| Helen Maguire | |
| Parliament: | United Kingdom |
| Constituency Mp: | Epsom and Ewell |
| Term Start: | 4 July 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Chris Grayling |
| Majority: | 3,686 (6.7%) |
| Alma Mater: | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Party: | Liberal Democrats |
Helen Elaine Maguire is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Epsom and Ewell since 2024. Before entering politics, Maguire served in the British Army and the Royal Military Police and worked as a fundraiser and fitness instructor.
Maguire studied French and German at university. She gained her officer's commission from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1] A former captain in the Royal Military Police, she served in Bosnia on a NATO peacekeeping mission, and in Iraq to help rebuild the Iraqi Police and provide on-the-ground counter-insurgency policing support to infantry.[2]
After leaving the army, Maguire worked as a personal fitness instructor and founded a fitness company. She became a chartered fundraiser in 2016 and later ran a fundraising consultancy business.
Maguire received the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to the community in Claygate, Surrey, where she lives with her family.
Maguire won the seat of Epsom and Ewell in the 2024 general election with 20,674 votes (37.9 per cent), gaining a majority of 3,686 over the second-placed Conservative candidate.[3] [4] The seat had previously been held by Conservative Chris Grayling, who had announced in October 2023 that he would not stand for re-election.[5]