Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Old parliamentary constituency

This constituency no longer exists. Please select one of the replacement constituencies below

In June 2024, this constituency was replaced by two new constituencies:

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Covers approximately 90% of this old constituency’s population, and 98% of this old constituency’s area.

Redcar

Covers approximately 6% of this old constituency’s population, and 2% of this old constituency’s area.

MP profiles

Date elected

8th Jun 2017

Public opinion

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

69%

69.1% national average

Support nuclear energy

60%

57.4% national average

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

51%

51.9% national average

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

83%

84.2% national average

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

25%

24.2% national average

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

26%

31.6% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

18%

23.7% national average

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

31%

37.6% national average

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 71% 72.5%
Net disagree 10% 8.7%
Strongly agree 32% 33.8%
Partly agree 39% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 20% 18.7%
Partly disagree 6% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 3% 2.7%

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

42%

41.6% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

29%

26.7% national average

Oppose Net Zero

14%

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
Net agree 54% 58.8%
Net disagree 22% 17.7%
Strongly agree 22% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 33% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 24% 23.5%
Somewhat disagree 12% 10.6%
Strongly disagree 10% 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 53% 57.4%
Should not be a priority 47% 42.6%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

29%

28.8% national average

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

33%

40.0% national average

Place

Air pollution

This area National average
Benzene 0.2% 0.3%
NO2 5.5% 9.7%
NOX 7.0% 13.1%
Ozone 2.6% 2.1%
PM10 9.6% 11.5%
PM2.5 4.9% 6.5%
SO2 1.2% 1.5%

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 11.4% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 10.9% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 10.9% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 11.1% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 11.3% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 14.4% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 13.1% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 10.9% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 6.1% 5.0%

Country of the UK

England

Estimated child poverty

31.0%

29.4% national average

Ethnicity

This area National average
African 0.3% 2.2%
Any other ethnic group 0.2% 1.4%
Arab 0.2% 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.0% 0.9%
Caribbean 0.0% 0.9%
Chinese 0.1% 0.7%
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 95.3% 76.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.1% 0.1%
Indian 0.5% 2.8%
Irish 0.2% 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4% 1.5%
Other Black 0.1% 0.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.3% 0.7%
Other White 0.9% 5.7%
Pakistani 0.6% 2.4%
Roma 0.0% 0.2%
White and Asian 0.4% 0.8%
White and Black African 0.2% 0.4%
White and Black Caribbean 0.2% 0.8%

Number of onshore windfarms

0

0.7 national average

Socio-economic status

This area National average
Full-time students 5.4% 7.4%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 9.2% 12.9%
Intermediate occupations 11.6% 11.5%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 19.2% 19.9%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 7.3% 5.5%
Never worked / long-term unemployed 11.3% 8.5%
Routine occupations 13.5% 12.2%
Semi-routine occupations 14.3% 11.5%
Small employers and own account workers 8.2% 10.6%

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Number of CAFOD parishes

1

1.4 national average

Number of CAFOD schools

1

2.3 national average

Number of Friends of the Earth local action groups

1

  • Middlesbrough and Redcar 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

0

0.2 national average

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves