Jayne Kirkham | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
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Member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Cherilyn Mackrory |
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| Political party | Labour |
Jayne Kirkham is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth since 2024. [1] [2] She unseated the Conservative incumbent Cherilyn Mackrory. [3] Kirkham is the Labour group leader on Cornwall Council and represents Falmouth Penwerris ward. [4]
She contested the same seat in 2017, tripling the Labour vote and was narrowly defeated by the Conservative candidate Sarah Newton. [5]
Early life
Kirkham graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Southampton in 1994. She then studied at the University of Law. [6]
References
- ^ "Truro and Falmouth - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Conservatives lose all six seats in Cornwall". BBC News. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
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https://www.cornish-times.co.uk/news/labour-candidate-elected-as-the-new-mp-for-truro-and-falmouth-702308.
{{ cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=( help) - ^ Duncan-Duggal, Ben (2024-07-05). "Truro and Falmouth general election result: meet new MP Jayne Kirkham". LabourList. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Truro and Falmouth constituency election results - Election Vote". www.electionvote.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Jayne Kirkham". Policy Mogul. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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