John Hayes.

A near three-decade veteran of the Commons, Hayes has recently been consistent rather than conspicuous — voting 100% with Conservative colleagues, with no rebel votes recorded. His most recent parliamentary work follows orthodox Conservative lines: opposing Labour's plan to allow electronic trade union ballots (citing integrity concerns), backing a motion criticising the early prisoner release scheme, and voting against planning regulations that shift decisions on smaller housing applications away from elected councillors. On immigration, he supported the Conservative procedural bid to block the government's Immigration and Asylum Bill at Second Reading.

Hayes participates in 72% of votes — slightly below the Commons average — and his stance profile is consistently right-of-centre: 94% pro-business, 100% against tax increases, 91% tough-on-crime. He rarely votes with the government on workers' rights or progressive taxation. Two deviations from party norms stand out: he has voted in line with the government on confidence motions more often than almost any Conservative colleague (33% versus a party average of 1%), and he is notably more supportive of local democracy than his party average, which sits alongside his votes against planning centralisation. He speaks frequently, with 699 contributions across 200 debates covering the economy, health, local government, and social care.

His local press coverage has been consistently positive over recent months, dominated by constituency advocacy: championing a local parade's funding bid, raising a murdered woman's case in Parliament, and securing a ministerial meeting for a constituent campaigning on domestic abuse protections. Hayes sits on the Panel of Chairs. No news sentiment data is available for the most recent 90-day window.