Tom Hayes is a British Labour Party politician who was elected MP for Bournemouth East in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
Tom Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tobias Ellwood |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
Hayes was councillor for St Clements ward on Oxford City Council from 2014 to 2024.[1] He was Deputy council Leader and zero carbon cabinet member in charge of the zero emission zone.[2] 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.[3]
In March 2023, he was selected as Labour's Prospective parliamentary candidate for Bournemouth East.[4] While campaigning in Moordown ward in the 2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election, Hayes was caught on a doorbell camera removing a Green Party election leaflet.[5] He won the seat, gaining it from the Conservative candidate Tobias Ellwood.[6]
He is openly LGBT+.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Oxford City councillor resigns in bid for Bournemouth East seat". BBC News. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Oxford's Zero Emission Zone pilot to begin in February". BBC News. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Labour councillor steps down as Deputy Leader for campaign in Greater Manchester". Oxford Mail. 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Oxford City councillor resigns in bid for Bournemouth East seat". BBC News. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Video shows Labour candidate 'remove rival party leaflet' from resident's letterbox". Bournemouth Echo. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Bournemouth East - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPS falls following election".