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Terry Jermy
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for South West Norfolk
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byLiz Truss
Majority630 (1.4%)
Mayor of Thetford
In office
10 May 2016 – 9 May 2017
DeputyDenis Crawford
Preceded byRobert Kybird
Succeeded byDenis Crawford
Norfolk County Councillor
for Thetford West
In office
2 August 2013 – 11 March 2025
Preceded byPeter Georgiou
Succeeded byMichael Westman
Breckland District Councillor
for Thetford Priory
Thetford Burrell (2015–2023)
Thetford Saxon (2011–2015)
In office
12 May 2011 – 11 March 2025
Preceded byPat Balaam
Succeeded byMichael Westman
Thetford Town Councillor
for Priory
Burrell (2015–2023)
Saxon (2008–2015)
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 2008
Preceded byGareth Pickering
Personal details
Born
Terry James Jermy

August 1985 (age 39)
Thetford, Norfolk, England
Political partyLabour
EducationCharles Burrell Humanities School
City College Norwich
Websiteterryjermy.com

Terry James Jermy (born August 1985) is a British politician and journalist who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk since 2024.[1] A member of the Labour Party, he defeated former prime minister Liz Truss, who had represented the constituency since 2010.[2] Prior to becoming an MP, Jermy had also previously served on the Norfolk County Council, Breckland District Council and Thetford Town Council.

Early life and education

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Jermy was born in August 1985 in Thetford, Norfolk.[3][4] His father, Trevor, was a welder fabricator.[5] Jermy attended Charles Burrell Humanities School and City College Norwich.[6] He bought the About Thetford magazine from its previous owners in 2014 and served as its editor until his election to parliament, though he remains its owner.[7][8]

Political career

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In July 2008, Jermy was elected as a Labour Party councillor for Saxon ward (renamed Burrell ward in 2015) in a Thetford Town Council by-election.[6] He was re-elected to the town council in 2011.[9] That same year, Jermy was elected as a Labour councillor for the Thetford Saxon ward on the Breckland District Council.[10] In the 2013 Norfolk County Council election, Jermy stood as the Labour candidate for Thetford West, finishing in second place behind UKIP candidate Peter Georgiou by only one vote.[11] However, Georgiou resigned weeks later due to shoplifting accusations and Jermy won the seat in the August 2013 by-election.[12][13]

He was re-elected to his now-renamed Thetford Burrell seat in the 2015 Breckland District Council election.[14] In May 2016, he was appointed Mayor of Thetford on a one-year term, becoming the first openly gay mayor of the town.[15][16] He was succeeded as mayor by his deputy, UKIP councillor Denis Crawford, in May 2017.[17] Jermy retained his Thetford West seat in the 2017 Norfolk County Council election.[18] He was re-elected to both the district council and the town council in 2019.[19][20] In the 2021 Norfolk County Council election, Jermy held his Thetford West seat.[21]

In 2023, Jermy was re-elected to the district council, now for Thetford Priory ward, and the town council, now for Priory ward.[22][23] In February 2024, he was selected as the Labour candidate for South West Norfolk in the 2024 general election.[24] He received little support from the national Labour Party campaign and had to raise £15,000 for his local campaign via crowdfunding.[25] He won the seat in the general election with a majority of 630 votes and just over a quarter of the votes cast (26.7%), which was the lowest winning vote share in the general election.[1][26] By winning the seat, Jermy unseated former Conservative prime minister Liz Truss, who had represented the seat since 2010, and became the first Labour MP for the constituency since Albert Hilton, who lost the seat in 1964. The Spectator labelled Jermy's victory "the Portillo moment of 2024".[27]

Jermy resigned from his county and district council positions in March 2025, but remains a town councillor.[28]

Personal life

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Jermy is gay.[16] His father, Trevor, passed away on 29 January 2023, aged 65, from stroke complications while in a medically-induced coma at West Suffolk Hospital.[5] Jermy was inspired by his father's death to run for a parliamentary seat.[29]

Electoral performance

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House of Commons

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Main article: South West Norfolk in the 2024 United Kingdom general election
General election 2024: South West Norfolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Jermy 11,847 26.7 +8.4
Conservative Liz Truss 11,217 25.3 –43.4
Reform UK Toby McKenzie 9,958 22.4 New
Independent James Bagge 6,282 14.2 New
Liberal Democrats Josie Ratcliffe 2,618 5.9 −2.4
Green Pallavi Devulapalli 1,838 4.1 +1.1
Monster Raving Loony Earl Elvis of East Anglia 338 0.8 −0.9
Heritage Gary Conway 160 0.4 New
Communist Lorraine Douglas 77 0.2 New
Majority 630 1.4
Turnout 44,335 59.3 –6.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +25.8

Norfolk County Council

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2021 Norfolk County Council election: Thetford West[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Terry Jermy 1,204 56.9 +5.4
Conservative Barbara Tullett 720 34.0 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Callam 101 4.8 New
Independent Philip Wagstaff 91 4.3 New
Majority 484 22.9 +4.6
Turnout 2,137 22.2 –4.7
Labour Co-op hold Swing +2.3
2017 Norfolk County Council election: Thetford West[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Jermy 1,323 51.5 +16.2
Conservative Jane James 853 33.2 +17.9
UKIP John Newton 392 15.3 −20.1
Majority 470 18.3 +18.3
Turnout 2,568 26.8 +3.0
Labour hold Swing +18.2
August 2013 Thetford West by-election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Jermy 1,071
UKIP John Newton 900
Conservative Tristan Ashby 282
Independent Daniel Jeffrey 78
Green Sandra Walmsley 40
Majority 171
Turnout 2,371 24.6
Labour gain from UKIP
2013 Norfolk County Council election: Thetford West[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Peter Georgiou 814 35.4 New
Labour Terry Jermy 813 35.4 +7.4
Conservative Tristan Ashby 353 15.4 −19.6
CPA Carl Clark 134 5.8 New
Liberal Democrats Daniel Jeffrey 122 5.3 −31.7
Green Sandra Walmsley 64 2.8 New
Majority 1 0.0
Turnout 2,300 23.8 −3.7
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +33.6

Breckland District Council

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2023 Breckland District Council election: Thetford Priory (2 seats)[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Jermy 629 56.6 +19.1
Labour Mike Brindle 551 49.6 +4.8
Independent Ron Wood 320 28.8 New
No description Gordon Margrie 200 18.0 New
No description Mark Taylor 199 17.9 New
Turnout 1,136 22.8
Labour hold
Labour hold
2019 Breckland District Council election: Thetford Burrell (2 seats)[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Jermy 507 47.3
Labour Chris Harvey 400 37.3
UKIP Denis Crawford 236 22.0
Independent Carla Barreto 233 21.8 New
Conservative Mia Browne 205 19.1
Conservative Jason Smith 188 17.6
Turnout 1,092 26.2
Labour hold
Labour gain from UKIP
2015 Breckland District Council election: Thetford Burrell (2 seats)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Jermy 905 39.5
UKIP Denis Crawford 828 36.2
Labour Sadie Harvey 680
Conservative Gloria-Jean Bamber 557 24.3
Conservative Louise Sharman 447
Turnout 49.1
Labour hold
UKIP gain from Labour
2011 Breckland District Council election: Thetford Saxon (3 seats)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Jermy 659 34.4
Labour Sylvia Armes 528
Conservative Mark Robinson 409 21.3
Labour Yvonne Rout 399
Conservative Marion Chapman-Allen 397
UKIP Denis Crawford 388 20.2
Conservative Paul Kybird 383
Independent Bob Waple 315
Green Sandra Walmsley 146
Turnout 3,624
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "South West Norfolk - General election results 2024". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ Kris, Johnston (5 July 2024). "Liz Truss ousted as South West Norfolk MP as Labour's Terry Jermy wins vote". Lynn News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Terry James JERMY appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. ^ "About Terry". Terry Jermy official website. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Applegate, Zoe; PA Media (8 October 2024). "MP who ousted Liz Truss speaks of family tragedy". BBC News. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Councillors". Thetford Town Council. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Meet The Team". About Thetford. 8 March 2023. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. ^ "IN AND ABOUT THETFORD LIMITED - persons with significant control". Companies House. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Saxon ward" (PDF). Breckland District Council. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  10. ^ a b Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Breckland". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  11. ^ a b Stokes, Mark (3 May 2013). "2013 election results" (PDF). Norfolk County Council. p. 72. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  12. ^ a b Stokes, Mark (2 August 2013). "Thetford West by-election" (PDF). Norfolk County Council. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Thetford West by-election: Labour now second-largest party on council". BBC News. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  14. ^ a b Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2015 - Breckland". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  15. ^ Whymark, Bethany (24 February 2016). "Thetford town council selects new mayor". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  16. ^ a b Hurst, Kevin (14 September 2018). "Exhibition in Thetford museum out of the closet". Suffolk News. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  17. ^ Murphy, Rebecca (1 March 2017). "Meet Denis Crawford, the man who will take over as Thetford's mayor in 2017". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  18. ^ a b "2017 election results" (PDF). Norfolk County Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  19. ^ a b O'Mahony, Maxine (3 May 2019). "Declaration of Result of Poll - District Councillors" (PDF). Breckland District Council. p. 23. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  20. ^ O'Mahony, Maxine (3 May 2019). "Declaration of Result of Poll - Parish Councillors" (PDF). Breckland District Council. p. 15. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  21. ^ a b O'Mahony, Maxine (7 May 2021). "Declaration of Result of Poll - Election of a County Councillor for Thetford West" (PDF). Breckland District Council. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  22. ^ a b O'Mahony, Maxine (5 May 2023). "Declaration of Results - Thetford Priory" (PDF). Breckland District Council. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  23. ^ O'Mahony, Maxine (5 May 2023). "Declaration of Results - Town of Thetford - Priory Ward" (PDF). Breckland District Council. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  24. ^ Jones, Morgan (29 February 2024). "Meet Terry Jermy, Labour's pick to unseat Liz Truss as ex-PM returns to headlines". LabourList. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  25. ^ Riley-Smith, Ben (2 July 2024). "The unlikely revolutionary hoping to unseat Liz Truss". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  26. ^ Kirk, Ashley; Clark, Alex; García, Carmen Aguilar; Duncan, Pamela (26 July 2024). "Twelve charts that show how Labour won by a landslide". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  27. ^ Steerpike (5 July 2024). "Watch: Liz Truss loses her seat". The Spectator. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  28. ^ Sennitt, Owen (13 March 2025). "South West Norfolk Labour MP Terry Jermy leaves Norfolk county and Breckland district council roles". Suffolk News. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  29. ^ "MP who beat Liz Truss in General Election inspired to get into Parliament after father's death". ITV News. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for South West Norfolk
2024–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Peter Georgiou
 Norfolk County Councillor
for Thetford West
2013–2025 		Succeeded by
Michael Westman
Preceded by
Pat Balaam
 Breckland District Councillor
for Thetford Priory
formerly Thetford Burrell (2015–2023)
and Thetford Saxon (2011–2015)
2011–2025 		Succeeded by
Michael Westman
Preceded by
Gareth Pickering
 Thetford Town Councillor
for Priory
formerly Burrell (2015–2023)
and Saxon (2008–2015)
2008–present 		Incumbent
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