Becky Gittins | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forClwyd East | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Majority | 4,622 (9.7%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick |
Rebecca Gittins[2] (born 1994) is a BritishLabour Party politician who has served asMember of Parliament forClwyd East since2024. She gained the seat by beating incumbentConservative MP,James Davies.[3]
Gittins was raised inBagillt, North Wales. She attended Flint High School and theAlun School,Mold, before studying at theUniversity 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 aLabour councillor for theEarlsdon ward onCoventry 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 newClwyd East constituency in the2024 general election.[7][8]
Gittins was elected the first MP forClwyd East on 4 July 2024 with a majority of 4,622 votes (9.7%). She delivered hermaiden speech in theHouse of Commons in September 2024.[9]
Gittins serves as the (unpaid)Parliamentary Private Secretary to theSecretary of State for WalesJo Stevens.[10]
An advocate for allergy awareness, Gittins has spoken about her personal experiences with allergies and works withAllergy 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 aTen-Minute Rule Motion on infant allergy guidance.[12][13]
In November 2024, Gittins voted in favour of theTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legaliseassisted suicide.[14]
Gittins lives inClwyd East with her husband.[15]
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