Jayne Kirkham

Jayne Kirkham
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Parliamentary private secretary for Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 May 2026
Serving with Lee Pitcher
Prime MinisterAndy Burnham
Preceded byTom Rutland
Member of Parliament
for Truro and Falmouth
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byCherilyn Mackrory
Majority8,151 (16.2%)
Personal details
Born (1972-09-26) 26 September 1972
PartyLabour Co-operative
Alma materUniversity 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, but was narrowly defeated by the Conservative candidate Sarah Newton.[6] Previously, Kirkham was the Labour group leader on Cornwall Council and represented Falmouth Smithick ward and Falmouth Penwerris ward.[7]

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.[8]

Political career

In May 2026, she replaced Tom Rutland as parliamentary private secretary to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Kirkham, Jayne Susannah". Who's Who. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2025. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Truro and Falmouth - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Conservatives lose all six seats in Cornwall". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Labour candidate elected as the new MP for Truro and Falmouth". Cornish Times. 5 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Truro and Falmouth constituency election results - Election Vote". www.electionvote.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Duncan-Duggal, Ben (5 July 2024). "Truro and Falmouth general election result: meet new MP Jayne Kirkham". LabourList. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Jayne Kirkham". Policy Mogul. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Self, Josh (12 May 2026). "Ministerial aides quit as calls for Starmer to resign grow". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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