Alison Louise Hume[1] is a British Labour Party politician and television writer who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough and Whitby since 2024.

In television she is known for her work as creator and executive producer of the CBBC series The Sparticle Mystery and the BBC drama Rocket Man.

[6][7] Following her second son being born with a rare chromosomal disorder, Hume became a disability rights campaigner, eventually co founding York Accessibility Action.

[2][8] At the 2019 European Parliament election, Hume stood as a candidate for the Labour Party in the Yorkshire and the Humber constituency.

[12] In 2023, she was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Scarborough and Whitby at the 2024 general election, a contest that she won with a majority of over 5,000.