East Midlands · England · 78,473Boundary · 2023

South Holland & The Deepings

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Apr 2026

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Spalding, Holbeach and Market Deeping. Population 109,482, notably older (median age 46 vs 41 nationally).

A long-serving Conservative with nearly three decades in Parliament, Hayes has been most visible recently through active constituency casework -- raising a constituent's domestic abuse campaign (attracting cross-party support from over 50 MPs and a meeting with a cabinet minister), championing a murder victim's mother's safety campaign directly with the Leader of the House and the Prime Minister, and lobbying Arts Council England for funding to secure a local parade's future. In the chamber, his most recent votes have focused on resisting Labour's attempts to overturn Lords amendments to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill -- consistent with his 100% alignment on pro-lords-scrutiny votes and 89% alignment on parliamentary scrutiny more broadly.

Hayes votes with his Conservative colleagues 100% of the time, with no rebel votes on record. His participation rate of 76% sits somewhat below the Commons average. His speeches -- spanning 636 contributions across 183 debates -- concentrate heavily on economy and jobs, health, local government, social care, and fiscal policy. He is strongly pro-business (91%), tough-on-crime (88%), and resistant to tax increases (88%), while scoring very low on workers' rights (8%) and progressive taxation (3%). Notably, he diverges from his party average on pension protection, voting 0% in favour compared to a Conservative average of 47%.

370
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
78.5k
Electorate
2024 GE

Con held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

John Hayes

John Hayes

Conservative and Unionist Party

The Rt Hon Sir John Hayes is the Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Spalding, Holbeach and Market Deeping. Population 109,482, notably older (median age 46 vs 41 nationally).

2024 General Election

§ 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.376 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
72
Crime & Policing
43
Employment
42
Education
35
Constitution and Democracy
26
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.20 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Crowland Deeping St NicholasAngie Harrison577Conserva
Crowland Deeping St NicholasBryan Alcock757Independ
Crowland Deeping St NicholasJim Astill770Conserva
Deeping St JamesBridget Ann Ley1,224Independ
Deeping St JamesJames Alexander Denniston973Independ
Deeping St JamesPhilip Maurice Dilks1,470Independ
Donington Quadring GosbertonHenry John William Bingham737Conserva
Donington Quadring GosbertonJane Lesley King856South Ho
Donington Quadring GosbertonMargaret Ann Geaney631Conserva
FleetPaul Stephen Barnes373South Ho
GedneyJo Reynolds289Conserva
Holbeach HurnNick Worth331Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
109,482
Electorate 78,473 · 2024 register
Median income
£26,100
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
16.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
53
40 primary · 7 secondary
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