Cherilyn Mackrory

Cherilyn Mackrory ( Williams; born 3 June 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro and Falmouth at the 2019 general election. She was also a councillor on Cornwall Council for the ward of St Mewan, centred on the area of the same name.

Early life
Mackrory was born and raised in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. She moved to Falmouth, Cornwall in 2011.

Political career
Mackory was elected as a Conservative councillor on Cornwall Council for the ward of St Mewan in May 2017.

In November 2019, upon the confirmation of a general election by Parliament, Mackory was selected to stand for the Conservative Party in the constituency of Truro and Falmouth. This was after the incumbent Member of Parliament, Sarah Newton, announced that she would not be standing for re-election. In December, Mackrory was elected as seat's Member of Parliament with a majority of 4,561 and a 46% share of the vote.

In January 2021, Mackrory was appointed as a substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

In March 2022, Mackrory was elected as the Chairman of the Department for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities 1922 Backbench Policy Committee.

In June 2022, Mackrory was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary for the Ministry of Justice ministers Mike Wood and Julie Marson.

In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, she was unseated by Labour candidate Jayne Kirkham.