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Helena Dollimore
Helena Eileen Bowlby Dollimore (born 1994)[2][3] is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hastings and Rye since the 2024 general election.[1] Education and early careerFrom East Sussex, Dollimore attended Heathfield Community College. At age 17, she gave a speech at the 2011 Labour Party Conference. She attended St Hilda's College, Oxford, and during her time as a student she was the chair of the Oxford University Labour Club.[4] After university, Dollimore worked for Save the Children.[4] From at least 2020 until 2024 Dollimore worked in the private sector. She was employed by the giant global corporation Unilever. [1] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dollimore trained as a vaccinator with the St John Ambulance, volunteering at a pharmacy in Hastings.[4] Dollimore also served as an Army Reservist.[5] Political careerDollimore was a councillor for the St Helier ward in the London Borough of Merton between 2021 and 2024.[6] 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.[7][8][9] In November 2024, Dollimore voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted dying.[10] References
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