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 Co-operative |
Jayne Kirkham is a British Labour and Co-operative 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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