Cherilyn Mackrory

Cherilyn Mackrory (originally Williams, born 5 June 1976)[1] is a British Conservative politician. She was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro and Falmouth at the 2019 general election.[2] Before this, she was a councillor in the Cornwall Council for the area of St Mewan.[3]

Cherilyn Mackrory

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Member of Parliament
for Truro and Falmouth
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded bySarah Newton
Majority4,561 (7.7%)
Personal details
Born (1976-06-05) 5 June 1976 (age 48)
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Nick Mackrory
Children1
ResidencePortmellon, Cornwall
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.cherilynmackrory.org.uk

Early life

Mackrory was born and grew up as a child in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.[4]

Political career

Mackory was elected as a Conservative councillor on Cornwall Council for the area of St Mewan. She was elected to the Council in the May 2017.[3]

In the 2019 United Kingdom general election, Mackory was made the Conservative candidate for the constituency of Truro and Falmouth. This was after the Member of Parliament before the election, Sarah Newton, said that she would not try to be elected as MP again. Mackrory was elected as the MP with 4,561 more votes than the candidate in second. She got 46% of the vote.[5]

Election history

2019 general election

General election 2019: Truro and Falmouth[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cherilyn Mackrory 27,237 46.0 +1.6
Labour Jennifer Forbes 22,676 38.3 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Ruth Gripper 7,150 12.1 -2.8
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Liberal Paul Nicholson 413 0.7 N/A
Majority 4,561 7.7 +1.0
Turnout 59,190 77.2 +1.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.5

2017 local election

2017 Cornwall Council election: St Mewan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cherilyn Williams 713 56.8 +24.6
Liberal Democrats Robin Teverson 543 43.2 +12.1
Majority 170 13.6
Turnout 1,256 41.2 +8.5
Conservative gain from [[Independent (politician)|Template:Independent (politician)/meta/shortname]] Swing

References

  1. Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  2. Truro & Falmouth parliamentary constituency – Election 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14001003. Retrieved 13 December 2019. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Councillor details – Cherilyn Mackrory". Democracy Cornwall, Government of the United Kingdom. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. Whitehouse, Richard (10 December 2019). "Cherilyn MacKrory – Truro and Falmouth General Election Conservative Party candidate". Cornwall Live. https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cherilyn-mackrory-truro-falmouth-general-3628759. Retrieved 13 December 2019. 
  5. "Truro & Falmouth parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001003. 
  6. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-27.