Frank McNally (politician)

Francis Joseph McNally^[1] (born 24 January 1988) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Coatbridge and Bellshill since 2024. He gained the seat from Steven Bonnar, a member of the Scottish National Party.^[2]

Frank McNally MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for Coatbridge and Bellshill
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Steven Bonnar
Majority	6,344 (16.3%)
Personal details
Political party	Labour

Early life and education

McNally has lived in Bellshill all his life.^{[citation needed]} He attended St Gerard’s Primary School and Cardinal Newman High School in the town. He studied at Strathclyde University in Glasgow from 2005, graduating in 2009

Political career

He served as a Labour councillor for Mossend and Holytown ward on North Lanarkshire Council since May 2012. He was appointed the Education Convener for the ward in March 2016.^[3] He also was a Parliamentary Assistant to Mark Griffin.^[4]

McNally is named by Scottish voluntary sector magazine Third Force News as the founder of North Lanarkshire Council's school meals programme Club 365 "to support under-privileged children and families in the region."^[5]

He was re-elected in 2017 and 2022. At 28, he became the youngest chair of a major service in Scotland.^{[citation needed]}

Member of Parliament

McNally made his maiden speech on 24 July 2024, citing the history of mining and steel in his constituency and paying tribute to his predecessors.^[6] Having been appointed to the Procedure Committee within the early months of the Parliament, he was elected to the Work and Pensions Select Committee in December 2024, with responsibility for scrutinising the Department for Work and Pensions. He was appointed to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly in January 2025.