Terry James Jermy (born August 1985) is a British politician who has been the
Member of Parliament (MP) for the
South West Norfolk constituency since
2024
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. A member of the
Labour Party, he
defeated former Prime Minister
Liz Truss, who had represented the constituency since 2010.
Jermy was born in
Thetford, and is a small business owner, owning the ''About Thetford'' magazine since 2013.
Before his election to Parliament, Jermy had been a local councillor for
Thetford on
Breckland District Council and
Norfolk County Council.
He also served as the Mayor of Thetford in the 2016/17 Mayoral year
and was the first openly gay mayor of the town.
He was selected as Labour candidate for the South West Norfolk constituency for the
2024 general election, though he received little support from the national Labour Party campaign and had to raise £15,000 for his local campaign via
crowdfunding
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. He was elected with just over a quarter of the votes cast (26.7%), which was the lowest winning vote share in the general election. He defeated Truss, who had represented the constituency since 2010, overturning Truss's 26,000 large majority.
''
The Spectator'' labelled the result a "
Portillo moment".
See also
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South West Norfolk in the 2024 general election
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
21st-century British politicians
UK MPs 2024–present
Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Politicians from Thetford
LGBTQ members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
English LGBTQ politicians
21st-century English LGBTQ people
Labour Party (UK) councillors
Councillors in Norfolk
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