Michael Shanks
Labour Party
Positions and memberships
Positions
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy)
Votes and EDMs
| Vote | Position |
|---|---|
| MP vote on Environment Bill | Not in office |
| MP vote on Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill | Not in office |
| MP support for Cumbria coal mine court appeal | Did not support |
| MP support for Zero carbon homes | Did not support |
| MP support for Accelerating construction work and lower carbon construction vehicles | Did not support |
| MP support for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty | Did not support |
2024 majority
8,767
Date elected
5th Oct 2023
Public opinion
Support offshore wind
88.1%
85.3% national average
Support onshore wind
83%
82.7% national average
Would be less favourable towards the Conservative Party if they chose to weaken climate policies
81.1%
69.1% national average
Support solar power
92.1%
87.6% national average
Support tidal energy
90.3%
86.0% national average
Support wave energy
92%
86.7% national average
Support nuclear energy
49.4%
57.4% national average
Support renewable energy projects in their local area
88.0%
85.1% national average
Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years
48.1%
52.0% national average
Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills
85.0%
84.3% national average
Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development
21.4%
24.3% national average
Second placed party at most recent election
Scottish National Party
Consider climate change a high priority
49%
53.6% national average
EU (Brexit) leave vote percentage
37%
50.5% national average
Have missed a bill payment in the last six months
39.4%
31.5% national average
Have missed a credit payment in the last six months
28.4%
23.6% national average
Have missed a rent payment in the last six months
21.6%
19.0% national average
Have not been able to afford to turn the heating on at home when they have felt cold in the past month
44.6%
37.5% national average
Likelihood to take action such as voting for a particular candidate or lobbying an MP to tackle climate change and protect nature
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Net likely | 39.7% | 39.7% |
| Net unlikely | 27.4% | 27.8% |
| Very likely | 13.6% | 12.2% |
| Quite likely | 26.1% | 27.5% |
| Neither likely nor unlikely | 32.9% | 32.5% |
| Quite unlikely | 13.1% | 12.6% |
| Very unlikely | 14.1% | 15.3% |
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 | 73.1% | 72.6% |
| Net disagree | 9.1% | 8.7% |
| Strongly agree | 35% | 33.8% |
| Partly agree | 38.1% | 38.8% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 17.9% | 18.7% |
| Partly disagree | 6.1% | 5.9% |
| Strongly disagree | 3.0% | 2.7% |
Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis
53.1%
41.5% national average
Neither support nor oppose Net Zero
27%
26.2% national average
Oppose Net Zero
12%
12.4% 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 | 59.9% | 58.9% |
| Net disagree | 17.1% | 17.6% |
| Strongly agree | 25.7% | 24.2% |
| Somewhat agree | 34.1% | 34.7% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 22.9% | 23.4% |
| Somewhat disagree | 9.3% | 10.5% |
| Strongly disagree | 7.1% | 7.1% |
Results of last election
| Party | Votes |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 21460 |
| Scottish National Party | 12693 |
| Reform UK | 2685 |
| Conservative Party | 2420 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1714 |
| Other | 1512 |
Support Net Zero
59%
60.4% national average
Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Should be a priority | 59.1% | 57.5% |
| Should not be a priority | 40.9% | 42.5% |
Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year
31.1%
28.7% national average
Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year
40%
40.0% national average
Worried about not being able to pay their energy bills in the next year
58.9%
53.5% national average
Place
Constituency age distribution
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Ages 0 - 15 | 17.4% | 18.3% |
| Ages 16 - 24 | 9.1% | 10.5% |
| Ages 25 - 34 | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| Ages 35 - 49 | 20.3% | 19.1% |
| Ages 50 - 64 | 21.4% | 19.8% |
| Ages 65 and over | 19.5% | 19.1% |
Constituency Population
93,700
102,977.2 national average
Country of the UK
Scotland
Estimated child poverty
27.6%
29.3% national average
Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)
2
2.8 national average
Number of onshore windfarms
0
0.7 national average
Movement
Churches that have declared a climate emergency
0
0.2 national average
Constituents pledged to meet MP as part of Common Grounds 2024
0
0.7 national average
Number of Great Big Green Week 2022 events
0
1.8 national average
Number of Great Big Green Week 2023 events
0
2.2 national average
Number of Great Big Green Week 2024 events
0
1.9 national average
Number of RSPB Reserves
0
0.3 national average
Number of Save the Children shops
0
0.2 national average
Number of Trussell Trust foodbanks
4
2.2 national average
Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves
0
2.4 national average