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Sir John Hayes

Rt Hon Sir John Hayes MP

Conservative · South Holland and The Deepings · PE12 6TU

Key facts

Party Conservative (Con)
ConstituencySouth Holland and The Deepings
First elected1 May 1997
ResultCon Hold
GenderM
Emailhayesj@parliament.uk
Phone020 7219 1389

Election results

Results for South Holland and The Deepings at the most recent general election.

John Hayes
Conservative 17462 38.0%
Matt Swainson
Reform UK 10606 23.1%
Paul Hilliar
Labour 9086 19.8%
Mark Le Sage
Independent 5031 11.0%
Jack Braginton
Liberal Democrat 1945 4.2%
Rhys Baker
Green Party 1800 3.9%

Government posts

PostFromTo
Minister of State (Department for Transport) 15 July 2016 9 January 2018
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) 8 May 2015 15 July 2016
Minister of State (Department for Transport) 15 July 2014 8 May 2015
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) 28 March 2013 15 July 2014
Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change) 6 September 2012 27 March 2013
Minister of State (Department for Education) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) 18 May 2010 6 September 2012
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning) (also in the Department for Education) 12 May 2010 6 September 2012

Opposition posts

PostFromTo
Shadow Minister (Education) 19 January 2009 6 May 2010
Shadow Minister (14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships) 8 December 2005 19 January 2009
Shadow Minister (Transport) 10 May 2005 8 December 2005
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning) 1 June 2003 1 April 2005
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) 1 June 2002 1 June 2003
Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons) 1 June 2001 1 June 2002
Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) 1 June 2000 1 June 2001

Committees

CommitteeFromTo
Agriculture 14 July 1997 5 July 1999
Education & Employment 7 December 1998 8 May 2000
Administration Committee 16 July 2001 2 December 2002
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament 11 December 2024 Present
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament 13 July 2020 30 May 2024
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill 7 September 2021 22 September 2021
Judicial Review and Courts Bill 27 October 2021 23 November 2021
Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) 27 October 2021 3 November 2021
Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] 11 January 2023 17 January 2023
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] 28 February 2024 7 March 2024
Panel of Chairs 27 November 2024 Present

Constituencies represented

ConstituencyFromTo
South Holland and The Deepings Present
South Holland and The Deepings Present
South Holland and The Deepings Present

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative 1 May 1997 Present