Jayne Kirkham | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Cherilyn Mackrory |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 September 1972 |
Political party | Labour Co-operative |
Alma mater | University of Southampton University of Law |
Jayne Susannah Kirkham [1] (born 26 September 1972 [2] ) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth since 2024. [3] [4] She unseated the Conservative incumbent Cherilyn Mackrory. [5] She contested the same seat in 2017,tripling the Labour vote and was narrowly defeated by the Conservative candidate Sarah Newton. [6] Previously,Kirkham was the Labour group leader on Cornwall Council and represented Falmouth Penwerris ward. [7]
Kirkham graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Southampton in 1994. She then studied at the University of Law. [8]