Bournemouth East.

A Labour newcomer elected in 2024, Tom Hayes has made his mark most visibly through constituency casework: he personally lobbied the Treasury to unlock £2.6 million for long-stalled accessibility lifts at Pokesdown Station after Bournemouth Council withdrew its support, and was directly credited with securing £20 million in government investment for Boscombe West. Both wins landed in March 2026 and generated strongly positive local coverage. In the Commons, he voted with Labour to block the opposition's attempt to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, and backed the government in overturning multiple House of Lords amendments to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.

Hayes votes at 84% participation -- broadly in line with the Commons average -- and has not once broken with his party across 431 recorded votes, making him a 100% party-line voter to date. His stance profile reflects orthodox Labour positioning: strongly aligned on workers' rights (92%) and progressive taxation (97%), while sitting well below the party average on "tough on crime" measures (26%) and pro-business votes (15%). His 498 contributions across 250 debates skew heavily toward economy and jobs, local government, social care, and health, suggesting a generalist workload with a local-economy tilt.

He holds no select committee seat, which limits his formal scrutiny role. The deviations from his party's average worth watching: he scores notably lower than Labour peers on lords-reform resistance, disability benefits, and end-of-life autonomy votes -- though the sample sizes are small enough that these gaps may shift. No news data covering Westminster controversies is available; local coverage dominates and runs positive.