Helena Dollimore | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Sally-Ann Hart |
Majority | 8,653 (18.8%) [1] |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour Co-op |
Education | Heathfield Community College |
Alma mater | St Hilda’s College, Oxford |
Helena Dollimore 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] She previously served as a councillor St Helier ward in the Merton London Borough Council from 2021-2024. [2]
Dollimore attended Heathfield Community College, and aged only 17 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. [3]
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, she trained as a vaccinator with the St John Ambulance, volunteering at a pharmacy in Hastings. [3]
Helena Dollimore | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Sally-Ann Hart |
Majority | 8,653 (18.8%) [1] |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour Co-op |
Education | Heathfield Community College |
Alma mater | St Hilda’s College, Oxford |
Helena Dollimore 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] She previously served as a councillor St Helier ward in the Merton London Borough Council from 2021-2024. [2]
Dollimore attended Heathfield Community College, and aged only 17 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. [3]
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, she trained as a vaccinator with the St John Ambulance, volunteering at a pharmacy in Hastings. [3]