Andrea Jenkyns

Dame Andrea Marie Jenkyns (born 16 June 1974) is a British politician who has been the Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire since May 2025. A member of the Reform UK party, she was previously the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood in West Yorkshire, England from 2015 to May 2024. Jenkyns was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood at the 2015 general election, defeating Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls. She was an advocate for the Eurosceptic organisation Leave Means Leave and a strong critic of Theresa May's handling of Brexit during her leadership of the Conservative Party. Jenkyns served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills from July to October 2022, as part of the governments of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. She was later dismissed by the following Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. She failed to win re-election to the successor seat of Leeds South West and Morley at the 2024 general election. Jenkyns was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2023 in the Resignation Honours List of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. She left the Conservative Party for Reform UK in November 2024, announcing her candidacy for Reform in the 2025 election for the newly created Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire. In August 2025, Jenkyns was chosen by Nigel Farage to be part of Reform UK's decision-making board.

Infobox

Preceded by

Andrew Bakewell

Prime Minister

Boris JohnsonLiz Truss

Succeeded by

Tiggs Keywood-Wainwright

Born

(1974-06-16) 16 June 1974 (age 51)Beverley, Humberside, England

Political party

Reform UK (from 2024)

Other politicalaffiliations

Conservative (until 2024)

Spouse

mw- Jack Lopresti (m. 2017; div. 2023)

Children

Residence(s)

Lincolnshire, England

Education

University of Lincoln (BA)Open University (Dip)

Website

Official website

Party

Reform UK (from 2024)

Tables

General election 2015: Morley and Outwood[65][66] · Electoral history

Majority

Party

Majority

Party

422

Candidate

0.9

Votes

N/A

Turnout

Party

Turnout

Party

48,250

Candidate

63.3

Votes

−2.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrea Jenkyns	18,776	38.9	+3.6
	Labour Co-op	Ed Balls	18,354	38.0	+0.4
	UKIP	David Dews	7,951	16.5	+13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Taylor	1,426	3.0	−13.8
	Green	Martin Hemingway	1,264	2.6	New
	Yorkshire First	Arnie Craven	479	1.0	New
Majority			422	0.9	N/A
Turnout			48,250	63.3	−2.5
	Conservative gain from Labour Co-op		Swing	+1.6

General election 2017: Morley and Outwood · Electoral history

Majority

Party

Majority

Party

2,104

Candidate

4.0

Votes

+3.1

Turnout

Party

Turnout

Party

52,357

Candidate

68.0

Votes

+4.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrea Jenkyns	26,550	50.7	+11.8
	Labour Co-op	Neil Dawson	24,446	46.7	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Dobson	1,361	2.6	−0.4
Majority			2,104	4.0	+3.1
Turnout			52,357	68.0	+4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.6

General election 2019: Morley and Outwood[67] · Electoral history

Majority

Party

Majority

Party

11,267

Candidate

21.7

Votes

+17.7

Turnout

Party

Turnout

Party

51,930

Candidate

65.9

Votes

−2.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrea Jenkyns	29,424	56.7	+6.0
	Labour	Deanne Ferguson	18,157	35.0	−11.7
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Dobson	2,285	4.4	+1.8
	Green	Chris Bell	1,107	2.1	New
	Yorkshire	Dan Woodlock	957	1.8	New
Majority			11,267	21.7	+17.7
Turnout			51,930	65.9	−2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.8

General election 2024: Leeds South West and Morley[68][69] · Electoral history

Majority

Party

Majority

Party

8,423

Candidate

21.0

Votes

N/A

Turnout

Party

Turnout

Party

40,209

Candidate

56.0

Votes

−5.1

Registered electors

Party

Registered electors

Party

71,854

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Sewards	17,681	44.0	+7.2
	Conservative	Andrea Jenkyns	9,258	23.0	−30.1
	Reform	James Kendall	8,187	20.4	+18.6
	Green	Chris Bell	2,522	6.3	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Fox	1,798	4.5	+1.7
	Yorkshire	Howard Graham Dews	664	1.7	−0.5
	SDP	Nigel Perry	99	0.2	N/A
Majority			8,423	21.0	N/A
Turnout			40,209	56.0	−5.1
Registered electors			71,854
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	18.7

2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election · Electoral history

Majority

Party

Majority

Party

39,548

Candidate

15.9

Votes

N/A

Turnout

Party

Turnout

Party

249,792

Candidate

30.15

Votes

N/A

Registered electors

Party

Registered electors

Party

828,613

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Andrea Jenkyns	104,133	42.0	N/A
	Conservative	Rob Waltham	64,585	26.1	N/A
	Labour	Jason Stockwood	30,384	12.3	N/A
	Lincolnshire Independent	Marianne Overton	19,911	8.0	N/A
	Green	Sally Horscroft	15,040	6.1	'N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Young	13,728	5.5	N/A
Majority			39,548	15.9	N/A
Turnout			249,792	30.15	N/A
Registered electors			828,613
	Reform win (new seat)

List of studio albums · Discography › Studio albums

Ilyis

Title

Ilyis

Album details

Released: 2006 Format: CD

Title	Album details
Ilyis	Released: 2006 Format: CD

· Discography › Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album or EP
		UK	UKIndie	LTU	SWI
"Insomniac"	2025	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles

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Preceded byEd Balls