Sarah Edwards
Labour Party
Positions and memberships
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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 |
Written Answers
| Department | Topic | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Animal Products: Labelling | 2025-02-03 |
2024 majority
1,382
Date elected
19th Oct 2023
Public opinion
Support offshore wind
89.1%
85.3% national average
Support onshore wind
89.1%
82.7% national average
Would be less favourable towards the Conservative Party if they chose to weaken climate policies
72.8%
69.1% national average
Support solar power
92.1%
87.6% national average
Support tidal energy
90.1%
86.0% national average
Support wave energy
90.0%
86.7% national average
Support nuclear energy
63.9%
57.4% national average
Support renewable energy projects in their local area
90.0%
85.1% national average
Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years
57.0%
52.0% national average
Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills
87.1%
84.3% national average
Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development
22.9%
24.3% national average
Second placed party at most recent election
Conservative Party
Consider climate change a high priority
50%
53.6% national average
EU (Brexit) leave vote percentage
66%
50.5% national average
Have missed a bill payment in the last six months
34.8%
31.5% national average
Have missed a credit payment in the last six months
23%
23.6% national average
Have missed a rent payment in the last six months
16.9%
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
42.8%
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 | 37.0% | 39.7% |
| Net unlikely | 29.0% | 27.8% |
| Very likely | 10.0% | 12.2% |
| Quite likely | 27% | 27.5% |
| Neither likely nor unlikely | 34.0% | 32.5% |
| Quite unlikely | 12.0% | 12.6% |
| Very unlikely | 17.0% | 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 | 71.1% | 72.6% |
| Net disagree | 9.0% | 8.7% |
| Strongly agree | 31.1% | 33.8% |
| Partly agree | 39.1% | 38.8% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 19.9% | 18.7% |
| Partly disagree | 6% | 5.9% |
| Strongly disagree | 3% | 2.7% |
Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis
39.0%
41.5% national average
Neither support nor oppose Net Zero
27%
26.2% national average
Oppose Net Zero
15%
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 | 56.1% | 58.9% |
| Net disagree | 18.1% | 17.6% |
| Strongly agree | 22.0% | 24.2% |
| Somewhat agree | 34.0% | 34.7% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 24.9% | 23.4% |
| Somewhat disagree | 11.1% | 10.5% |
| Strongly disagree | 7% | 7.1% |
Results of last election
| Party | Votes |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 15338 |
| Conservative Party | 13956 |
| Reform UK | 11004 |
| Green Party | 1579 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1451 |
| Other | 460 |
Support Net Zero
57%
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 | 55.1% | 57.5% |
| Should not be a priority | 44.9% | 42.5% |
Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year
27.1%
28.7% national average
Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year
43.9%
40.0% national average
Worried about not being able to pay their energy bills in the next year
56.8%
53.5% national average
Place
Constituency age distribution
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Ages 0 - 15 | 18.2% | 18.3% |
| Ages 16 - 24 | 9.8% | 10.5% |
| Ages 25 - 34 | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| Ages 35 - 49 | 18.6% | 19.1% |
| Ages 50 - 64 | 20.3% | 19.8% |
| Ages 65 and over | 20.2% | 19.1% |
Constituency Population
100,000
102,977.2 national average
Country of the UK
England
Current Industry
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, energy and water | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Construction | 4.6% | 4.1% |
| Distribution, hotels and restaurants | 11.8% | 9.2% |
| Financial, real estate, professional and administrative activities | 6.5% | 7.9% |
| Manufacturing | 5.6% | 3.5% |
| Does not apply | 51.9% | 53.4% |
| Other | 2.0% | 2.1% |
| Public administration, education and health | 11.3% | 14.3% |
| Transport and communication | 5.5% | 4.4% |
Current Occupation
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 5.0% | 4.3% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 5.7% | 6.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 4.0% | 4.4% |
| Elementary occupations | 6.5% | 4.8% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 6.3% | 6.0% |
| Does not apply | 51.9% | 53.4% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 4.5% | 3.2% |
| Professional occupations | 7.1% | 9.4% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 4.1% | 3.5% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 5.1% | 4.8% |
Disabled under the Equality Act
18.1%
17.7% national average
Estimated child poverty
34.1%
29.3% national average
Estimated households in fuel poverty
22.9%
17.9% national average
Ethnicity
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Asian / Asian British | 2.2% | 8.1% |
| Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups | 1.9% | 2.8% |
| Other ethnic groups | 0.5% | 1.8% |
| Other White | 4.4% | 6.3% |
| White British | 90.3% | 77.5% |
Friends of the Earth ‘State of the Environment’ report
General Health
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 5.3% |
| Fair health | 13.5% | 12.8% |
| Very good or good health | 81.1% | 81.9% |
Housing Tenure
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned with a mortgage | 33.3% | 28.9% |
| Other tenure | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Owned outright | 35.7% | 33.3% |
| Private rented | 13.8% | 19.9% |
| Social rented | 16.3% | 16.8% |
Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)
3
2.8 national average
Main Language
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| African languages | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Asian languages | 0.6% | 3.0% |
| English or Welsh | 93.0% | 88.9% |
| European languages (EU) | 3.0% | 3.8% |
| Does not apply | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| North or South American languages | 0% | 0.0% |
| Oceanic or Australian languages | 0% | 0.0% |
| Any other languages | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Other European languages (non-EU) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Any other UK languages | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sign and supported languages | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Number of onshore windfarms
0
0.7 national average
Travel to work method
| This area | National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Bicycle | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Bus, minibus or coach | 0.9% | 1.8% |
| Driving a car or van | 27.7% | 21.3% |
| On foot | 3.0% | 3.5% |
| Work mainly at or from home | 11.8% | 14.5% |
| Underground, metro, light rail, tram | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Motorcycle, scooter or moped | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Not in employment or aged 15 years and under | 51.9% | 53.4% |
| Other method of travel to work | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Passenger in a car or van | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| Taxi | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Train | 0.4% | 0.8% |
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
Friends of the Earth activists
216
302.3 national average
Friends of the Earth financial supporters
61
122.2 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
2
2.2 national average
Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves
2
- Alvecote Meadows
- Croxall Lakes