Tom Hayes (British politician)

Tom Hayes
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Bournemouth East
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byTobias Ellwood
Majority5,479 (12.2%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour

Thomas John Hayes[1] is a British Labour Party politician who was elected MP for Bournemouth East in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.

Political career

Hayes was councillor for St Clements ward on Oxford City Council from 2014 to 2024.[2] He was Deputy council Leader and zero carbon cabinet member in charge of the zero emission zone.[3] He stood down from this role in order to be a Labour candidate in the 2022 Stretford and Urmston by-election but was not shortlisted.[4]

In December 2022, he was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for the 2024 United Kingdom general election for Bournemouth East.[5]

In March 2023, he resigned his seat on Oxford City Council.[6] While campaigning in the Moordown ward in the May 2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election, Hayes was caught on a doorbell camera removing a Green Party election leaflet.[7]

In the July general election he won the Bournemouth East constituency unseating the Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood.[8] He won with a majority of 5,479 votes.[9] After being elected he said he plans to work with police to make Bournemouth safer following concerns the town is "particularly" unsafe for women and girls.[10]

Personal life

He is openly LGBT+.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Oxford City councillor resigns in bid for Bournemouth East seat". BBC News. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  3. ^ "Oxford's Zero Emission Zone pilot to begin in February". BBC News. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  4. ^ "Labour councillor steps down as Deputy Leader for campaign in Greater Manchester". Oxford Mail. 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  5. ^ "Former Oxford City Council deputy leader chosen as Labour parliamentary candidate". Oxford Mail. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  6. ^ "Oxford City councillor resigns in bid for Bournemouth East seat". BBC News. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  7. ^ "Video shows Labour candidate 'remove rival party leaflet' from resident's letterbox". Bournemouth Echo. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  8. ^ "History made as Tom Hayes elected Bournemouth East MP". Bournemouth Echo. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  9. ^ "Bournemouth East - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  10. ^ "Bournemouth East MP Tom Hayes working to make town safer". BBC News. 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  11. ^ "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPS falls following election".
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