Tom Hayes (British politician)
Tom Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tobias Ellwood |
| Majority | 5,479 (12.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
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
[edit ]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]
In November 2024, Hayes voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[11]
Personal life
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Oxford City councillor resigns in bid for Bournemouth East seat". BBC News. 2024年03月05日. Retrieved 2024年07月04日.
- ^ "Oxford's Zero Emission Zone pilot to begin in February". BBC News. 2022年01月28日. Retrieved 2024年07月04日.
- ^ "Labour councillor steps down as Deputy Leader for campaign in Greater Manchester". Oxford Mail. 2022年06月12日. Retrieved 2024年07月04日.
- ^ "Former Oxford City Council deputy leader chosen as Labour parliamentary candidate". Oxford Mail. 2022年12月07日. Retrieved 2024年09月18日.
- ^ "Oxford City councillor resigns in bid for Bournemouth East seat". BBC News. 2024年03月05日. Retrieved 2024年07月04日.
- ^ "Video shows Labour candidate 'remove rival party leaflet' from resident's letterbox". Bournemouth Echo. 2023年05月05日. Retrieved 2024年07月04日.
- ^ "History made as Tom Hayes elected Bournemouth East MP". Bournemouth Echo. 2024年07月05日. Retrieved 2024年09月18日.
- ^ "Bournemouth East - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024年07月05日.
- ^ "Bournemouth East MP Tom Hayes working to make town safer". BBC News. 2024年09月06日. Retrieved 2024年09月18日.
- ^ "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPS falls following election". 5 July 2024.
- ^ "LGBT History Month Q&A: Cllr Tom Hayes says Manchester Village is heart of UK's best gay scene". The Mancunian. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
External links
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- Living people
- Members of Oxford City Council
- Labour Party (UK) councillors
- Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 2024–present
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Dorset
- LGBTQ members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- English gay politicians