Ruth Cadbury

Ruth Margaret Cadbury
MP
Member of Parliament
for Brentford and Isleworth
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Mary Macleod
Majority 465 (0.8%)
Personal details
Born (1959-05-14) 14 May 1959
Political party Labour
Alma mater Bournville College
University of Salford
Religion Quaker
Website Official website

Ruth Margaret Cadbury (born Birmingham 1959) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Brentford and Isleworth since gaining the seat at the 2015 General Election. She has been a Brentford councillor for 25 years, and was deputy leader of the Hounslow London Borough Council from 2010 to 2012 where she was known for her work on a Living Wage for its staff as well as her opposition to any expansion to the nearby London Heathrow Airport.

Cadbury, the eldest child of Charles Lloyd Cadbury and Jillian Stafford Ransome, is one of three Quakers that were elected during the 2015 general election, the others being Catherine West and Tania Mathias.[1][2] In her maiden speech to the House of Commons on 2 June 2015, she made much of her Quaker background and its relevance to social justice. Her speech also referenced her distant ancestor, the chocolate producer and Quaker George Cadbury.[3]


References

  1. "First Quaker MPs elected in a decade". Quakers in Britain. Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. "Brentford & Isleworth". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. "Health and Social Care". House of Commons Debate. Hansard. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Mary Macleod
Member of Parliament
for Brentford and Isleworth

2015–present
Incumbent
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