13 Facts About Steven Bonnar

Steven Bonnar was born on 27 August 1981 and is a Scottish National Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill from 2019 until the seat's abolition in 2024.

Steven Bonnar has been SNP Environment, Farming, Agriculture and Rural Affairs spokesperson since 2023.

Steven Bonnar defeated the incumbent Labour MP Hugh Gaffney at the 2019 general election.

On 9 July 2015, Steven Bonnar won the by-election and was duly elected to serve as councillor for Thorniewood ward for North Lanarkshire Council.

Steven Bonnar stood for election for the Scottish National Party to become MP for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill at the 2019 general election.

Steven Bonnar became the third different MP in just over four years to represent the constituency, taking the seat from incumbent Labour MP Hugh Gaffney.

Steven Bonnar received 22,680 votes, with a majority of 5,624 to Gaffney's 17,056 votes.

In February 2020, Steven Bonnar made the decision to step down from his councillor role at North Lanarkshire council to allow a by-election to be called in Thorniewood in May 2020, However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was delayed until March 2021, having originally being scheduled for November 2020.

Steven Bonnar had hung a Celtic FC towel across one of his windows on the day that Celtic were declared Scottish Premiership winners during the COVID-19 pandemic, and was confronted by a neighbour.

Scotland was under lockdown due to the pandemic, with Steven Bonnar stopping a few metres away from his neighbour, which seemed to stop any further conflict.

Steven Bonnar later argued he was decorating during the working week and the flag was to cover the window for a short period of time, claiming that he was "drawn into" the confrontation.

An SNP spokesperson later said that the claim was made in error and that Steven Bonnar would repay it 'at the earliest opportunity'.

In January 2023, email communications leaked to the Sunday Mail showed that on 22 November 2020, Steven Bonnar flew to Belfast, Northern Ireland, to attend a wedding reception.