{"id":3648,"date":"2021-10-15T11:01:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T11:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/?page_id=3648"},"modified":"2021-10-15T11:09:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T11:09:00","slug":"simon-baynes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/british-mps\/simon-baynes\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Baynes"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3649″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][\/vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][vc_column_text]Name<\/strong>: Simon Robert Maurice Baynes<\/p>\n

Born<\/strong>: 21 April 1960<\/p>\n

Party<\/strong>: Conservative<\/p>\n

Constituency<\/strong>: \u00a0Clwyd South.<\/p>\n

Simon Baynes was born on 21 April 1960 in Lesbury, Northumberland. He is a British politician and Member of Parliament for Clwyd South. Simon is the son of Sir John Christopher Malcolm Baynes, 7th Baronet, and Shirley Maxwell Baynes. He attended Belhaven Hill Preparatory School and Shrewsbury School before going to college. He earned his degree in history from Magdalene College, Cambridge.<\/p>\n

His political career perhaps dates back to 1982, when he was Chairman of the Cambridge University Conservative Association. Baynes unsuccessfully contested in Montgomeryshire in 2005, South Staffordshire in 2010, Dwyfor Meirionnydd at the 2010 general election, before he was elected to Parliament for Clwyd South at the 2019 general election.<\/p>\n

Simon is married to his wife Margaret. The couple has two daughters; Clementine Audrey Baynes, Francesca Mary Baynes.<\/p>\n

His interests have been in the arts and culture sector. He has owned Simon Baynes – Books and Music in Shrewsbury was the founder of Concertina – Music for the Elderly, Bodfach Charitable Trust, was Chairman of North Powys Youth Music, was Chairman of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust, and founded the Montgomeryshire Literary Festival.<\/p>\n

Links<\/h2>\n

https:\/\/www.simonbaynes.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/moderngov.denbighshire.gov.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1402&LLL=0<\/a><\/p>\n

Last Election Results:<\/h2>\n

Simon Baynes won 16,222 votes out of a possible 36,306. This represents a 72.5% share and a 1,239 majority in his constituency. There was a voter turnout of 67.3%.<\/p>\n

Clwyd South 2019 General Election Results<\/h2>\n
\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n wdt_ID<\/th> Candidate<\/th> Party<\/th> Votes<\/th> <\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/td> Candidate<\/td> Party<\/td> Votes<\/td> <\/tr>\n <\/tfoot>\n \n\n <\/table>\n\n<\/div>
1<\/td>\n Simon Baynes<\/td>\n Conservative<\/td>\n 162,22<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n Susan Jones<\/td>\n Labour<\/td>\n 149,83<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n Chris Allen<\/td>\n Plaid Cymru<\/td>\n 21,37<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n Calum Davies<\/td>\n Liberal Democrat<\/td>\n 14,96<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n Jamie Adams<\/td>\n The Brexit Party<\/td>\n 14,68<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody> \n\n \n \n