Keighley and Ilkley

New parliamentary constituency

This constituency is new at the July general election, and replaces:

Keighley

Covered approximately 100% of this new constituency’s population, and 100% of this new constituency’s area.

MP profiles

Date elected

12th Dec 2019

Public opinion

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

76%

69.1% national average

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

56.0%

52.0% national average

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

87.0%

84.3% national average

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

20%

24.3% national average

Second placed party at most recent election

Labour Party

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

37%

31.5% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

26%

23.6% national average

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

46.0%

37.5% 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% 72.6%
Net disagree 10% 8.7%
Strongly agree 33% 33.8%
Partly agree 38% 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

47%

41.5% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

27%

26.2% 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 57.0% 58.9%
Net disagree 20% 17.6%
Strongly agree 24% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 33% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 24% 23.4%
Somewhat disagree 11.0% 10.5%
Strongly disagree 9% 7.1%

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

This area National average
Should be a priority 56.0% 57.5%
Should not be a priority 44.0% 42.5%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

31%

28.7% national average

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

40%

40.0% national average

Place

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0 - 15 19.6% 18.3%
Ages 16 - 24 9.4% 10.5%
Ages 25 - 34 11.6% 13.2%
Ages 35 - 49 18.6% 19.1%
Ages 50 - 64 20.1% 19.8%
Ages 65 and over 20.6% 19.1%

Country of the UK

England

Estimated child poverty

31.9%

29.3% national average

Housing Tenure

This area National average
Owned with a mortgage 30.5% 28.9%
Other tenure 0.7% 1.2%
Owned outright 38.9% 33.3%
Private rented 19.8% 19.9%
Social rented 10.1% 16.8%

Number of onshore windfarms

0

0.7 national average

Travel to work method

This area National average
Bicycle 0.3% 0.9%
Bus, minibus or coach 1.3% 1.8%
Driving a car or van 21.7% 21.3%
On foot 4.0% 3.5%
Work mainly at or from home 12.2% 14.5%
Underground, metro, light rail, tram 0.0% 0.7%
Motorcycle, scooter or moped 0.1% 0.2%
Not in employment or aged 15 years and under 56.1% 53.4%
Other method of travel to work 0.4% 0.5%
Passenger in a car or van 2.1% 1.8%
Taxi 0.7% 0.3%
Train 1.0% 0.8%

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

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

1

  • Low Wood Nature Reserve

Number of Women’s Institute groups