Scarborough and Whitby Election Results

Labour win in Scarborough and Whitby.

Labour's Alison Hume has been elected as the MP for Scarborough and Whitby.

The constituency was guaranteed a new MP with previous representative, Sir Robert Goodwill, standing down. He won the 2019 election with a majority of 10,270 votes and 55.5% of the vote.

In this election Labour's Alison Hume won with a majority of 5,228 and 40% of the vote.

The Green Party, Reform UK, the SDP and Social Justice Party didn't field candidates in the constituency in the 2019 election. Reform finished third in the constituency in this year's vote with 22% of votes cast.

Turnout was 59% down 8% on 2019.

Scarborough and Whitby’s new MP Alison Hume has promised hope and swift change for residents in a historic win for the Labour Party.

It is only the second time the coastal constituency has had a Labour MP and Ms Hume is the first woman to represent the area in parliament.

Speaking after the results were declared, the award-winning screenwriter and disability campaigner said she would work to win people’s trust and be an “effective MP for everybody,” conceding that “people who have voted for me tonight may not ordinarily have voted for Labour”. 

“Whether you live in Staithes or Scarborough, I want to get to know you better,” she added.

Alison Hume told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that

“people are going to see a big difference […] hopefully within a few months”. 

The results – which were announced at 5am on July 5 at Scarborough Sports Village – reflect Labour’s landslide victory nationally.

Asked what the biggest issues facing the constituency were, Alison Hume said:

“I think the main thing that’s happened is the signature failure of the Government. 

“We have a once-in-a-generation chance now to bridge that divide and reduce the inequality between North and South.” 

“I’m looking forward to working with our new mayor [David Skaith], the combined authority, and the people of Scarborough and Whitby to bring money back into the area and bring economic regeneration and start to champion the area.

“There’s so much potential here and we need to give our young people those careers in the green energy industry, the creative digital spaces, the jobs, and affordable houses to live in.” 

The new MP told the LDRS that a major increase in healthcare appointments, tackling antisocial behaviour in town centres with more PCSOs, and dealing with sewage in seas and rivers were also high on her list of priorities. 

Nationally, the Labour Party has campaigned on pledges it said were fully costed and, with hundreds of new MPs soon trying to get money for their respective areas, successfully attracting Government investment is unlikely to be an easy task. 

Asked what her pitch would be to Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves, Alison Hume said:

“We’re going to do proper levelling up where places that need investment get it. 

“The main thing we have to do is grow the economy because it has flatlined for 14 years.

“I‘m going to be there along with all of the new MPs to make sure that we get the country moving again. “

The constituency’s 59.5 per cent turnout in the election – 7.3 per cent lower than at the 2019 general election – was a trend seen in areas across the country and politicians and experts have pointed to growing feelings of distrust about politics and politicians. 

Asked what she would do to tackle disillusionment and deprivation in the area, Ms Hume promised residents:

“I’m going to be standing up on the back benches in the House of Commons, speaking up for Scarborough. 

“I’ll be speaking up for ordinary working families, speaking up for pensioners, and speaking up for people who have been overlooked. 

“They have now got a strong voice, and I intend to use it.”