Scarborough and Whitby: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Alison Hume (Labour) is the MP for Scarborough and Whitby, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Alison Hume (Labour) 17,758 votes and Roberto Weeden-Sanz (Conservative) 12,350, a majority of 5,408. 44,221 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,544, 59.3% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Scarborough and Whitby has the 43rd lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (18.9%), and the 46th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (30.4%).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £200,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £150,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £215,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 98th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,366 sales were registered in the period, against 1,860 in the year to March 2025.
At the 2021 Census there were 45,602 households and 131.6 residents per square kilometre; 18.9% of workers mainly worked from home and 30.4% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 98,856; the estimate for 2014 was 97,129. 27,003 were aged 65 or over and 15,224 were under 16.
Full-time employees living in Scarborough and Whitby had median pay of £34,995 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £33,734. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £31,726. The residents' figure ranks 147th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
DWP figures count 4,320 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 28.4% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 21.7% in 2021/22 to 22.2% in 2024/25.
77.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.7 points). 22.9% were economically inactive.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,640 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.9%. That is up from 1,515 twelve months before.
Workplaces in Scarborough and Whitby accounted for 42,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,455 local units for March 2026.
MP
Alison Hume, Labour
- MP for Scarborough and Whitby since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Alison Hume on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Alison Hume's latest words in Parliament, from 15 September 2026 to 15 October 2026. Hansard search returns 230 spoken contributions by Alison Hume since 4 July 2024.
Boulby underground laboratory in North Yorkshire is competing to host XLZD, a prestigious physics experiment that could deliver Nobel prize-winning discoveries in the UK.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I thank the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Alison Bennett) on securing this important debate.
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Does the Minister accept that using proppant squeeze is a loophole, because the industry has started using it to get round the moratorium, and therefore it needs to be included in any ban?
Does the hon. Gentleman accept that he is somewhat a voice in the wilderness? Fracking is unpopular with Reform voters—they do not want it.
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I welcome this step towards devolution, but York and North Yorkshire is a huge mayoral authority. In order for my constituents to feel the difference, we must ensure that money generated in Scarborough and Whitby is spent locally, not in the city of York.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Hume | Labour | 17,758 | 40.2% | +5.3 |
| Roberto Weeden-Sanz | Conservative | 12,350 | 27.9% | −27.6 |
| David Bowes | Reform UK | 9,657 | 21.8% | |
| Robert Lockwood | Liberal Democrat | 1,899 | 4.3% | −1.8 |
| Annette Hudspeth | Green Party | 1,719 | 3.9% | |
| Lee Derrick | The Yorkshire Party | 477 | 1.1% | |
| Asa Jones | Social Justice party | 285 | 0.6% | |
| Thomas Foster | Social Democratic Party | 76 | 0.2% |
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 40.2% | Conservative 27.9% | 5,408 | 59.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 55.5% | Labour 34.8% | 10,270 | 67.3% |
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
Scarborough and Whitby lies within North Yorkshire.
- North Yorkshire E06000065
Who has power over Scarborough and Whitby
Every body that makes decisions for Scarborough and Whitby, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority combined authority
- North Yorkshire Police police force
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Yorkshire and the Humber in official figures
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
- Scarborough and Whitby this page: Alison Hume (Labour) 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 Scarborough and Whitby?
Alison Hume (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Scarborough and Whitby?
The House of Commons Library records 17,758 votes for Alison Hume of Labour and a majority of 5,408; 59.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Scarborough and Whitby?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,640, 2.9% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Scarborough and Whitby?
£200,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Scarborough and Whitby?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,995 (April 2025).
How many children in Scarborough and Whitby live in low income families?
4,320 children under 16, 28.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Scarborough and Whitby?
98,856 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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.