STEPHEN Flynn is the SNP’s group leader at Westminster and the MP for Aberdeen South.
Flynn, who is tipped to be a future leader of the SNP, has also made clear his intention to stand for the Holyrood parliament in the 2026 elections.
Read on for the latest news and updates about SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn.
SNP MP and Westminster group leader Stephen Flynn news and updates:
November 12: Will SNP rules allow Stephen Flynn to be an MP and MSP at the same time?
November 12: SNP politicians call for Stephen Flynn to 'rethink' bid to be both MP and MSP
November 12: Stephen Flynn confirms bid to stand to be MSP at next Holyrood election
November 10: Stephen Flynn urges Keir Starmer to stop 'economic self-harm' and rejoin EU
When did Stephen Flynn become an SNP MP?
Flynn then became the SNP’s business and energy spokesperson at Westminster in February 2021.
Flynn was re-elected to represent Aberdeen South again at the 2024 General Election. However, he saw his vote share cut from 44.7% to 32.8%.
When did Stephen Flynn become the SNP Westminster group leader?
The two had been competing to take over from Ian Blackford, who had quit the role five days before.
At the time, The National was told that Blackford had “jumped before he was pushed” amid suggestions that Flynn had been on manoeuvres to replace him.
Just two weeks earlier, Flynn had denied reports he was looking to take over as group leader and said he had no intention of standing to replace Blackford.
What role did Stephen Flynn have before becoming an MP?
Stephen Flynn was first elected to be a councillor for the Kincorth/ Nigg/ Cove ward in 2015.
From 2016, he served as the leader of the SNP group on Aberdeen City Council.
Flynn resigned from the council in January 2020, after his election as an MP the previous month.
In response to the Tories saying it was a “disgrace” he had not resigned faster, Flynn said: “As everyone knows my wife and I had a baby just after the election and I’m sorry that [then council leader] Douglas Lumsden feels I should have foregone paternity leave to attend an urgent business meeting that was only called to deal with a Conservative councillor being found guilty of sexual assault.”
How old is Stephen Flynn and where was he born?
Stephen Flynn was born on October 13, 1988 in Dundee. He is currently 36.
What football team does Stephen Flynn support?
Stephen Flynn is a big football fan and a proud member of the Tartan Army.
As well as supporting Scotland in international games, Flynn follows Dundee United.
Flynn told Holyrood magazine in 2020 that his "greatest fear" was to see their city rivals Dundee Football Club winning the Scottish Cup.
He went on: "I don’t have to be worried about it, because it’s not been since 1910 that they last won it. But if it did happen, I’d be pretty upset."
Asked about his guilty pleasure, Flynn said: "As someone who lives in Aberdeen and represents a fair chunk of the city, my guilty pleasure is still travelling down to Dundee to watch Dundee United play."
