Battersea

Pre-2024 Parliamentary Constituency

This is a historical constituency

Are you looking for these two new constituencies which replaced it at the July 2024 general election?

Battersea

Covers approximately 91% of this old constituency’s population, and 90% of this old constituency’s area.

Putney

Covers approximately 9% of this old constituency’s population, and 10% of this old constituency’s area.

Place

Air pollution

This area National average
Benzene 0.6% 0.3%
NO2 24.8% 9.7%
NOX 36.7% 13.1%
Ozone 0.5% 2.1%
PM10 16.3% 11.5%
PM2.5 9.1% 6.5%
SO2 1.8% 1.5%

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 11.7% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 7.5% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 21.4% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 24.1% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 13.5% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 9.7% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 6.0% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 3.8% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 2.2% 5.0%

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

47%

31.6% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

32%

23.7% national average

Have missed a rent payment in the last six months

37%

19.1% national average

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

53%

37.6% national average

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

35%

28.8% national average

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

58%

40.0% national average

Country of the UK

England

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

4

Ethnicity

This area National average
African 6.2% 2.2%
Any other ethnic group 2.9% 1.4%
Arab 1.3% 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4% 0.9%
Caribbean 4.1% 0.9%
Chinese 1.8% 0.7%
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 46.9% 76.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.0% 0.1%
Indian 2.1% 2.8%
Irish 2.4% 0.8%
Other Asian 2.7% 1.5%
Other Black 1.6% 0.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.1% 0.7%
Other White 18.6% 5.7%
Pakistani 2.0% 2.4%
Roma 0.7% 0.2%
White and Asian 1.8% 0.8%
White and Black African 0.8% 0.4%
White and Black Caribbean 1.6% 0.8%

Socio-economic status

This area National average
Full-time students 7.0% 7.4%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 30.2% 12.9%
Intermediate occupations 7.7% 11.5%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 25.4% 19.9%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 2.8% 5.5%
Never worked / long-term unemployed 6.4% 8.5%
Routine occupations 5.8% 12.2%
Semi-routine occupations 6.0% 11.5%
Small employers and own account workers 8.7% 10.6%

Public opinion

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 75% 72.5%
Net disagree 6% 8.7%
Strongly agree 34% 33.8%
Partly agree 41% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 19% 18.7%
Partly disagree 5% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 2% 2.7%

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 68% 58.8%
Net disagree 11% 17.7%
Strongly agree 28% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 39% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 21% 23.5%
Somewhat disagree 7% 10.6%
Strongly disagree 4% 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 66% 57.4%
Should not be a priority 34% 42.6%

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

21

26.7 national average

Support nuclear energy

59%

57.4% national average

Support renewable energy projects in their local area

86%

85.0% national average

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

31%

24.2% national average

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

81%

84.2% national average

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

57%

51.9% national average

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Number of CAFOD parishes

0

1.4 national average

Number of CAFOD schools

1

2.3 national average

Number of Friends of the Earth local action groups

2

  • Balham Climate Action
  • Wandsworth Friends of the Earth

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

1

0.2 national average

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves

0

2.4 national average

Number of Women’s Institute groups