Simon Baynes
Simon Robert Maurice Baynes is a British Conservative politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament for Clwyd South in the 2019 general election. Baynes worked in finance for J.P. Morgan Cazenove from 1982 to 2006, before running a small bookshop.Career
The son of Sir John Christopher Malcolm Baynes, 7th Baronet, he was educated at Shrewsbury School and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He stood as the Welsh Conservative candidate in Montgomeryshire in 2005, finishing second behind incumbent Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Öpik.
He unsuccessfully sought the Conservative nomination for the seat of South Staffordshire in 2010, losing out to future cabinet minister Gavin Williamson. He then contested Dwyfor Meirionnydd at the 2010 general election and the same seat in the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election.
He served as the mayor of the Montgomeryshire town of Llanfyllin. As a councillor, Baynes campaigned to improve mobile phone signals, and to keep local banks and maternity services open.
Baynes has contested elections in Clwyd South on three occasions. He first contested Clwyd South in the 2016 Welsh Assembly election. In 2017 he contested the Westminster seat. On all three occasions he finished second.
Baynes was elected to Parliament in the 2019 general election to serve in the 58th Parliament. He defeated the incumbent Labour MP Susan Elan Jones.
On 2 March 2020, Baynes became a member of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee.Outside politics
Baynes runs a charity which provides live music in care homes for the elderly.Electoral history
2011 Welsh Assembly Election
2010 UK General election
2005 UK General election
Personal life
Baynes is married to Maggie, an architect. They have two daughters.
