Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Truro and Falmouth.
Kirkham's most visible recent work has been constituency-focused: a parliamentary petition to restore Falmouth's swimming pool gathered 6,000 signatures, she organised a politics summer school for Cornwall teenagers, and she helped secure £9 million in SEND funding for the county following local roundtables with affected families. In Westminster, her most recent votes — all in the past week — included backing the full package of carbon budget legislation, bringing international aviation and shipping within the UK's statutory climate framework, and supporting the 50% steel import tariff to protect domestic production.
A 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes to date, Kirkham sits at the loyalist end of the parliamentary Labour party. Her 82% voting participation is broadly in line with the Commons average. Her speeches — 346 contributions across 225 debates — cluster heavily around economy and jobs, local government, health, social care, and environment, a pattern consistent with a coastal South West constituency. Her stance profile scores low on parliamentary scrutiny (4%) and Lords oversight (0%), reflecting consistent government-side voting on procedural questions.
Her most notable deviation from party colleagues is on assisted dying: she votes for access at 30 percentage points above the Labour average — a question decided on conscience rather than whip — while her scores on housing development run somewhat below the party norm. She sits on both the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and the Armed Forces Bill Select Committee, the latter explaining a run of defence-related votes. Local news coverage is high in volume but neutral in tone, with no significant critical coverage in the past 90 days.
Jayne Kirkham is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Truro and Falmouth, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Kirkham broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Source · Hansard
“Rural and coastal areas are systematically disadvantaged in education and transport; deprivation indices favour dense urban areas, leaving young people unable to access further edu…”
“The regulations will improve battery safety and recyclability and align with a broader government plan to harmonise the UK with the new standards in autumn consultation.”
“Government must maintain commitment to Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet expansion and address workforce concerns on training, welfare and operational standards.”
“The government's new procurement rules should explicitly guarantee that British shipyards win contracts for British work, as demonstrated by the recent loss of a vessel maintenance…”
Select, joint and other committees Kirkham currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill | Member | Select |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Kirkham sits on 2.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 55 | 15.9% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 52 | 15.1% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 34 | 9.9% |
| Department for Education | 26 | 7.5% |
| Home Office | 24 | 7.0% |
| Ministry of Justice | 24 | 7.0% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 23 | 6.7% |
| Treasury | 18 | 5.2% |
If her Department will consider the potential merits of introducing a minimum standard for access to in-person banking services as part of the Access to Banking Services Review.
The Government is committed to ensuring that people who need in-person banking can continue to access essential services. That is why the Government commissioned an independent Review into Access to Banking Services, to assess whether chang…read full →
Whether her Department has considered the potential merits of using existing public infrastructure, such as the Post Office network, to expand the provision of in-person banking support.
The Government is committed to ensuring that people who need in-person banking can continue to access essential services. That is why the Government commissioned an independent Review into Access to Banking Services, to assess whether chang…read full →
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the change in the Renters' Rights Act from fixed term tenancies to rolling, periodic tenancies on student HMO landlords.
Awaiting answer.
Whether she has considered the merits of introducing a law to compel property owners to have adequate insurance for damage caused by their trees, especially in the context of more frequent storms and extreme weather related to climate change.
Awaiting answer.
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(Registered 2 August 2024) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Aug 2024
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 103,013 | 71.1% |
| Office Costs | 18,488 | 12.8% |
| Accommodation | 14,850 | 10.2% |
| MP Travel | 7,774 | 5.4% |
| Staff Travel | 786 | 0.5% |
| Total · 92 claims | 144,912 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Kirkham on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Truro and Falmouth | 20,783 | 41.4% | Won |
| 2017 | Truro and Falmouth | 21,331 | 37.7% | Lost |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne KirkhamWON | Lab | 20,783 | 41.4 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Truro and Falmouth →