Rugby

Old parliamentary constituency

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Rugby

Covers approximately 99% of this old constituency’s population, and 99% of this old constituency’s area.

MP profiles

Date elected

6th May 2010

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 9% 8.7%
Strongly agree 33% 33.8%
Partly agree 39% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 19% 18.7%
Partly disagree 6% 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 58% 58.8%
Net disagree 17% 17.7%
Strongly agree 23% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 35% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 24% 23.5%
Somewhat disagree 11% 10.6%
Strongly disagree 7% 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 57% 57.4%
Should not be a priority 43% 42.6%

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

26%

26.7% national average

Support nuclear energy

64%

57.4% national average

Support renewable energy projects in their local area

91%

85.0% national average

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

23%

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

54%

51.9% national average

Place

Air pollution

This area National average
Benzene 0.3% 0.3%
NO2 8.5% 9.7%
NOX 11.0% 13.1%
Ozone 2.9% 2.1%
PM10 12.4% 11.5%
PM2.5 6.7% 6.5%
SO2 1.1% 1.5%

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 12.5% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 11.9% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 10.4% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 13.6% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 13.4% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 13.8% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 10.0% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 8.9% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 5.4% 5.0%

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

30%

31.6% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

25%

23.7% national average

Have missed a rent payment in the last six months

17%

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

33%

37.6% national average

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

40%

40.0% national average

Country of the UK

England

Ethnicity

This area National average
African 1.7% 2.2%
Any other ethnic group 1.0% 1.4%
Arab 0.1% 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3% 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7% 0.9%
Chinese 0.7% 0.7%
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 74.7% 76.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.1% 0.1%
Indian 4.6% 2.8%
Irish 0.9% 0.8%
Other Asian 1.2% 1.5%
Other Black 0.4% 0.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5% 0.7%
Other White 9.9% 5.7%
Pakistani 0.9% 2.4%
Roma 0.2% 0.2%
White and Asian 0.8% 0.8%
White and Black African 0.3% 0.4%
White and Black Caribbean 1.0% 0.8%

Socio-economic status

This area National average
Full-time students 5.6% 7.4%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 13.7% 12.9%
Intermediate occupations 11.7% 11.5%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 20.7% 19.9%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 6.0% 5.5%
Never worked / long-term unemployed 5.8% 8.5%
Routine occupations 16.5% 12.2%
Semi-routine occupations 10.9% 11.5%
Small employers and own account workers 9.1% 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

2

2.3 national average

Number of Friends of the Earth local action groups

2

  • Rugby Friends of the Earth
  • Warwickshire Climate Alliance

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

4

  • Ashlawn Cutting
  • Brandon Marsh
  • Newbold Quarry
  • Swift Valley Nature Reserve