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 by | Sarah Newton |
| Majority | 4,561 (7.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1976 Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Nick Mackrory |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Portmellon, Cornwall |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Early life
changeMackrory was born and grew up as a child in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.[4]
Political career
changeMackory 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
change2019 general election
change| 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 | |
| Green | Tom Scott | 1,714 | 2.9 | +1.4 | |
| 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
change| 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 | Swing | ||||
References
change- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Truro & Falmouth parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Whitehouse, Richard (10 December 2019). "Cherilyn MacKrory – Truro and Falmouth General Election Conservative Party candidate". Cornwall Live. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ↑ "Truro & Falmouth parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News.
- ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-27.