# Cherilyn Mackrory

Cherilyn Mackrory (née Williams; born 3 June 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro and Falmouth from the 2019 general election to the 2024 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.

## Electoral history
### 2024 general election

General election 2024: Truro and Falmouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jayne Kirkham | 20,783 | 41.3 | 2.5 |
| | Conservative | Cherilyn Mackrory | 12,632 | 25.1 | 21.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Gripper | 6,552 | 13.0 | 2.2 |
| | Reform UK | Steve Rubidge | 6,163 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| | Green | Karen La Borde | 3,470 | 6.9 | 4.1 |
| | Independent | Peter Lawrence | 498 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| | Liberal | Peter White | 166 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,151 | 16.2 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,444 | 69.0 | 8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,982 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.2 | |

### 2019 general election

General election 2019: Truro and Falmouth :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,561 | 7.7 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,190 | 77.2 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |

### 2017 local election

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