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Last 12 months

How Tom Hayes votes

Tom Hayes voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 212 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteForFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateForFree vote
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

No interests are currently registered for Tom Hayes.

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Tom Hayes asked 103 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department of Health and Social Care27
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government19
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office17
Department for Education9
Department for Business and Trade9

Latest questions

7 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 28 Sep 2026
7 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 28 Sep 2026
7 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 17 Sep 2026
7 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 17 Sep 2026
7 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 17 Sep 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£28,099
Office costs · claims for running an office£11,917
Staffing · claims relating to staff£7,200
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£8,982

69 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Tom Hayes represents Bournemouth East. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Tom Hayes

Labour

MAJORITY
5,479

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
62%

of people who could vote did

Tom Hayes won with 41% of the votes, and Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) came second with 29%.

Votes for each party

Labour41% · 18,316
Conservative29% · 12,837
Reform UK14% · 6,268
Liberal Democrat7% · 3,082
Green Party6% · 2,790
Independent3% · 1,529
Everyone else0% · 88
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tom HayesLabour18,31640.8%
Tobias EllwoodConservative12,83728.6%
Martin HouldenReform UK6,26814.0%
Jon NicholasLiberal Democrat3,0826.9%
Joe SalmonGreen Party2,7906.2%
Kieron WilsonIndependent1,5293.4%
Miles PennSocial Democratic Party880.2%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£716 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.9%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

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