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{{Infobox MP
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| term_start = 4 July 2024
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| website = [https://members.parliament.uk/member/5043/contact Lillian Jones]
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'''Lillian Jones''' is a [[Scottish Labour Party]] politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Loudoun]] since 4 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lillian Jones |url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/5043/career |website=UK Parliament |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kilmarnock and Loudoun {{!}} General Election 2024 {{!}} Sky News |url=https://election.news.sky.com/elections/general-election-2024/kilmarnock-and-loudoun-346 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=election.news.sky.com |language=en}}</ref> Prior to being elected as an MP in July 2024, Jones served as a councillor for the [[Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse (ward)|Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse]] ward within [[East Ayrshire Council]] from 3 May 2012, as well as working within [[NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde]].<ref>{{cite web |title=LILLIAN JONES WARD 2 - KILMARNOCK WEST AND CROSSHOUSE |url=https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/Councillors/MembersInterests/KilmarnockWestandCrosshouseLillianJones.pdf |website=East Ayrshire Council |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref>
'''Lillian Jones''' is a [[Scottish Labour|Scottish Labour Party]] politician who has served as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Loudoun]] since [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lillian Jones |url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/5043/career |website=UK Parliament |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kilmarnock and Loudoun {{!}} General Election 2024 {{!}} Sky News |url=https://election.news.sky.com/elections/general-election-2024/kilmarnock-and-loudoun-346 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=election.news.sky.com |language=en}}</ref> Prior to being elected as an MP in July 2024, Jones served as a councillor for the [[Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse (ward)|Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse]] ward within [[East Ayrshire Council]] from 3 May 2012, as well as working within [[NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde]].<ref>{{cite web |title=LILLIAN JONES WARD 2 - KILMARNOCK WEST AND CROSSHOUSE |url=https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/Councillors/MembersInterests/KilmarnockWestandCrosshouseLillianJones.pdf |website=East Ayrshire Council |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Early political career==
===East Ayrshire Council===
===East Ayrshire Council===
Jones was elected as a councillor for the [[Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse (ward)|Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse]] ward at the [[2012 East Ayrshire Council election]], receiving 1,025 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/DeclarationofResults-Ward3KilmarnockWestandCrosshouse.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse |publisher=East Ayrshire Council |date=4 May 2012 |access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/ElectionResults-Ward3KilmarnockWestandCrosshouse.pdf |title=Detailed Results Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse |publisher=East Ayrshire Council |date=4 May 2012 |access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref> She was subsequently re–elected to the ward in the [[2017 East Ayrshire Council election]] and [[2022 East Ayrshire Council election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/Elections2022/Declaration-of-Results-Report-Ward-3-Kilmarnock-West-and-Crosshouse.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse |publisher=East Ayrshire Council |date=6 May 2022 |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/Elections2022/Detailed-Results-Ward-3-Kilmarnock-West-and-Crosshouse.pdf |title=Detailed Results Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse |publisher=East Ayrshire Council |date=6 May 2022 |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref> During her tenure as a councillor on [[East Ayrshire Council]], Jones served as a member on the Governance and Scrutiny Committee, Grants Committee, Local Government Licensing Panel and the Police and Fire and Rescue Committee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Your councillor · East Ayrshire Council |url=https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/CouncilAndGovernment/About-the-Council/Councillors-and-Provost/YourCouncillor.aspx?17 |website=www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref>
Jones was elected as a councillor for the [[Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse (ward)|Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse]] ward at the [[2012 East Ayrshire Council election]], receiving 1,025 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/DeclarationofResults-Ward3KilmarnockWestandCrosshouse.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse |publisher=East Ayrshire Council |date=4 May 2012 |access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/election2012/ElectionResults-Ward3KilmarnockWestandCrosshouse.pdf |title=Detailed Results Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse |publisher=East Ayrshire Council |date=4 May 2012 |access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref> She was subsequently re–elected to the ward in the [[2017 East Ayrshire Council election]] and [[2022 East Ayrshire Council election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/Elections2022/Declaration-of-Results-Report-Ward-3-Kilmarnock-West-and-Crosshouse.pdf |title=Declaration of Results Report Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse |publisher=East Ayrshire Council |date=6 May 2022 |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/E/Elections2022/Detailed-Results-Ward-3-Kilmarnock-West-and-Crosshouse.pdf |title=Detailed Results Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse |publisher=East Ayrshire Council |date=6 May 2022 |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref> During her tenure as a councillor on [[East Ayrshire Council]], Jones served as a member on the Governance and Scrutiny Committee, Grants Committee, Local Government Licensing Panel and the Police and Fire and Rescue Committee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Your councillor · East Ayrshire Council |url=https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/CouncilAndGovernment/About-the-Council/Councillors-and-Provost/YourCouncillor.aspx?17 |website=www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref>
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Following her election to the House of Commons in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, there had been speculation that a by-election could be held in [[East Ayrshire Council]] to replace Jones. Whilst MPs are not prevented from serving as a local councillor and MP at the same time, it is, however, often expected that MPs who serve as councillors at the time they are elected as an MP stand down from their council position.<ref>{{cite web |title=Labour election success could spark two East Ayrshire Council by-elections |url=https://www.cumnockchronicle.com/news/24436869.east-ayrshire-council-labour-win-spark-by-election/ |website=Cumnock Chronicle |access-date=9 July 2024 |language=en |date=8 July 2024}}</ref>
Following her election to the House of Commons in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, there had been speculation that a by-election could be held in [[East Ayrshire Council]] to replace Jones. Whilst MPs are not prevented from serving as a local councillor and MP at the same time, it is, however, often expected that MPs who serve as councillors at the time they are elected as an MP stand down from their council position.<ref>{{cite web |title=Labour election success could spark two East Ayrshire Council by-elections |url=https://www.cumnockchronicle.com/news/24436869.east-ayrshire-council-labour-win-spark-by-election/ |website=Cumnock Chronicle |access-date=9 July 2024 |language=en |date=8 July 2024}}</ref>


== Parliamentary career ==
===Member of Parliament===

Jones has represented the [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Loudoun]] parliamentary constituency at the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] since 4 July 2024, following her election during the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lillian Jones |url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/5043/career |website=UK Parliament |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref>
Jones has represented the [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Loudoun]] parliamentary constituency at the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] since 4 July 2024, following her election during the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lillian Jones |url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/5043/career |website=UK Parliament |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref>


Revision as of 15:15, 14 July 2024

Lillian Jones
MP
Member of Parliament
for Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byAlan Brown
Majority5,119 (12.1%)
Councillor for Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 May 2012
Preceded byRobert Keohone
Personal details
NationalityScottish
Political partyScottish Labour Party
ProfessionNHS worker at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
WebsiteLillian Jones

Lillian Jones is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock and Loudoun since 2024.[1][2] Prior to being elected as an MP in July 2024, Jones served as a councillor for the Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse ward within East Ayrshire Council from 3 May 2012, as well as working within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.[3]

Early political career

East Ayrshire Council

Jones was elected as a councillor for the Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse ward at the 2012 East Ayrshire Council election, receiving 1,025 votes.[4][5] She was subsequently re–elected to the ward in the 2017 East Ayrshire Council election and 2022 East Ayrshire Council election.[6][7] During her tenure as a councillor on East Ayrshire Council, Jones served as a member on the Governance and Scrutiny Committee, Grants Committee, Local Government Licensing Panel and the Police and Fire and Rescue Committee.[8]

Following her election to the House of Commons in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, there had been speculation that a by-election could be held in East Ayrshire Council to replace Jones. Whilst MPs are not prevented from serving as a local councillor and MP at the same time, it is, however, often expected that MPs who serve as councillors at the time they are elected as an MP stand down from their council position.[9]

Parliamentary career

Jones has represented the Kilmarnock and Loudoun parliamentary constituency at the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since 4 July 2024, following her election during the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[10]

Jones was selected as the Scottish Labour Party candidate for the Kilmarnock and Loudoun parliamentary constituency at the United Kingdom parliament, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The 2024 United Kingdom general election was scheduled for 4 July, with Jones and Scottish Labour activists beginning campaigning across the constituency shortly after the announcement was made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.[11]

Election

Further information: 2024 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

The Kilmarnock and Loudoun seat had previously been considered a Scottish Labour stronghold, having been represented by a Scottish Labour MP since 1983 until the election of Scottish National Party candidate Alan Brown in the 2015 United Kingdom general election.[12][13] Brown would hold the seat through the subsequent elections, and contested the seat in the 2024 election alongside Jones for Scottish Labour.

Jones was the first Scottish Labour candidate to be declared victorious during election results through 4–5 July, defeating incumbent MP, Alan Brown of the SNP, with a majority of 5,119.[14] Speaking about being elected MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Jones described it as a "poignant moment". Jones said that she felt the result of the election in Kilmarnock and Loudoun "was going to be really close, that’s what was coming through in the polls".[15]

Tenure

Speaking following her victory in the election contesting the Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency, Jones voted to "deliver what I said I would deliver", and claimed that will be a "a constituency based MP".[16]

Following the election, Jones thanked Alan Brown, the Scottish National Party MP who won the Kilmarnock and Loudoun seat at the 2015 United Kingdom general election for his "time in office".[17]

Outside politics

Outside politics, Jones continued to work for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde during her tenure as a councillor on East Ayrshire Council.[18] Following her victory in the 2024 general election, it remains unclear whether Jones will retain this post within NHS Scotland whilst serving as MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun.

References

  1. ^ "Lillian Jones". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Kilmarnock and Loudoun | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "LILLIAN JONES WARD 2 - KILMARNOCK WEST AND CROSSHOUSE" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Detailed Results Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Detailed Results Ward 3 Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Your councillor · East Ayrshire Council". www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Labour election success could spark two East Ayrshire Council by-elections". Cumnock Chronicle. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Lillian Jones". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Councillor Lillian Jones". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Kilmarnock and Loudoun". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Kilmarnock and Loudoun". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Labour takes first Scottish seat as SNP faces collapse". The Independent. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  15. ^ Bark, Stephen (7 July 2024). "Kilmarnock and Loudoun's new MP on 'poignant moment' amid Labour landslide". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  16. ^ Bark, Stephen (7 July 2024). "Kilmarnock and Loudoun's new MP on 'poignant moment' amid Labour landslide". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  17. ^ Bark, Stephen (7 July 2024). "Kilmarnock and Loudoun's new MP on 'poignant moment' amid Labour landslide". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  18. ^ "LILLIAN JONES WARD 2 - KILMARNOCK WEST AND CROSSHOUSE" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Kilmarnock and Loudoun
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