Kingston and Surbiton

New parliamentary constituency

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

Kingston and Surbiton

Covered approximately 85% of this new constituency’s population, and 86% of this new constituency’s area.

Richmond Park

Covered approximately 8% of this new constituency’s population, and 4% of this new 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

66.9%

69.1% national average

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

54.1%

52.0% national average

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

84%

84.3% national average

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

28.7%

24.3% national average

Second placed party at most recent election

Conservative Party

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

27.3%

31.5% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

21.2%

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

26.3%

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 75.1% 72.6%
Net disagree 8% 8.7%
Strongly agree 34.2% 33.8%
Partly agree 40.9% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 17.8% 18.7%
Partly disagree 5.1% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 2% 2.7%

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

30.9%

41.5% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

21%

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 63.3% 58.9%
Net disagree 14% 17.6%
Strongly agree 26.1% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 37.2% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 22.7% 23.4%
Somewhat disagree 9% 10.5%
Strongly disagree 6% 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 63.2% 57.5%
Should not be a priority 36.8% 42.5%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

19.1%

28.7% national average

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

36.3%

40.0% national average

Place

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0 - 15 18.8% 18.3%
Ages 16 - 24 11.8% 10.5%
Ages 25 - 34 14.9% 13.2%
Ages 35 - 49 23.4% 19.1%
Ages 50 - 64 17.4% 19.8%
Ages 65 and over 13.7% 19.1%

Constituency Population

115,000

102,977.2 national average

Country of the UK

England

Estimated child poverty

18.6%

29.3% national average

Housing Tenure

This area National average
Owned with a mortgage 32.6% 28.9%
Other tenure 0.8% 1.2%
Owned outright 26.5% 33.3%
Private rented 28.3% 19.9%
Social rented 11.8% 16.8%

Number of onshore windfarms

0

0.7 national average

Travel to work method

This area National average
Bicycle 1.4% 0.9%
Bus, minibus or coach 3.6% 1.8%
Driving a car or van 13.3% 21.3%
On foot 3.9% 3.5%
Work mainly at or from home 23.0% 14.5%
Underground, metro, light rail, tram 0.8% 0.7%
Motorcycle, scooter or moped 0.4% 0.2%
Not in employment or aged 15 years and under 49.0% 53.4%
Other method of travel to work 0.5% 0.5%
Passenger in a car or van 0.9% 1.8%
Taxi 0.1% 0.3%
Train 3.1% 0.8%

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

2

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

0

2.4 national average

Number of Women’s Institute groups