Alison Hume

Alison Hume is a British television writer, known for her work as creator and executive producer of the CBBC series The Sparticle Mystery and the BBC drama Rocket Man.

Hume entered formal politics following years of campaigning around disability rights. At the 2019 European Parliament election, Hume stood as a candidate for the Labour Party in the Yorkshire and the Humber constituency. In 2019 she unsuccessfully stood to be the Labour candidate for Rother Valley Hume was also a candidate in the 2021 election for the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner. In 2023, she was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Scarborough and Whitby at the next general election.