[3] He stood down from this role in order to be a Labour candidate in the 2022 Stretford and Urmston by-election but was not shortlisted.

[4] In December 2022, he was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for the 2024 United Kingdom general election for Bournemouth East.

[7] In the July general election he won the Bournemouth East constituency unseating the Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood.

[9] After being elected he said he plans to work with police to make Bournemouth safer following concerns the town is "particularly" unsafe for women and girls.

[10] In November 2024, Hayes voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.