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Pre-2024 Parliamentary Constituency

This is a historical constituency

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

Barrow and Furness

Covers approximately 13% of this old constituency’s population, and 26% of this old constituency’s area.

Penrith and Solway

Covers approximately 10% of this old constituency’s population, and 34% of this old constituency’s area.

Whitehaven and Workington

Covers approximately 77% of this old constituency’s population, and 40% of this old constituency’s area.

Place

Air pollution

This area National average
Benzene 0.1% 0.3%
NO2 2.2% 9.7%
NOX 2.6% 13.1%
Ozone 1.4% 2.1%
PM10 6.5% 11.5%
PM2.5 3.7% 6.5%
SO2 0.5% 1.5%

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 9.9% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 10.3% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 10.1% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 10.7% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 11.5% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 16.1% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 14.1% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 11.2% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 6.3% 5.0%

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

33%

31.6% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

23%

23.7% national average

Have missed a rent payment in the last six months

15%

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

42%

37.6% national average

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

32%

28.8% national average

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

46%

40.0% national average

Country of the UK

England

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

3

Ethnicity

This area National average
African 0.2% 2.2%
Any other ethnic group 0.2% 1.4%
Arab 0.1% 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.1% 0.9%
Caribbean 0.0% 0.9%
Chinese 0.2% 0.7%
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 96.3% 76.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.0% 0.1%
Indian 0.2% 2.8%
Irish 0.3% 0.8%
Other Asian 0.3% 1.5%
Other Black 0.0% 0.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.2% 0.7%
Other White 1.3% 5.7%
Pakistani 0.1% 2.4%
Roma 0.0% 0.2%
White and Asian 0.3% 0.8%
White and Black African 0.1% 0.4%
White and Black Caribbean 0.1% 0.8%

Socio-economic status

This area National average
Full-time students 3.8% 7.4%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 11.0% 12.9%
Intermediate occupations 10.0% 11.5%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 18.8% 19.9%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 9.2% 5.5%
Never worked / long-term unemployed 9.1% 8.5%
Routine occupations 14.4% 12.2%
Semi-routine occupations 14.0% 11.5%
Small employers and own account workers 9.6% 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 72% 72.5%
Net disagree 10% 8.7%
Strongly agree 33% 33.8%
Partly agree 39% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 18% 18.7%
Partly disagree 7% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 3% 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 53% 58.8%
Net disagree 22% 17.7%
Strongly agree 22% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 32% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 25% 23.5%
Somewhat disagree 13% 10.6%
Strongly disagree 9% 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 54% 57.4%
Should not be a priority 46% 42.6%

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

29

26.7 national average

Support nuclear energy

69%

57.4% national average

Support renewable energy projects in their local area

92%

85.0% national average

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

20%

24.2% national average

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

91%

84.2% national average

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

49%

51.9% national average

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

1

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

1

  • West Cumbria and North Lakes Friends of the Earth

Number of Great Big Green Week 2022 events

18

1.8 national average

Number of Great Big Green Week 2023 events

19

2.2 national average

Number of Hope For The Future trained constituents

0

0.2 national average

Number of RSPB Reserves

2

  • Hodbarrow
  • St Bees Head

Number of Save the Children shops

1

0.2 national average

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves

2

  • Clints Quarry
  • Eskmeals Dunes