About Ruth George
Ruth Stephanie Nicole George (born 27 November 1969) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for High Peak from 2017 to 2019. A former member of the Labour Party, she has been a Member of Derbyshire County Council since 2020. George trained as a tax accountant and, while in her twenties, helped to found an accountancy business in Chapel-en-le-Frith. Before becoming an MP, George worked at the Central Office of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) in Manchester. George was selected as the Labour candidate for the High Peak constituency on 1 May 2017, and contested Whaley Bridge ward at the 2017 Derbyshire County Council elections three days later. Although she was unsuccessful in the local council election, George gained the parliamentary seat from incumbent Conservative Andrew Bingham at the 2017 general election with a 7% swing and a 2,322 majority.
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