Allan Roberts (28 October 1943 – 21 March 1990) was a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bootle from 1979 until his death.
In May 1978, Roberts was a surprising choice to replace Simon Mahon who was retiring as Member of Parliament for Bootle, a constituency in which he had no local roots.
Seeking to make a political point, Roberts brought forward a Bill to give private tenants the right to buy their flats in November 1983.
In November 1984, he won a libel action against the News of the World, which had linked him to gay sex offences in Liverpool, where he was 'flogged naked in a dungeon in Berlin'.
He was the first of three MPs for Bootle in the year 1990, as his successor Michael Carr died only a month after retaining the seat in the May 1990 by-election.