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Dollimore was a councillor for the [[St Helier (Merton ward)|St Helier]] ward in the [[London Borough of Merton]] between 2021 and 2024.<ref name="SLCM">{{cite news |last1=Galliven |first1=Harrison |title=Two councillors resign to pursue general election ambitions |url=https://southlondon.co.uk/news/two-councillors-resign-to-pursue-general-election-ambitions |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=South London Community Matters |date=1 June 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref name="WG">{{cite news |last1=O'Connor |first1=Tara |title=Morden councillor slammed for campaigning to be MP 65 miles away from ward |url=https://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/21639510.morden-councillor-slammed-campaigning-mp-65-miles-away-ward |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=Wimbledon Guardian |date=15 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001274 | title=Hastings and Rye - General election results 2024 | work=BBC News }}</ref><ref name="Argus2024">{{cite news |last1=Oxburgh |first1=Huw |title=Hastings and Rye won by Labour's Helena Dollimore |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24433334.hastings-rye-won-labours-helena-dollimore |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=The Argus |date=5 July 2024}}</ref> |
Dollimore was a councillor for the [[St Helier (Merton ward)|St Helier]] ward in the [[London Borough of Merton]] between 2021 and 2024.<ref name="SLCM">{{cite news |last1=Galliven |first1=Harrison |title=Two councillors resign to pursue general election ambitions |url=https://southlondon.co.uk/news/two-councillors-resign-to-pursue-general-election-ambitions |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=South London Community Matters |date=1 June 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref name="WG">{{cite news |last1=O'Connor |first1=Tara |title=Morden councillor slammed for campaigning to be MP 65 miles away from ward |url=https://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/21639510.morden-councillor-slammed-campaigning-mp-65-miles-away-ward |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=Wimbledon Guardian |date=15 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001274 | title=Hastings and Rye - General election results 2024 | work=BBC News }}</ref><ref name="Argus2024">{{cite news |last1=Oxburgh |first1=Huw |title=Hastings and Rye won by Labour's Helena Dollimore |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24433334.hastings-rye-won-labours-helena-dollimore |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=The Argus |date=5 July 2024}}</ref> |
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In September 2024 Dollimore was elected to the [[Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee]]. She has notably campaigned on issues relating to the water industry, with a strong focus on [[Southern Water]] which services her constituency. |
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In November 2024, Dollimore voted in favour of the [[Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill]], which proposes to legalise [[Assisted suicide in the United Kingdom|assisted dying]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading |url=https://votes.parliament.uk/votes/commons/division/1877 |website=Votes in Parliament |date=29 November 2024}}</ref> |
In November 2024, Dollimore voted in favour of the [[Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill]], which proposes to legalise [[Assisted suicide in the United Kingdom|assisted dying]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading |url=https://votes.parliament.uk/votes/commons/division/1877 |website=Votes in Parliament |date=29 November 2024}}</ref> |
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