Michael McCann (politician)

Michael McCann (born 2 January 1964)[3] is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow 2010–2015. He was formerly a councillor in South Lanarkshire, serving on the planning and estates committees.

Michael McCann
Member of Parliament for
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byAdam Ingram
Succeeded byLisa Cameron
Personal details
Born (1964-01-02) 2 January 1964
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Tracey Anne McCann[2]

Political career

McCann was elected as a councillor in South Lanarkshire in 2003 and 2007.

McCann was elected to the UK Parliament in 2010. He won the East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow seat, succeeding Adam Ingram.[4] McCann was chairman of the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Party.[5] He served on the International Development Committee in the 2010–2015 Parliament[6]

McCann is known to be a fierce critic of the SNP, and ruled out any formal post-election deal with them in March 2015[5] He lost the seat in 2015 to the Scottish National Party's Lisa Cameron, part of the landslide 56 SNP MPs returned on 7 May 2015. McCann is a member of Labour Friends of Israel.[7]

McCann endorsed the Conservative candidate and former Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling in the 2019 general election.[8]

References
  1. "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com.
  2. "House of Commons - The Register of Members' Financial Interests - Part 2: Part 2". parliament.uk.
  3. "Michael McCann MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. "Michael McCann elected to serve Strathaven". s1Strathaven. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  5. Leftly, Mark (22 March 2015). "'No deal with SNP' says chair of Scottish Labour MPs, Michael McCann". Independent. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  6. "Michael McCann". Parliament UK. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  7. "LFI Supporters in Parliament". Labour Friends of Israel. 23 March 2018.
  8. "Michael McCann endorses Chris Grayling". Retrieved 29 November 2019.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Adam Ingram		 Member of Parliament for East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow
2010– 2015		 Succeeded by
Lisa Cameron


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