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Bournemouth East

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Centred on Bournemouth. Population 97,871.

A first-term Labour MP elected in 2024, Tom Hayes has made headlines recently for tangible constituency wins rather than parliamentary controversy. In March 2026, he successfully lobbied the Treasury to part-fund a £7m accessibility upgrade at Pokesdown Station -- securing £2.6m after the local council withdrew support -- and was credited with helping land a £20m government investment for Boscombe West, working alongside local charities. Both interventions were widely praised in local coverage and represent his most prominent public actions to date.

In the chamber, Hayes votes at 85% participation -- broadly in line with Commons averages -- and has not once broken with Labour, making him a 100% party-line voter across 417 recorded votes. His most active speech topics are the economy, local government, social care, health, and fiscal policy, suggesting a generalist brief with a local-delivery focus rather than a narrow specialism. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, while his scores on pro-business (15%) and pro-parliamentary-scrutiny (14%) measures sit at the lower end. Notably, his pro-lords-scrutiny rating is 0%, consistent with his voting pattern on the Pension Schemes Bill, where he backed the government in rejecting eight Lords amendments -- including ones on ministerial powers over pension fund investments and public sector pension cost reviews.

417
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
72.4k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Hayes’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.430 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Hayes has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
86
Economy
78
Crime & Policing
43
Employment
39
Education
37
Welfare and Benefits
29
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.9 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Boscombe East PokesdownEleanor Connolly1,232Labour P
Boscombe East PokesdownGeorge S Farquhar1,465Labour P
Boscombe WestGillian Mary Martin627Labour P
Boscombe WestPatrick Canavan629Labour P
East Cliff SpringbourneSara Louise Armstrong817Green Pa
East Southbourne TucktonBernadette Patricia Nanovo1,660Liberal
East Southbourne TucktonJudy Richardson1,642Liberal
Littledown IfordBobbie Dove892Conserva
Littledown IfordLawrence Williams940Conserva
MoordownAlice Kate Salmon1,089Green Pa
MoordownJoe Salmon904Green Pa
Muscliff Strouden ParkBrian George Castle1,058Independ
Population (2021 Census)
97,871
Electorate 72,354 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,400
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
34.0%
England average 20.0%
Schools
27
17 primary · 5 secondary
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