Yorkshire has most 'green-sceptic' constituencies, polling suggests

The work conducted by FocalDate and published by UnHerd found that Barnsley is Britain’s most “green-sceptic town” where one in five people strongly believe that the Government spends too “much time on green issues".

Yorkshire constituencies also make up seven of the ten most critical of climate policies out of anywhere in Britain, the polling found.

Areas in Hull, Rotherham and Doncaster were among the most “green-sceptic” areas in the country, despite Doncaster being represented by Ed Miliband, Labour’s shadow climate change secretary.

Almost all the most sceptical constituencies are represented by Labour MPs.

The polling analysed responses from 10,000 voters to project which constituencies were the most critical of green policies.

However, the nation-wide picture found that the country is broadly supportive of the emphasis placed by major parties on the issue.

Nationally 30 per cent of the public surveyed felt that the Government does spend too much time on green issues, compared to 42 per cent who disagreed.

The constituencies which disagreed most strongly with the statement polled tended to be located in more affluent areas of the south of the country, and more likely to have voted to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum.

The “greenest” constituency is Chesham and Amersham in Buckinghamshire, held by the Liberal Democrats, where 52 per cent of people disagreed with the Government’s priorities on green issues.