Jayne Kirkham

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. She unseated the Conservative incumbent Cherilyn Mackrory. Kirkham is the Labour group leader on Cornwall Council and represents Falmouth Penwerris ward.

She contested the same seat in 2017, tripling the Labour vote and was narrowly defeated by the Conservative candidate Sarah Newton.

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.