South West Norfolk

Old parliamentary constituency

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

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

Mid Norfolk

Covers approximately 4% of this old constituency’s population, and 10% of this old constituency’s area.

North West Norfolk

Covers approximately 4% of this old constituency’s population, and 4% of this old constituency’s area.

South West Norfolk

Covers approximately 91% of this old constituency’s population, and 86% of this old constituency’s area.

MP profiles

Date elected

6th May 2010

Public opinion

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

74%

69.1% national average

Support nuclear energy

62%

57.4% national average

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

58%

51.9% national average

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

91%

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

30%

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 40% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 19% 18.7%
Partly disagree 6% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 3% 2.7%

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

40%

41.6% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

28%

26.7% national average

Oppose Net Zero

16%

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 53% 58.8%
Net disagree 23% 17.7%
Strongly agree 20% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 33% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 24% 23.5%
Somewhat disagree 13% 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 54% 57.4%
Should not be a priority 46% 42.6%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

25%

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 5.7% 9.7%
NOX 7.2% 13.1%
Ozone 4.0% 2.1%
PM10 12.1% 11.5%
PM2.5 5.9% 6.5%
SO2 0.8% 1.5%

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 11.6% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 10.4% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 10.0% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 11.7% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 11% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 14.5% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 12.7% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 11.5% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 6.5% 5.0%

Country of the UK

England

Estimated child poverty

27.4%

29.4% national average

Ethnicity

This area National average
African 0.3% 2.2%
Any other ethnic group 0.7% 1.4%
Arab 0.0% 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.1% 0.9%
Caribbean 0.1% 0.9%
Chinese 0.2% 0.7%
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 87.7% 76.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.2% 0.1%
Indian 0.2% 2.8%
Irish 0.5% 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4% 1.5%
Other Black 0.1% 0.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5% 0.7%
Other White 7.7% 5.7%
Pakistani 0.1% 2.4%
Roma 0.1% 0.2%
White and Asian 0.3% 0.8%
White and Black African 0.4% 0.4%
White and Black Caribbean 0.4% 0.8%

Number of onshore windfarms

0

0.7 national average

Socio-economic status

This area National average
Full-time students 3.8% 7.4%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 9.1% 12.9%
Intermediate occupations 11.7% 11.5%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 18.5% 19.9%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 7.2% 5.5%
Never worked / long-term unemployed 7.3% 8.5%
Routine occupations 16.3% 12.2%
Semi-routine occupations 13.5% 11.5%
Small employers and own account workers 12.5% 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

2

  • Fenland and West Norfolk Friends of the Earth
  • Nature Volunteer Network

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

6