Alison Natalie Kay Lowe OBE is a British Labour politician and deputy mayor of West Yorkshire for Policing and Crime.

[1][8] Lowe studied history at the University of Leeds, beginning her undergraduate degree three weeks after the birth of her second child, a daughter, in 1987.

[7] Following the completion of a BA thesis on Edward II of England in 1990, entitled "Homosexuality in the Middle Ages", Lowe later graduated with a master's degree in medieval studies in 1993.

[1] In May 2021, Lowe handed in her three-months notice after being CEO of Touchstone for over 17 years and announced she would step down as to become the deputy mayor Policing and Crime of West Yorkshire.

She was shortlisted but lost the Leeds North East candidate selection for the 1997 general election to Liz Davies.

[23][24][25] Lowe was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19.