Mid Buckinghamshire

New parliamentary constituency

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

Buckingham

Covered approximately 37% of this new constituency’s population, and 40% of this new constituency’s area.

Chesham and Amersham

Covered approximately 16% of this new constituency’s population, and 34% of this new constituency’s area.

Aylesbury

Covered approximately 28% of this new constituency’s population, and 72% 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

65.0%

69.1% national average

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

59.6%

52.0% national average

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

87.7%

84.3% national average

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

23.2%

24.3% national average

Second placed party at most recent election

Liberal Democrats

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

29.1%

31.5% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

22.6%

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

37.4%

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 75.6% 72.6%
Net disagree 8% 8.7%
Strongly agree 35.9% 33.8%
Partly agree 39.6% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 16.0% 18.7%
Partly disagree 6% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 2% 2.7%

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

37.3%

41.5% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

23%

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 61.8% 58.9%
Net disagree 17.0% 17.6%
Strongly agree 24.6% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 37.4% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 20.8% 23.4%
Somewhat disagree 11.4% 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 60.1% 57.5%
Should not be a priority 39.9% 42.5%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

25.7%

28.7% national average

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

40.9%

40.0% national average

Place

Country of the UK

England

Estimated child poverty

23.0%

29.3% national average

Number of onshore windfarms

0

0.7 national average

Movement

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust members

5,687

2,956.4 national average

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

1

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

7

  • Bacombe Hill
  • Calvert Jubilee
  • Chinnor Hill
  • Grangelands and The Rifle Range
  • Millfield Wood
  • Rushbeds Wood
  • Yoesden