Airdrie and Shotts

Old parliamentary constituency

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In June 2024, this constituency was replaced with:

Airdrie and Shotts

Covers approximately 99% of this old constituency’s population, and 100% of this old constituency’s area.

MP profiles

Date elected

13th May 2021

Public opinion

Would be less favourable towards the Conservative Party if they chose to weaken climate policies

78%

69.1% national average

Support nuclear energy

48%

57.4% national average

Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years

47%

51.9% national average

Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills

86%

84.2% national average

Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development

21%

24.2% national average

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

41%

31.6% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

28%

23.7% national average

Have not been able to afford to turn the heating on at home when they have felt cold in the past month

44%

37.6% national average

Loss of nature and destruction of the environment should be one of the most important concerns for the country

This area National average
Net agree 72% 72.5%
Net disagree 10% 8.7%
Strongly agree 34% 33.8%
Partly agree 38% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 18% 18.7%
Partly disagree 6% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 3% 2.7%

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

45%

41.6% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

30%

26.7% national average

Oppose Net Zero

12%

12.7% national average

Policies for tackling the cost of living crisis should go hand in hand with policies to tackle the climate crisis

This area National average
Net agree 59% 58.8%
Net disagree 18% 17.7%
Strongly agree 26% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 34% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 23% 23.5%
Somewhat disagree 10% 10.6%
Strongly disagree 8% 7.2%

Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now

This area National average
Should be a priority 57% 57.4%
Should not be a priority 43% 42.6%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

29%

28.8% national average

Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year

41%

40.0% national average

Place

Air pollution

This area National average
Benzene 0.1% 0.3%
NO2 5.4% 9.7%
NOX 6.9% 13.1%
Ozone 0% 2.1%
PM10 7.9% 11.5%
PM2.5 4.2% 6.5%
SO2 0.9% 1.5%

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 10.9% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 11.8% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 12.1% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 13% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 13.1% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 15.2% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 11.6% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 8.1% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 4.1% 5.0%

Country of the UK

Scotland

Estimated child poverty

30.9%

29.4% national average

Number of onshore windfarms

1

0.7 national average

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Number of Hope For The Future trained constituents

0

0.2 national average

Number of RSPB Reserves

0

0.3 national average

Number of Save the Children shops

0

0.2 national average

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves

0

2.4 national average