Rt Hon Sir John Hayes, MP for South Holland and The Deepings
John Hayes has been an MP since 1997. Currently: Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament; Panel of Chairs.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In government
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Transport) (Department for Transport) | 2016 to 2018 | |
| Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Home Office) | 2015 to 2016 | |
| Minister of State (Department for Transport) (Department for Transport) | 2014 to 2015 | |
| Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) (Cabinet Office) | 2013 to 2014 | |
| Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change) (Department of Energy and Climate Change) | 2012 to 2013 | |
| Minister of State (Department for Education) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Department for Education) | 2010 to 2012 | |
| Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning) (also in the Department for Education) (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) | 2010 to 2012 |
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Education) (Department for Education) | 2009 to 2010 | |
| Shadow Minister (14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships) (HM Official Opposition) | 2005 to 2009 | |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) (Department for Transport) | 2005 | |
| Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning) (Department for Communities and Local Government) | 2003 to 2005 | |
| Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | 2002 to 2003 | |
| Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2001 to 2002 | |
| Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) (Department for Education) | 2000 to 2001 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament | 2024 to now | Now |
| Panel of Chairs | 2024 to now | Now |
| Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] | 2024 | |
| Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] | 2023 | |
| Judicial Review and Courts Bill | 2021 | |
| Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) | 2021 | |
| Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill | 2021 | |
| Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament | 2020 to 2024 |
Show the other 3
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Administration Committee | 2001 to 2002 | |
| Education & Employment | 1998 to 2000 | |
| Agriculture | 1997 to 1999 |
Other posts
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Vice-Chair, Conservative Party | 1999 to 2000 |
Countries of interest
Political Interests
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
John Hayes has 6 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment expected for services on 26 January 2026 - £5,880.00 | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Employment and earnings | Lecturer in British Government and Politics at Richmond American University London - Richmond American University London | 28 Feb 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | Trustee of the John Clare Trust, which runs John Clare Cottage, preserving it and the poet’s works for future generations. This is an unpaid role. | 23 Nov 2023 |
| Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment | Agreement starting 01 September 2018 - £50,000.00 | 28 Sep 2018 |
| Employment and earnings | Strategic Adviser - BB Energy Trading Ltd | – |
| Family members employed | Susan Hayes employed | – |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
John Hayes asked 944 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
83 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
John Hayes represents South Holland and The Deepings. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Conservative
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
John Hayes won with 38% of the votes, and Matt Swainson (Reform UK) came second with 23%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hayes | Conservative | 17,462 | 38.0% |
| Matt Swainson | Reform UK | 10,606 | 23.1% |
| Paul Hilliar | Labour | 9,086 | 19.8% |
| Mark Le Sage | Independent | 5,031 | 11.0% |
| Jack Braginton | Liberal Democrat | 1,945 | 4.2% |
| Rhys Baker | Green Party | 1,800 | 3.9% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months John Hayes took part in 187 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
John Hayes voted the same way as their party in 184 of the 185 votes where parties gave instructions (99%), and went the other way in 1.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | Against | Free vote |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 7 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Times they voted against their party (1)
| Date | Vote | They voted | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan | Tax changes (the Finance Bill): a proposed change | Against | For |
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 96% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this