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Helena Eileen Bowlby Dollimore (born 1994) 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.
Education and early career
From 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.
After university, Dollimore worked for Save the Children, working in environments from refugee camps in Bangladesh to the civil war in Yemen.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dollimore trained as a vaccinator with the St John Ambulance, volunteering at a pharmacy in Hastings.
Dollimore also served as an Army Reservist.
Political career
Dollimore was a councillor for the St Helier ward in the London Borough of Merton between 2021 and 2024. 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.
References
External links
Official website
Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Voting record at Public Whip
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Helena Dollimore
- Hastings and Rye (UK Parliament constituency)
- Keir Starmer
- Catherine Atkinson
- Marie Tidball
- Miatta Fahnbulleh (politician)
- Beccy Cooper
- Rachel Reeves
- Mike Tapp
- Wes Streeting
