Helena Dollimore | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forHastings and Rye | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sally-Ann Hart |
| Majority | 8,653 (18.8%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Helena Eileen Bowlby Dollimore 1994 Brighton, England |
| Political party | Labour Co-op |
| Education | Heathfield Community College |
| Alma mater | St Hilda’s College, Oxford |
Helena Eileen Bowlby Dollimore (born 1994)[2][3] is a BritishLabour and Co-operative politician who has been theMember of Parliament (MP) forHastings and Rye since the2024 general election.[1]
From East Sussex, Dollimore attendedHeathfield Community College. At age 17, she gave a speech at the2011 Labour Party Conference. She attendedSt Hilda's College, Oxford, and during her time as a student she was the chair of theOxford University Labour Club.[4]
After university, Dollimore worked forSave the Children.[4] From at least 2020 until 2024 Dollimore worked in the private sector. She was employed by the giant global corporationUnilever.[5]
During theCOVID-19 pandemic, Dollimore trained as a vaccinator with theSt John Ambulance, volunteering at a pharmacy inHastings.[4]
Dollimore also served as anArmy Reservist.[6]
Dollimore was a councillor for theSt Helier ward in theLondon Borough of Merton between 2021 and 2024.[7] In 2024, after the general election was called, she resigned her council seat in order to stand as the Labour parliamentary candidate for the Hastings and Rye constituency, and was subsequently elected as the MP for the seat.[8][9][10]
In November 2024, Dollimore voted in favour of theTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legaliseassisted dying.[11]
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