Belfast West

Pre-2024 parliamentary constituency

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Belfast North

Covers approximately 4% of this old constituency’s population, and 9% of this old constituency’s area.

Belfast South and Mid Down

Covers approximately 0% of this old constituency’s population, and 1% of this old constituency’s area.

Belfast West

Covers approximately 95% of this old constituency’s population, and 77% of this old constituency’s area.

South Antrim

Covers approximately 0% of this old constituency’s population, and 13% of this old constituency’s area.

MP

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Paul Maskey

Paul Maskey

Sinn Féin

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MP contact details

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Positions and memberships

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Stances

Topic Position
MP stance on improving environmental water quality No position
MP stance on improving air quality No position
MP stance on increasing windfall tax on oil and gas companies No position
MP stance on higher taxes on plane tickets No position
MP stance on financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods No position
MP stance on measures to prevent climate change No position
MP stance on lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles No position
MP stance on improving biodiversity No position
MP stance on greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas No position
MP stance on the preservation of environmental protections after withdrawal from the EU No position

Data from TheyWorkForYou Votes. See this MP’s full voting record on TheyWorkForYou.

Votes and EDMs

Vote Position
MP vote on Environment Bill Did not vote
MP vote on Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill Did not vote
MP support for Cumbria coal mine court appeal Did not support
MP support for Zero carbon homes Did not support
MP support for Accelerating construction work and lower carbon construction vehicles Did not support
MP support for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Did not support

Data from UK Parliament and TheyWorkForYou. Votes and EDMs selected for indicating support for climate/nature movement. See this MP’s full voting record on TheyWorkForYou.

2019 majority

14,672

Data from UK Parliament. This information is provided because in the UK electoral system, political parties and the media will be paying more attention to marginal seats and therefore the voices of the people within them can have greater national impact.

Date elected

9th Jun 2011

Data from UK Parliament.

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Place

Estimated child poverty

32.3%

29.4% national average

Data from End Child Poverty, based on data from DWP/HMRC. Percentage of children living in households with a net income (after housing costs) below 60% of the national median. Updated June 2024.

Air pollution

This area National average
Benzene 0.3% 0.3%
NO2 8.2% 9.7%
NOX 10.7% 13.1%
Ozone 0% 2.1%
PM10 10.5% 11.5%
PM2.5 6.3% 6.5%
SO2 2.5% 1.5%

Data from Defra. Metrics of pollutants associated with air pollution, aggregated per constituency, recorded automatically across the UK. Updated 2021.

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 14.7% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 13.5% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 14.1% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 13.6% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 11.1% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 12.9% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 9.8% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 6.2% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 3.8% 5.0%

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated by House of Commons Library. Updated May 2024.

Number of onshore windfarms

0

0.7 national average

Data from Wikipedia. Updated 2024-04-24.

Country of the UK

Northern Ireland

Data from mySociety. Updated 2024-04-24.

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

1

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated and standardised by mySociety. Deciles of deprivation, from 1 (most deprived) to 10 (least deprived). This uses a composite measure of deprivation (including income, employment, education, skills, health, crime, and housing) standardised across the countries of the UK.

Rural Urban Classification

Urban

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated and standardised by mySociety. A composite measure of 'ruralness' (based population density, settlement size, and drive times) standardised across the countries of the UK.

Popular petitions

Petition Signatures
Cancel GCSEs and A Levels in 2021 563
Call an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government 443
Prioritise special school staff in Covid 19 vaccinations. 262

Data from UK Government and Parliament Petitions. Updated 2024-01-23.

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Public opinion

EU (Brexit) leave vote percentage

26%

51.8% national average

Data from UK Parliament. Percentage of constituents who voted to leave the EU in the 2016 referendum Updated February 2017.

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Movement

Number of Christian Aid groups

0

0.6 national average

Data from Christian Aid. Updated April 2023.

Number of community groups supporting climate action

0

0.8 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. These community groups signed The Climate Coalition’s 2024 open letter calling for greater action on climate and nature from UK political parties. Updated 2024-07-02.

Number of Friends of the Earth local action groups

0

1.2 national average

Data from Friends of the Earth. Updated January 2024.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2022 events

0

1.8 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Number of Great Big Green Week 2022 events Updated October 2022.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2023 events

0

2.2 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Number of Great Big Green Week 2023 events Updated July 2023.

Number of Hope For The Future trained constituents

0

0.2 national average

Data from Hope For The Future. These constituents have been trained by Hope For The Future, to have more frequent and more powerful conversations about climate and nature, with their elected representatives. Updated February 2023.

Number of RSPB Reserves

0

0.3 national average

Data from the RSPB. Updated September 2023.

Number of Save the Children shops

0

0.2 national average

Data from Save the Children. Updated July 2023.

Number of Trussell Trust foodbanks

2

2.2 national average

Data from Trussell Trust. Updated December 2022.

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves

1

  • Bog Meadows

Data from the Wildlife Trusts. Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves Updated 2024-07-02.

Number of Women’s Institute groups

0

8.5 national average

Data from the WI. Updated 2024-04-24.

Number of WWF supporters

563

1,468.2 national average

Data from WWF. Updated February 2023.

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