Kirith Entwistle

Kirith Entwistle (née Kaur Ahluwalia; born c. 1991),^[1] is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Bolton North East since the 2024 general election.^{[2][3][4] [5]}

Kirith Entwistle MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for Bolton North East
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Mark Logan
Majority	6,653 (15.3%)
Personal details
Born	Kirith Kaur Ahluwalia c. 1991 Southall, London, England
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Portsmouth

Background

Kirith Entwistle was born in Southall, London. Her grandparents are Kenyan Indians who migrated to the United Kingdom during the 1970s. Her father, originally from Delhi, moved to the UK in the 1980s.^[6] Entwistle graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in American Studies.^[7] According to Bolton News, Entwistle worked "for a charity campaigning against loneliness and previously for the Royal British Legion".^[4]

Prior to her election, she was a policy, communications and public affairs manager for WaveLength Charity.^[8] She is the first Sikh to represent Bolton North East.^[9] She was also previously a member of the Young Fabians executive committee.

Parliamentary career

Entwistle stood for election to Bolton Council in 2019 ^[10]as the Labour Party Candidate for Bradshaw ward.

Entwistle was elected as Labour MP for the Bolton North East constituency in the 2024 general election.^[11]

In November 2024, Entwistle voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.^[12]

Entwistle is a Member of the Women and Equalities Select Committee ^[13] and The Modernisation Committee^[14]

When MPs debated the Universal Credit Bill,^[15] Entwistle was one of the Labour rebels who backed the reasoned amendment,^[16] which forced concessions from the Government.

She has championed new laws to protected women and girls from non-consensual image abuse^[17] and worked with the campaign Dad Shift to advocate for improved paternal leave.^{[18] [19]}