clydebank, Scotland
Political party Scottish National Party
Alma mater Glasgow Metropolitan College
University of Essex
Glasgow School of Art
Website martindocherty.scot

Martin John Docherty-Hughes MP (born 21 January 1971) is a Scottish National Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dunbartonshire since 2015. He defeated incumbent Gemma Doyle, winning 30,198 votes and 59.0%.[1][2]

Early life and education

Docherty-Hughes was raised by his parents in Clydebank, and began working from the age of 16.[3] He studied at the Glasgow College of Food Technology, now City of Glasgow College, graduating with an HND in Business Administration in 1997.[3] He subsequently obtained a degree in Politics from the University of Essex and attended the Glasgow School of Art for his master's degree.[3] On finishing his studies Martin returned to Clydebank and worked for a decade for the West Dunbartonshire Community and Volunteering Services (WDCVS).[3]

Political career

He joined the Scottish National Party in 1991, and was elected the following year as Scotland's youngest councillor to the-then Clydebank District Council on May 1992, at the age of 21, until 31 March 1996.[4] He was elected to the third seat of the Anderston/City ward of the Glasgow City Council on 3 May 2012 polling 1,057 votes and 19.9% and exceeding the quota on the second count, becoming a Bailie until 14 May 2015.

In February 2015, he was selected as the SNP candidate for the West Dunbartonshire constituency in the 2015 UK general election.[5] He defeated the sitting MP, Gemma Doyle. As a consequence of his election to Parliament, he stepped down from his position on Glasgow City Council.

He changed his name from Docherty to Docherty-Hughes after getting married in January 2016. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Members returned to Parliament at the General Election 2015 Scotland". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ↑ SNP wins West Dunbartonshire, bbc.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Hannah, Martin (4 June 2015). "Meet your new Scottish MPs: #19 Martin Docherty West Dunbartonshire". The National. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Profile, snp.org; accessed 23 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "SNP candidate ready for election 'battle'". Dumbarton Reporter. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Connecting People Through News". PressReader.com. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Gemma Doyle		 Member of Parliament
for West Dunbartonshire
2015–present		 Incumbent
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