At a glanceHelena Dollimore is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Hastings and Rye, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 446 votes in Commons divisions (78% attendance), tabled 41 written questions and registered 5 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Helena Dollimore did not vote in 129. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) Committee since 2 Jun 2025
- Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Committee since 2 Jun 2025
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Hastings and Rye Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Gareth Snell
Labour (Co-op)
100.0% · 412 of 412 shared votes
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Charlotte Nichols
Labour
100.0% · 392 of 392 shared votes
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Sir Nicholas Dakin
Labour
100.0% · 379 of 379 shared votes
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Nick Smith
Labour
100.0% · 368 of 368 shared votes
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Carolyn Harris
Labour
100.0% · 364 of 364 shared votes
Votes least like
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 140 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 265 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 264 shared votes
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
1.5% · 3 of 199 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
1.6% · 5 of 314 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP3
- Alison Wedgwood - £5,000.00 (registered 9 Jun 2026)
- UNISON - £1,500.00 (registered 19 Jan 2026)
- GMB Southern Region - £6,600.00 (registered 19 Jan 2026)
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to Indonesia between 26 March 2026 and 04 April 2026 (registered 1 May 2026)
Miscellaneous1
- Army Reservist. I have not received any earnings since being elected. (registered 4 Aug 2024)
Written questions
Sudan: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) aid workers are protected and (b) UK humanitarian aid is able to reach those in conflict zones in Sudan.
Answer · 1 Dec 2025
I refer the Hon Member to the statement on Sudan made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November.
Sudan: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support victims of sexual violence in the conflict in Sudan.
Answer · 1 Dec 2025
I refer the Hon Member to the statement on Sudan made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November.
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase awareness to ensure that women with the NF1 gene undergo the breast cancer screening to which they are entitled.
Answer · 5 Sep 2025
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an inherited condition that causes cancerous and non-cancerous tumours to grow along the nerves. It affects everyone in a different way. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidance does not add...
Water Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the total value of UK water companies.
Answer · 8 Sep 2025
Ofwat’s independently set Regulatory Capital Value (RCV) was £99.3 billion in 2024 and is £106.7 billion in 2025. RCV is recognised as the best proxy for the sector’s “enterprise value” – encompassing equity and debt.
Bayeux Tapestry
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the British Museum will retain the ticketing revenue from the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition.
Answer · 3 Sep 2025
The government will not be increasing grant in aid funding for the Bayeux Tapestry display at the British Museum. The British Museum will use the ticketing revenue from the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition to support the costs of putting on this major exhibitio...
Bayeux Tapestry
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to increase its grant in aid funding for the Bayeux Tapestry display at the British Museum.
Answer · 3 Sep 2025
The government will not be increasing grant in aid funding for the Bayeux Tapestry display at the British Museum. The British Museum will use the ticketing revenue from the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition to support the costs of putting on this major exhibitio...
Ashford International Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of international rail travel from Ashford International on economic growth.
Answer · 3 Sep 2025
The Government is keen to see the reinstatement of international rail services in Kent and recognises the benefits that international connectivity brings to local economies and to the UK.The Government is engaging with Kent stakeholders, including MPs, co...
Keratoconus: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS (a) treatment for and (b) diagnosis of keratoconus.
Answer · 2 Sep 2025
We are not aware of any issues with the diagnosis or treatment of keratoconus. Keratoconus is usually identified during a routine sight test. The National Health Service provides over 13 million free NHS sight tests annually for eligible groups.Patient wi...
Early day motions
| 17 Jul 2024 | 200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution | 54 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
Reorganisation makes sense. The situation that we have now, with services split across a borough or district council and a county council, causes many issues. If a drain is blocked by leaves that are on top of the drain, it is one council;…
16 Jul 2026 Business of the House
Our roads in Hastings, Rye and the surrounding villages are riddled with potholes, and it is one of the biggest issues we face. One of the most frustrating things is that on the rare occasion that a pothole gets filled, all the other potho…
16 Jul 2026 Maritime Sector
Of vital importance to our maritime sector is our coastguard and our volunteer coastguard officers. I know that the MCA’s planned changes to the operating model have been causing serious concern in coastal communities such as mine in Hasti…
13 Jul 2026 Death of Ann Widdecombe
I join Members across the House in giving my deepest condolences to the friends and family of Ann Widdecombe. I never had the privilege of meeting her, but I certainly remember growing up and seeing her on the TV and thinking what an outsp…
8 Jul 2026 Maritime and Coastguard Agency
I, too, refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in respect of the GMB, and also declare that I am a supporter of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. I thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and S…
1 Jul 2026 Coastguard Volunteers: Remuneration and HMRC Guidance
My constituency neighbour and I share a coastline, and we know the important work that CROs do. Does my hon. and learned Friend agree that they must be valued as the emergency service that they are, especially as more extreme weather event…
25 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
As we approach the upcoming EU-UK summit, can I urge the Minister to make sure that restoring international trains at Ashford International is firmly on the agenda for discussions with our European neighbours? It would bring over half a mi…
16 Jun 2026 Thames Water
Thames Water is clearly failing its customers and the environment. I thank the Government for their action this week, which makes it very clear to Thames Water that it will not be allowed off the hook for fines, it will not be allowed off …
15 Jun 2026 Brain Cancer
As the hon. Gentleman describes, there is a postcode lottery in the treatment that people can access. In Hastings, a patient has to do a four-hour round trip to Brighton hospital to receive their basic treatment. Does the hon. Gentleman ag…
15 Jun 2026 Brain Cancer
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. It is great to see Members in the Chamber in such great numbers. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Dame Siobhain McDonagh) for her determination i…
11 Jun 2026 Business of the House
Abandoned caravans are causing an eyesore across Hastings, particularly along St Helens Road and Cinque Ports Way, which are being treated as a dumping ground. It is very frustrating for local residents, and the police tell me they are get…
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill
I welcome the new powers in the Bill, particularly on timetabling. To give an example from my patch of how the new powers could be used to improve passengers’ experience without having to build any new railway infrastructure, hundreds of p…
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
I recently met a local steel business to discuss this issue and how it can source more British steel in line with the principles of the Bill. It raised with me a keen desire to source as much as possible in Britain, but it is not sure if i…
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Will the Minister give way?
9 Jun 2026 Accountability in the Health Service
Jules Fielder from Hastings was diagnosed with stage 4 terminal lung cancer after doctors missed her symptoms, mistaking them for tennis elbow. As a non-smoking young woman, she did not meet the stereotype of what lung cancer patients ofte…
8 Jun 2026 Water Companies
In Hastings, Rye and the villages we have had sewage dumped in our sea, two major water outages—lasting five and nine days—Hastings town centre flooded and, last year, as the Minister knows, 300 million plastic beads washed up on our beach…
3 Jun 2026 South East Water: Disruption of Supply
I thank the right hon. Member for Herne Bay and Sandwich (Sir Roger Gale) for securing the urgent question. The disruption caused by this incident has been extremely distressing for my constituents on the Sussex-Kent border who are served …
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill
My hon. and gallant Friend is talking about the support that the Government are giving to veterans, and about improving their housing situation. In my constituency, the East Sussex Veterans’ Hub, which provides really valuable support for …
13 May 2026 New Developments: Unadopted Roads and Public Amenities
My hon. Friend raises the issue of the facilities on new housing estates, and playgrounds in particular. One of the new estates in my constituency, the Ashdown House development, has been developed by Chartway homes and funded by Legal &a…
16 Apr 2026 Business of the House
We have a pothole epidemic in Hastings, Rye and the villages, and that is why the Government gave East Sussex county council a record £21 million to tackle it—more money than ever before. So, I was absolutely furious when I uncovered figur…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 12 Jan 2026 – 23 Jun 2026
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 15 Jan 2026 – 3 Feb 2026
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee 28 Oct 2024 – 17 Nov 2025
- Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] 18 Dec 2024 – 16 Jan 2025
Expenses
Contact & offices
01424 424 125
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Constituency office
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Helena Dollimore, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Helena Dollimore?
Helena Dollimore is a Member of Parliament representing Hastings and Rye in the House of Commons. See Helena Dollimore's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Helena Dollimore represent?
Helena Dollimore sits as Labour (Co-op). See Helena Dollimore's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Helena Dollimore represent?
Helena Dollimore is the Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye. See Helena Dollimore's official Parliament profile.
How long has Helena Dollimore been an MP?
Helena Dollimore has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Helena Dollimore's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Helena Dollimore?
Helena Dollimore has 5 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Helena Dollimore's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.