Jayne Kirkham | |
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Member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Cherilyn Mackrory |
Personal details | |
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]
Kirkham graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Southampton in 1994. She then studied at the University of Law. [6]
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