Martin Docherty-Hughes

Martin Docherty-Hughes

MP
Martin Docherty-Hughes; MP
	Docherty-Hughes in 2017
Member of Parliament; for West Dunbartonshire
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Gemma Doyle
Majority	9,553 (21.1%)
Personal details
Born	Martin John Docherty; 21 January 1971 (age 50); 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 (born 21 January 1971)^[1] 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%.^[2]^[3]

Early life and education[]

Docherty-Hughes was raised by his parents in Clydebank, and began working from the age of 16.^[4] He studied at the Glasgow College of Food Technology, now City of Glasgow College, graduating with an HND in Business Administration in 1997.^[4] He subsequently obtained a degree in Politics from the University of Essex and attended the Glasgow School of Art for his master's degree.^[4] On finishing his studies Martin returned to Clydebank and worked for a decade for the West Dunbartonshire Community and Volunteering Services (WDCVS).^[4]

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 in May 1992, at the age of 21, until 31 March 1996.^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7]

References[]

^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
^ "List of Members returned to Parliament at the General Election 2015 Scotland". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
^ SNP wins West Dunbartonshire, bbc.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Hannah, Martin (4 June 2015). "Meet your new Scottish MPs: #19 Martin Docherty West Dunbartonshire". The National. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^ Profile, snp.org; accessed 23 June 2016.
^ "SNP candidate ready for election 'battle'". Dumbarton Reporter. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
^ "Connecting People Through News". PressReader.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

External links[]

Personal website
Profile on SNP website

Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Voting record at Public Whip
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
Martin Docherty-Hughes on Twitter
Appearances on C-SPAN

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Gemma Doyle	Member of Parliament for West Dunbartonshire 2015–present	Incumbent

[1] Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.

[2] "List of Members returned to Parliament at the General Election 2015 Scotland". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

[3] SNP wins West Dunbartonshire, bbc.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.

[National_4June2015-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Hannah, Martin (4 June 2015). "Meet your new Scottish MPs: #19 Martin Docherty West Dunbartonshire". The National. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

[5] Profile, snp.org; accessed 23 June 2016.

[6] "SNP candidate ready for election 'battle'". Dumbarton Reporter. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

[7] "Connecting People Through News". PressReader.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

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