Ruth Maguire

Ruth Bernadette Maguire is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Cunninghame South since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.[1]

Ruth Maguire
MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Cunninghame South
Assumed office
6 May 2016
Preceded byMargaret Burgess
Majority5,693
Personal details
Political partyScottish National Party
Parent(s)
Websiteruthmaguire.scot

Maguire was elected as a councillor for North Ayrshire Council in 2012, in the Irvine West ward.[2] She resigned as a councillor following her election to parliament.[3] She was re-elected in 2021.[4] Shortly before the 2021 election, Maguire was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer.[4]

Her father John Finnie was an MSP for the Highlands and Islands region from 2011 to 2021.[5]

References
  1. "Election 2016: Cunninghame South". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. "2012 Scottish Local Elections Results". North Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  3. Shanks, Ciaran (26 May 2016). "Ruth Maguire resigns as North Ayrshire councillor to focus on MSP role – triggering by-election for Irvine West seat". Irvine Times. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. "SNP MSP Ruth Maguire reveals cervical cancer diagnosis". BBC News. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. Gordon, Tom (8 May 2016). "Father and daughter to be MSPs across the aisle". The Herald. Herald and Times Group. Retrieved 9 May 2016.


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