South Holland and The Deepings.

A 100% party-line voter who has never rebelled, Hayes has nonetheless been conspicuous in recent months pushing to hold the government to account. In April 2026 he backed a motion to refer Prime Minister Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, and voted consistently against government positions during ping-pong on the Crime and Policing Bill, the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, and the Pension Schemes Bill -- on each occasion siding with the Lords over the Commons government majority. None of these votes broke with Conservative whipping, but they reflect deliberate positioning rather than passive voting.

His voting record is firmly right-of-centre: 91% pro-business, 88% tough-on-crime, 88% anti-tax-increases, and 8% aligned with workers'-rights measures. His participation rate of 74% sits below the Commons average. He speaks frequently -- 637 contributions across 184 debates -- with economy, health, local government, and social care dominating his speech record. He scores 100% on pro-lords-scrutiny votes, fitting his recent pattern of backing the upper chamber's positions. One notable deviation: at 0% pro-pension-protection against a party average of 39%, he has been consistently more sceptical than most Conservative colleagues on pension safeguards.

Locally, Hayes has been active on constituency campaigns. He secured a meeting between a domestic abuse campaigner and a cabinet minister, raised a murdered woman's case in Parliament, and lobbied Arts Council England for grant funding to support a local parade. Crime and culture-community issues dominate his local coverage, with broadly positive sentiment. He sits on the Panel of Chairs. Data on internal party influence is limited.