Yorkshire and The Humber · England · 74,544Boundary · 2023

Scarborough & Whitby

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Scarborough, Whitby and East Ayton and West Ayton. Population 97,191, notably older (median age 49 vs 41 nationally). Median income £25K (below average).

On 9 July 2025, Alison Hume broke with her party on the government's flagship welfare reform legislation, voting against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at third reading and opposing clauses that would alter UC and PIP eligibility. She also backed rebel amendments designed to protect disabled people with fluctuating conditions during the ongoing PIP assessment review, and to index Northern Ireland welfare payments to inflation -- placing her among the left-wing Labour MPs who argued the government was cutting benefits before its own review had concluded. These four rebel votes stand out sharply against an otherwise near-perfect party alignment of 99%.

Beyond that dissent, Hume is an engaged backbencher, participating in 80% of votes -- roughly in line with Commons averages -- and speaking across 124 debates, with economy and jobs, local government, social care, and health dominating her contributions. Her voting profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but a notably low score on "tough on crime" measures and pro-business votes. She sits on the Backbench Business Committee and co-chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group for Coastal Communities, a role that has shaped much of her parliamentary activity.

390
Commons votes
This parliament
£25k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
74.5k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Hume’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.405 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Hume has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
89
Economy
78
Crime & Policing
39
Employment
39
Education
37
Welfare and Benefits
26
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part09 Jul 2025
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading09 Jul 2025
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 3809 Jul 2025
Aye
§ 08The local picture.15 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
CastleJanet Jefferson526Independ
CaytonRoberta Florence Swiers603Conserva
Danby MulgraveDavid Arthur Chance668Conserva
Derwent Valley MoorDavid Colin Jeffels740Conserva
EastfieldTony Randerson499Independ
Esk Valley CoastClive Graham Pearson909Conserva
Falsgrave StepneyLiz Colling857Labour P
NewbySubash Chunder Sharma589Labour P
NorthsteadEric Broadbent661Labour P
Scalby The CoastDerek James Bastiman755Conserva
SeamerHeather Phillips479Conserva
Weaponness RamshillRich Maw802Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
97,191
Electorate 74,544 · 2024 register
Median income
£24,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
22.2%
England average 20.0%
Schools
54
38 primary · 6 secondary
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