Terry Jermy

Terry James Jermy is a British politician and journalist who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the South West Norfolk constituency since 2024. 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. 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 majority of 26,000. The Spectator labelled the result a "Portillo moment".

Upon winning the seat and defeating Truss, Jermy became the first Labour MP from South West Norfolk since Albert Hilton, who lost the seat in the 1964 general election.