Martin McCluskey

Martin James McCluskey is a Scottish Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West since the 2024 general election.^[1] He was promoted to Assistant Whip on 18 July 2024.^[2]

Martin McCluskey MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Majority	6,371 (15.8%)
Personal details
Born	Martin James McCluskey Greenock, Scotland
Political party	Labour
Residence(s)	Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland
Education	St Patrick's Primary, Greenock St Aloysius' College, Glasgow
Alma mater	University of Oxford

Background

McCluskey was born and brought up in Greenock^[3] and was educated at St Patrick's Primary, Greenock, St Aloysius' College, Glasgow and the University of Oxford. He was elected as a councillor for Inverclyde Council (Inverclyde West ward) in 2022.^[4][3] Following his election as a Member of Parliament, he has resigned from his seat on Inverclyde Council.^[5]

Personal life

McCluskey lives in Gourock with his husband.^[4] He became Inverclyde Council's first councillor who came out as gay. The couple were married on 9 November 2024.^[6]