Mid Derbyshire

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Pauline Latham

Conservative Party

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Data collated by The Climate Coalition.

Positions and memberships

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Data from UK Parliament.

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 Loss and Damage Awareness Day 2021	Did not support
MP support for Loss and Damage Action Day 2022	Did not support

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

2019 majority

15,385

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

6th May 2010

Data from UK Parliament.

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Public opinion

Support offshore wind

92%

85.2% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support onshore wind

90%

82.7% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

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

77%

69.1% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. Updated September 2022.

Support solar power

94%

87.6% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support tidal energy

93%

86.0% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support wave energy

92%

86.6% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support nuclear energy

61%

57.4% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

Support renewable energy projects in their local area

92%

85.0% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Updated September 2022.

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

56%

51.9% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. Updated September 2022.

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

90%

84.2% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. Updated September 2022.

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

19%

24.2% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. Updated September 2022.

Consider climate change a high priority

54%

53.9% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Estimated percentage of constituents who consider climate change a high priority. Updated July 2022.

EU (Brexit) leave vote percentage

52%

51.8% national average

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

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

26%

31.6% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

26%

23.7% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

Have missed a rent payment in the last six months

14%

19.1% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

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

43%

37.6% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

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	33%	32.5%
Net likely	38%	39.6%
Net unlikely	29%	27.9%
Quite likely	28%	27.4%
Quite unlikely	14%	12.6%
Very likely	11%	12.2%
Very unlikely	15%	15.3%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. Updated April 2023.

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	16%	18.7%
Net agree	76%	72.5%
Net disagree	9%	8.7%
Partly agree	39%	38.8%
Partly disagree	6%	5.9%
Strongly agree	36%	33.8%
Strongly disagree	2%	2.7%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. Updated April 2023.

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

44%

41.6% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

26%

26.7% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Estimated percentage of constituents who neither support nor oppose net zero. Updated July 2022.

Oppose Net Zero

14%

12.7% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Estimated percentage of constituents who oppose net zero. Updated July 2022.

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	22%	23.5%
Net agree	59%	58.8%
Net disagree	19%	17.7%
Somewhat agree	36%	34.7%
Somewhat disagree	12%	10.6%
Strongly agree	23%	24.2%
Strongly disagree	7%	7.2%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. Updated April 2023.

Support Net Zero

61%

60.6% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. Estimated percentage of constituents who support net zero. Updated July 2022.

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

	This area	National average
Should be a priority	59%	57.4%
Should not be a priority	41%	42.6%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. Updated April 2023.

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

25%

28.8% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

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

36%

40.0% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

Worried about not being able to pay their energy bills in the next year

56%

53.5% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. Updated March 2023.

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Place

Constituency age distribution

	This area	National average
Ages 0-9	10.1%	11.8%
Ages 10-19	10.8%	11.5%
Ages 20-29	9.5%	12.9%
Ages 30-39	10.7%	13.3%
Ages 40-49	12.4%	12.6%
Ages 50-59	15.9%	13.7%
Ages 60-69	12.0%	10.8%
Ages 70-79	11.2%	8.5%
Ages 80+	7.1%	5.0%

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated by House of Commons Library. Updated 2021.

Country of the UK

England

Data from mySociety. Updated 2024-04-24.

Estimated child poverty

21.6%

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.

Estimated households in fuel poverty

17.0%

17.7% national average

Data from End Fuel Poverty Coalition. Percentage of households in fuel poverty, including adjustment for Energy Price Guarantee, using National Energy Action base number of households in fuel poverty. Updated July 2023.

Ethnicity

	This area	National average
African	0.3%	2.2%
Any other ethnic group	0.3%	1.4%
Arab	0.1%	0.5%
Bangladeshi	0.1%	0.9%
Caribbean	0.3%	0.9%
Chinese	0.5%	0.7%
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British	92.8%	76.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.0%	0.1%
Indian	0.7%	2.8%
Irish	0.6%	0.8%
Other Asian	0.3%	1.5%
Other Black	0.1%	0.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.3%	0.7%
Other White	2.0%	5.7%
Pakistani	0.2%	2.4%
Roma	0.0%	0.2%
White and Asian	0.6%	0.8%
White and Black African	0.1%	0.4%
White and Black Caribbean	0.8%	0.8%

Data From House of Commons Library Ethnicity as of the 2021 census (England and Wales) Updated 2021.

Flood risk from rivers or sea

	This area	National average
High	27.5%	36.8%
Low	18.8%	18.4%
Medium	53.6%	40.9%
Very Low	0%	4.0%

Data from Defra. Proportion of this constituency at High, Medium, Low, or Very Low risk of flooding. Updated 2018.

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

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.

Number of onshore windfarms

0.7 national average

Data from Wikipedia. Updated 2024-04-24.

Popular petitions

Petition	Signatures
Call an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government	1376
Give the UK a Bank Holiday on Monday July 12th if England win Euro 2020	666
Allow Zoos and Wildlife attractions to reopen with social distancing in place	372

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

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.

Socio-economic status

	This area	National average
Full-time students	5.0%	7.4%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	15.4%	12.9%
Intermediate occupations	12.9%	11.5%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	23.4%	19.9%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	6.6%	5.5%
Never worked / long-term unemployed	5.5%	8.5%
Routine occupations	10.8%	12.2%
Semi-routine occupations	11.2%	11.5%
Small employers and own account workers	9.1%	10.6%

Data from the 2021 census, collated by House of Commons Library. England and Wales only. Updated 2021.

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Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0.2 national average

Data from Tearfund. Updated July 2023.

Number of CAFOD activists

4.3 national average

Data from CAFOD. Updated February 2023.

Number of CAFOD parishes

1.4 national average

Data from CAFOD. Updated February 2023.

Number of CAFOD schools

2.3 national average

Data from CAFOD. Updated February 2023.

Number of Christian Aid groups

Data from Christian Aid. Updated April 2023.

Number of community groups supporting climate action

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

Data from Friends of the Earth. Updated January 2024.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2022 events

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

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

0.2 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

0.3 national average

Data from the RSPB. Updated September 2023.

Number of Save the Children shops

0.2 national average

Data from Save the Children. Updated July 2023.

Number of Trussell Trust foodbanks

2.2 national average

Data from Trussell Trust. Updated December 2022.

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves

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

Number of Women’s Institute groups

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

Number of WWF supporters

1,521

1,468.2 national average

Data from WWF. Updated February 2023.

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