Jess Phillips
Labour Party
MP profiles
Positions and memberships
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Votes and EDMs
| Vote | Position |
|---|---|
| MP vote on Environment Bill | No |
| MP vote on Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill | Aye |
| MP support for Loss and Damage Awareness Day 2021 | Did not support |
| MP support for Loss and Damage Action Day 2022 | Did not support |
2019 majority
10,659
Date elected
7th May 2015
Public opinion
Support offshore wind
83%
85.2% national average
Support onshore wind
80%
82.7% national average
Would be less favourable towards the Conservative Party if they chose to weaken climate policies
78%
69.1% national average
Support solar power
90%
87.6% national average
Support tidal energy
86%
86.0% national average
Support wave energy
87%
86.6% national average
Support nuclear energy
60%
57.4% national average
Support renewable energy projects in their local area
84%
85.0% national average
Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years
52%
51.9% national average
Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills
82%
84.2% national average
Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development
27%
24.2% national average
Consider climate change a high priority
52%
53.9% national average
EU (Brexit) leave vote percentage
60%
51.8% national average
Have missed a bill payment in the last six months
52%
31.6% national average
Have missed a credit payment in the last six months
46%
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
49%
37.6% national average
Likelihood to take action such as voting for a particular candidate or lobbying an MP to tackle climate change and protect nature
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Neither likely nor unlikely | 37% | 32.5% |
| Net likely | 38% | 39.6% |
| Net unlikely | 25% | 27.9% |
| Quite likely | 26% | 27.4% |
| Quite unlikely | 10% | 12.6% |
| Very likely | 12% | 12.2% |
| Very unlikely | 15% | 15.3% |
Loss of nature and destruction of the environment should be one of the most important concerns for the country
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Neither agree nor disagree | 23% | 18.7% |
| Net agree | 69% | 72.5% |
| Net disagree | 8% | 8.7% |
| Partly agree | 38% | 38.8% |
| Partly disagree | 5% | 5.9% |
| Strongly agree | 31% | 33.8% |
| Strongly disagree | 3% | 2.7% |
Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis
49%
41.6% national average
Neither support nor oppose Net Zero
30%
26.7% national average
Oppose Net Zero
11%
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Neither agree nor disagree | 28% | 23.5% |
| Net agree | 57% | 58.8% |
| Net disagree | 15% | 17.7% |
| Somewhat agree | 34% | 34.7% |
| Somewhat disagree | 10% | 10.6% |
| Strongly agree | 23% | 24.2% |
| Strongly disagree | 6% | 7.2% |
Support Net Zero
59%
60.6% national average
Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Should be a priority | 53% | 57.4% |
| Should not be a priority | 47% | 42.6% |
Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year
36%
28.8% national average
Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year
47%
40.0% national average
Worried about not being able to pay their energy bills in the next year
56%
53.5% national average
Place
Constituency age distribution
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Ages 0-9 | 16.1% | 11.8% |
| Ages 10-19 | 14.2% | 11.5% |
| Ages 20-29 | 14.8% | 12.9% |
| Ages 30-39 | 14.1% | 13.3% |
| Ages 40-49 | 11.6% | 12.6% |
| Ages 50-59 | 11.8% | 13.7% |
| Ages 60-69 | 8.0% | 10.8% |
| Ages 70-79 | 5.6% | 8.5% |
| Ages 80+ | 4% | 5.0% |
Country of the UK
England
Estimated child poverty
53.3%
29.4% national average
Estimated households in fuel poverty
39.1%
17.7% national average
Ethnicity
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| African | 3.3% | 2.2% |
| Any other ethnic group | 2.4% | 1.4% |
| Arab | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| Bangladeshi | 5.3% | 0.9% |
| Caribbean | 2.3% | 0.9% |
| Chinese | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British | 44.4% | 76.5% |
| Gypsy or Irish Traveller | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Indian | 3.9% | 2.8% |
| Irish | 1.9% | 0.8% |
| Other Asian | 3.0% | 1.5% |
| Other Black | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| Other White | 3.6% | 5.7% |
| Pakistani | 22.5% | 2.4% |
| Roma | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| White and Asian | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| White and Black African | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| White and Black Caribbean | 2.0% | 0.8% |
Flood risk from rivers or sea
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| High | 41.4% | 36.8% |
| Low | 6.9% | 18.4% |
| Medium | 51.7% | 40.9% |
| Very Low | 0% | 4.0% |
Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)
1
Number of onshore windfarms
0
0.7 national average