Terry Jermy | |
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Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Liz Truss |
Majority | 630 (1.4%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Terry James Jermy 1985 (age 38–39) Thetford,Norfolk,England |
Political party | Labour |
Terry James Jermy (born 1985) [1] is a British politician who is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the South West Norfolk constituency since 2024. A member of the Labour Party,he defeated former Prime Minister,Liz Truss,who had represented the constituency since 2010. [2]
Jermy was born in Thetford, [3] and is a small business owner. [4]
Before his election to Parliament,Jermy had been a local councillor for Thetford on Breckland District Council and Norfolk County Council. [5] [6]
He was selected as Labour candidate for the South West Norfolk constituency for the 2024 general election,though he received little support from the national Labour Party campaign and had to raise £15,000 for his local campaign via crowdfunding. [7] He was elected with just over a quarter of the votes cast (26.7%),which was the lowest winning vote share in the general election.[ citation needed ] He defeated former Prime Minister,Liz Truss,who had represented the constituency since 2010,overturning Truss's 26,000 large majority. [2] The Spectator labelled the result a "Portillo moment". [8]
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