Preceded by Tessa Jowell Name Helen Hayes Majority 16,122 (31.4%) Role Politician | Political party Labour Education Balliol College Website Official website Party Labour Party | |
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Born 8 August 1974 (age 49)
Liverpool, United Kingdom ( 1974-08-08 ) Alma mater Balliol College, Oxford Profiles | ||
Election 2015 helen hayes talks to the southwark news
Helen Elizabeth Hayes (born 8 August 1974) is a British Labour Party politician, who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dulwich and West Norwood in the May 2015 general election. Prior to being elected as an MP, Hayes was a Councillor for the College ward of Southwark Council in 2010 and 2014.
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- Election 2015 helen hayes talks to the southwark news
- Helen hayes labour mp for dulwich and west norwood
- Early life and career
- Personal life
- References
Helen hayes labour mp for dulwich and west norwood
Early life and career
Hayes attended Ormskirk Grammar School, a comprehensive secondary school based in Ormskirk, near Liverpool in the northwest of England. She went to university at Balliol College, Oxford.
After university, Hayes worked as a town planner. She became Managing Partner of her own town planning company, Urban Practitioners, before becoming a Partner at London architectural practice Allies and Morrison.
Hayes is a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, a member of both the King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Tate and is also a trustee of Turner Contemporary.
Personal life
Hayes is married to Ben Jupp; the couple have two children. Her sister-in law is Rachel Jupp, the Editor of Panorama, the BBC's current affairs series.