North West Cambridgeshire

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:

Huntingdon

Covers approximately 22% of this old constituency’s population, and 48% of this old constituency’s area.

North West Cambridgeshire

Covers approximately 78% of this old constituency’s population, and 51% of this old constituency’s area.

MP profiles

Date elected

5th May 2005

Public opinion

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

71%

69.1% national average

Support nuclear energy

61%

57.4% national average

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

56%

51.9% national average

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

87%

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

24%

31.6% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

17%

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

34%

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 73% 72.5%
Net disagree 9% 8.7%
Strongly agree 33% 33.8%
Partly agree 40% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 18% 18.7%
Partly disagree 7% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 3% 2.7%

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

37%

41.6% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

26%

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 59% 58.8%
Net disagree 18% 17.7%
Strongly agree 24% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 35% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 22% 23.5%
Somewhat disagree 11% 10.6%
Strongly disagree 8% 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 59% 57.4%
Should not be a priority 41% 42.6%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

26%

28.8% national average

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

36%

40.0% national average

Place

Air pollution

This area National average
Benzene 0.3% 0.3%
NO2 6.5% 9.7%
NOX 8.2% 13.1%
Ozone 4.1% 2.1%
PM10 13.1% 11.5%
PM2.5 6.4% 6.5%
SO2 1.0% 1.5%

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 14.0% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 11.4% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 10.2% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 13.9% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 13.2% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 13.9% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 10.7% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 8.1% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 4.5% 5.0%

Country of the UK

England

Estimated child poverty

24.7%

29.4% national average

Ethnicity

This area National average
African 2.2% 2.2%
Any other ethnic group 1.0% 1.4%
Arab 0.2% 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.1% 0.9%
Caribbean 0.5% 0.9%
Chinese 0.4% 0.7%
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 78.8% 76.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.1% 0.1%
Indian 1.9% 2.8%
Irish 0.6% 0.8%
Other Asian 0.9% 1.5%
Other Black 0.4% 0.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7% 0.7%
Other White 9.1% 5.7%
Pakistani 0.8% 2.4%
Roma 0.2% 0.2%
White and Asian 0.7% 0.8%
White and Black African 0.6% 0.4%
White and Black Caribbean 0.8% 0.8%

Number of onshore windfarms

4

0.7 national average

Socio-economic status

This area National average
Full-time students 5.0% 7.4%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 14.0% 12.9%
Intermediate occupations 13.4% 11.5%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 21.6% 19.9%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 5.6% 5.5%
Never worked / long-term unemployed 6.1% 8.5%
Routine occupations 13.3% 12.2%
Semi-routine occupations 10.7% 11.5%
Small employers and own account workers 10.3% 10.6%

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Number of CAFOD parishes

0

1.4 national average

Number of CAFOD schools

0

2.3 national average

Number of Friends of the Earth local action groups

1

  • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Climate Action Coalition

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

2

  • Southorpe Meadow
  • Southorpe Paddock