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Becky Gittins

Becky Gittins
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Clwyd East
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency created
Majority4,622 (9.7%)[1]
Personal details
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Warwick

Rebecca Gittins[2] (born 1994) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Clwyd East since 2024. She gained the seat by beating incumbent Conservative MP, James Davies.[3]

Early life and education

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Gittins was raised in Bagillt, North Wales. She attended Flint High School and the Alun School, Mold, before studying at the University of Warwick.

After graduating, she trained as an accountant and later worked in finance.[4] She subsequently became a trade union negotiator within the civil service, representing workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and helping to secure pay rises during the cost-of-living crisis.[5]

Gittins served as a Labour councillor for the Earlsdon ward on Coventry City Council from May 2019 until September 2023, sitting on scrutiny boards, the licensing committee, and serving as Deputy Cabinet Member for Children and Young People.[6] She resigned her council seat to contest the new Clwyd East constituency in the 2024 general election.[7][8]

Political career

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Gittins was elected the first MP for Clwyd East on 4 July 2024 with a majority of 4,622 votes (9.7%). She delivered her maiden speech in the House of Commons in September 2024.[9]

Gittins serves as the (unpaid) Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens.[10]

An advocate for allergy awareness, Gittins has spoken about her personal experiences with allergies and works with Allergy UK to campaign for improved services and education.[11] In July 2025, she secured a Backbench Business debate on children’s allergy safety in schools and introduced a Ten-Minute Rule Motion on infant allergy guidance.[12][13]

In November 2024, Gittins voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[14]

Personal life

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Gittins lives in Clwyd East with her husband.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll - UK Parliamentary Election for the Clwyd East Constituency" (PDF). Flintshire County Council. 7 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 11 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Clwyd East | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Election results Wales: Who are the 13 new Welsh MPs?". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ^ Hughes, Owen; Mosalski, Ruth (5 July 2024). "The full list of all eight MPs in North Wales and who they are". North Wales Live. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  6. ^ "City councillor stands down triggering by-election". Coventry City Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Election results for Earlsdon | Local City & Parish Council Elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2019". Coventry City Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  8. ^ "City councillor stands down triggering by-election". Coventry City Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Spoken contributions of Becky Gittins - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Parliamentary Private Secretaries - September 2024" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Becky Gittins". Allergy UK | National Charity. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  12. ^ "MPs to hold a debate on safeguarding children with allergies at school - Committees - UK Parliament". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Children with Allergies: School Safeguarding - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.
  15. ^ "About". Becky Gittins MP. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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