Hastings and Rye: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Hastings and Rye is represented in the House of Commons by Helena Dollimore (Labour (Co-op)). The 2024 count gave Helena Dollimore (Labour) 19,134 votes and Sally-Ann Hart (Conservative) 10,481, a majority of 8,653. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 60.6% (45,990 of 75,939).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Hastings and Rye has the 30th highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (31.0%), and the 36th lowest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (64.4%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 64.4% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.2 points. The economically inactive share was 31.0%.
DWP figures count 6,177 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 35.1% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 24.2% in 2024/25, from 22.0% in 2021/22.
Jobs based in Hastings and Rye paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £34,581 for workplace jobs and £34,568 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £33,122. The residents' figure ranks 115th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
About 105,200 people live in Hastings and Rye: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 105,194. The estimate peaked at 106,476 in 2016. There were more residents aged 65 and over (24,075) than children under 16 (17,601).
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £290,000 and half for less. That is up 53% on £189,950 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £310,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 276th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,295 recorded sales.
4,350 business sites were registered in Hastings and Rye in March 2026 (4,285 a year before), and employed 38,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 4.8% of 16 to 64 year olds in Hastings and Rye were claimants (3,025 people). A year earlier the count was 2,815.
Hastings and Rye counted 46,904 households on Census day 2021; 24.6% of adults were retired and 27.4% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Helena Dollimore, Labour (Co-op)
- MP for Hastings and Rye since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Helena Dollimore on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Helena Dollimore's latest words in Parliament, from 14 September 2026 to 22 October 2026. Hansard search returns 136 spoken contributions by Helena Dollimore since 4 July 2024.
Reform-run East Sussex county council is responsible for unblocking drains and filling potholes, but too often nothing is done when residents report those issues.
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T7. Many hospital specialisms are increasingly shared between Eastbourne hospital and Hastings Conquest hospital, which is in my constituency.
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I welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment to strengthening relations with our European neighbours. Can I give him one example of how he can boost economic growth by doing just that on the south coast?
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Does the hon. Member agree that some of our water companies operate in extremely murky arrangements?
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I pay tribute to the campaigners and citizen scientists—some of whom are in the Public Gallery—who have exposed the scale of the sewage scandal.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Dollimore | Labour | 19,134 | 41.6% | −0.8 |
| Sally-Ann Hart | Conservative | 10,481 | 22.8% | −26.3 |
| Lucian Fernando | Reform UK | 7,401 | 16.1% | |
| Becca Horn | Green Party | 5,761 | 12.5% | +12.5 |
| Guy Harris | Liberal Democrat | 2,586 | 5.6% | −1.8 |
| Phil Colley | Workers Party of Britain | 362 | 0.8% | |
| Nicolas Davies | Communist Party of Britain | 136 | 0.3% | |
| Paul Crosland | Independent | 129 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 41.6% | Conservative 22.8% | 8,653 | 60.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 49.1% | Labour 42.4% | 3,532 | 69.6% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Hastings and Rye covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Hastings and Rye
Every body that makes decisions for Hastings and Rye, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Hastings and Rye this page: Helena Dollimore (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Hastings and Rye?
UK Parliament lists Helena Dollimore, Labour (Co-op), as the Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Hastings and Rye?
Helena Dollimore (Labour) won with 19,134 votes, a majority of 8,653, on a turnout of 60.6% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Hastings and Rye?
4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,025 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Hastings and Rye?
The median price paid was £290,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Hastings and Rye?
Median full-time pay of residents was £34,568 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Hastings and Rye live in low income families?
DWP counts 6,177 (35.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Hastings and Rye?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 105,194 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.