South East · England · 75,939Boundary · 2023

Hastings & Rye

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Hastings, Rye and Fairlight. Population 98,591.

Dollimore's most eye-catching parliamentary moves have been on assisted dying, where she has twice broken with the Labour majority to back strengthening amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill -- voting to tighten advertising restrictions beyond the bill sponsor's own proposals and to close a procedural gap around independent doctor continuity. Her stance profile confirms this: she sits 14 percentage points above her party average on pro-assisted-dying-access votes. She also voted against a Ten Minute Rule Motion on proportional representation in December 2024, placing her with the Labour majority on electoral reform despite the Lib Dem-backed proposal.

At 77% voting participation, she falls somewhat below the Commons average, though her 99.2% party alignment on votes cast marks her as a reliable government loyalist in most areas. Her stance data shows strong alignment with workers' rights (90%) and progressive taxation (96%), but notably low scores on pro-parliamentary-scrutiny (5%) and pro-lords-scrutiny (0%) -- reflecting consistent support for overriding Lords amendments. She deviates below her party average on armed forces welfare (-22 percentage points) and above it on child welfare (+16 points). Speech topics cluster heavily around economy and jobs, local government, and environment.

378
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.9k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Helena Dollimore

Helena Dollimore

Labour and Co-operative Party

Helena Dollimore is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Hastings and Rye, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes too ill to complete their assessment before signing off on an assisted dying request, a further referral can be made to another doctor — mirroring an existing provision in the Bill for the attending doctor.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situations where advertisers know their adverts could influence vulnerable people's choices — going further than the basic ban proposed by the bill's sponsor Kim Leadbeater.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

A vote on whether to allow a Bill to be introduced that would replace the current first-past-the-post voting system with proportional representation (specifically single transferable vote) for UK parliamentary and English local government elections. The Bill was proposed by Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney, arguing the current system produces large parliamentary majorities on small vote shares.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Hastings, Rye and Fairlight. Population 98,591.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Dollimore’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.390 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Dollimore has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
80
Economy
72
Employment
52
Crime & Policing
40
Education
33
Constitution and Democracy
25
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 1220 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 1413 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 03 Dec 2024 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.19 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AshdownSorrell Marlow-Eastwood470Conserva
BairdYunis Smith387Green Pa
BraybrookeMark Richard Etherington1,001Green Pa
CastleBecca Horn1,108Green Pa
Central St LeonardsAdele Judith Bates820Green Pa
ConquestPaul Foster491Conserva
Eastern RotherLizzie Hacking605Conserva
Eastern RotherPaul Norman Osborne578Conserva
GensingPaula Vanessa Warne1,073Green Pa
HollingtonDanuta Kean395Labour P
Maze HillDarren Buist MacKenzie590Green Pa
Old HastingsJulia Jane Hilton1,123Green Pa
Population (2021 Census)
98,591
Electorate 75,939 · 2024 register
Median income
£26,100
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
27.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
34
24 primary · 4 secondary
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