South Shropshire

New parliamentary constituency

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

Shrewsbury and Atcham

Covered approximately 9% of this new constituency’s population, and 44% of this new constituency’s area.

Ludlow

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

73.1%

69.1% national average

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

54.7%

52.0% national average

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

90.6%

84.3% national average

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

23.8%

24.3% national average

Second placed party at most recent election

Liberal Democrats

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

25%

31.5% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

19%

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

28.1%

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 74.8% 72.6%
Net disagree 9% 8.7%
Strongly agree 34% 33.8%
Partly agree 39.9% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 17.1% 18.7%
Partly disagree 6% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 3% 2.7%

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

41.4%

41.5% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

26%

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 57.2% 58.9%
Net disagree 19.8% 17.6%
Strongly agree 23.1% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 34.1% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 23% 23.4%
Somewhat disagree 11.9% 10.5%
Strongly disagree 7.9% 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 57.2% 57.5%
Should not be a priority 42.8% 42.5%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

25.1%

28.7% national average

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

32%

40.0% national average

Place

Country of the UK

England

Estimated child poverty

32.1%

29.3% national average

Number of onshore windfarms

0

0.7 national average

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

15

  • Brook Vessons
  • Button Oak Meadow
  • Catherton Common
  • Clunton Coppice
  • Comley Quarry
  • Cramer Gutter
  • Farfields Meadows
  • Harton Hollow
  • Hope Valley
  • Mason's Bank
  • Nipstone Rock
  • Pam's Pools
  • Rhos Fiddle
  • The Betts Reserve
  • Whitcliffe Common