Preceded by David Hamilton Role Scottish Politician Name Owen Thompson | Website Official website Majority 9,859 (20.4%) | |
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Born 17 March 1978 (age 46) ( 1978-03-17 ) Political party Scottish National Party Profiles | ||
Owen thompson first snp mp in midlothian result and speech 8 may 2015
Owen George Thompson (born 17 March 1978) is a Scottish National Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected in 2015 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Midlothian until he lost the seat at the 2017 election.
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- Owen thompson first snp mp in midlothian result and speech 8 may 2015
- Tommy sheridan owen thompson sam shackleton at penicuik 26th march
- Early life
- Political career
- References
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Early life
Thompson was brought up in Loanhead after moving there when he was seven. He studied Accounting and Finance at Edinburgh Napier University.
Political career
Thompson had previously been the leader of Midlothian Council. He was first elected to the council in the Loanhead by-election 2005. At the age of 27, he was Scotland’s youngest councillor at the time. He was then re-elected in the 2007 council election and again in the 2012 council election. He became leader of the council in November 2013, succeeding his party colleague Bob Constable.
In December 2014, the Bonnyrigg, Loanhead and District SNP branch nominated Thompson to be the party’s candidate in the 2015 General Election. He was elected as the MP for Midlothian with 24,453 votes, a 50.6% share of the votes cast. He was sworn into office at Westminster on 20 May 2015, and on that same day was given a position in the SNP Whips Office under SNP Chief Whip Mike Weir.
Thompson lost his seat at the UK 2017 general election to Labour MP Danielle Rowley. He received 16,458 votes, 36.4% of the overall votes cast.