Helen Hayes

Helen Elizabeth Hayes (born 8 August 1974) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dulwich and West Norwood since 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.

Early life and career
Hayes attended Ormskirk Grammar School, a comprehensive secondary school based in Ormskirk, near Liverpool in the northwest of England. She was an undergraduate 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 the King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and is also a trustee of Turner Contemporary art gallery in Margate.

At the 2017 general election, Hayes increased her vote share from 27,772 (56.4%) to 39,096 (69.6%); she was 28,156 votes ahead of the second-placed Conservative Party candidate.

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.