The 10 UK towns and cities hit hardest by Keir Starmer's smoking ban

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The apical 10 places successful the UK astir apt to impacted by Keir Starmer's projected outdoor smoking prohibition person been revealed successful a caller study.

The Government judge the caller rules would trim the fig of preventable deaths linked to baccy use.

The starring origin of preventable and premature deaths successful the UK are caused by smoking, according to wellness attraction foundation Nuffield Trust. 

It is besides believed to beryllium an effort to trim the strain connected the NHS arsenic the Prime Minister insisted "we person got to instrumentality action" to trim the load connected the wellness service, which has faced important cuts successful caller years.

If implemented, the outdoor smoking prohibition would apt beryllium introduced successful definite outdoor spaces, specified arsenic pub gardens oregon extracurricular sports venues. This is akin to Australia, wherever bans astatine galore outdoor spaces person been successful spot for 20 years.

A caller survey has revealed which UK areas would beryllium hardest deed by the smoking prohibition (Image: Getty)

A caller survey by QR Code Generator has revealed which UK areas would beryllium hardest deed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s projected smoking ban.

To enactment retired which areas would beryllium astir impacted, researchers assessed a fig of factors successful each country including the fig of smokers, the fig of stadiums and sports venues, the fig of aesculapian centres/hospitals, and the fig of pubs.

Each origin was assigned weighting, reflecting its value successful the analysis. The factors and their percent weightings are arsenic follows. Once the weightings were assigned, the full people for the factors was calculated, producing an wide scale people retired of 100 for each entry, which is utilized arsenic the metric for ranking.

Westminster takes the apical spot connected the list, with an scale people of 79.5 retired of 100. With 12.3 percent (25,226) of Westminster’s 205,087 full residents reported arsenic smokers, the section authorization has the highest fig of pubs successful earthy figures, and per 100,000 residents, astatine 789 and 385, respectively, each acceptable to beryllium impacted by the ban.

Second spot goes to Lincoln, Lincolnshire, scoring 69.6 retired of 100. Lincoln has the third-highest percent of smokers of immoderate country successful the UK, with astir a 4th (23.5 percent) of its 103,330 residents reported arsenic smokers - equating to 24,048 smokers. Eighty-one pubs, 9 sports venues, and 26 aesculapian centres are successful Lincoln - each locations that volition beryllium affected by the projected smoking ban.

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, takes the 3rd spot connected the database with a people of 66.91 retired of 100. Barrow-in-Furness is recovered to person the tenth-highest percent of smokers of immoderate country successful the UK, with conscionable implicit 1 successful 5 residents (21 percent) reported arsenic smokers, which works retired to 14,149 of Barrow-in-Furness’ 67,375 residents.

The Government judge the caller rules volition the fig of preventable deaths linked to baccy usage (Image: Getty)

Fourth spot goes to Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, scoring 62.33 retired of 100. It has the eighth-highest percent of smokers successful immoderate country successful the UK, astatine 21.2 percent - 67,748 retired of 319,566 residents. Nottingham’s 286 pubs and 22 sports venues volition beryllium affected if the projected prohibition goes through.

Denbighshire, Wales, is successful 5th place, scoring 62.3 retired of 100. Just nether 1 successful 5 (18.8 percent) of Denbighshire’s residents are reported arsenic smokers, moving retired to 18,057 of a full of 96,046 residents. Despite the tiny population, Denbighshire's 137 pubs and 7 sports venues volition each beryllium affected by the projected ban.

Mid Devon, Devon, ranks sixth, scoring 61.41 retired of 100. Mid Devon has the highest percent of smokers anyplace successful the UK, with implicit a 4th (25.1 percent) of residents reported arsenic smokers - 20,880 retired of a full of 83,186 residents.

Seventh spot goes to Exeter, Devon, with a people of 61.18 retired of 100. Exeter has the fourth-highest fig of aesculapian centres per 100,000 residents anyplace successful the UK, astatine 25.41, and the tenth-highest fig of sports venues per 100,000 residents, astatine 11.6.

Similar smoking rules person been successful spot successful Australia for 2 decades (Image: Getty)

In eighth spot is Gwynedd, Wales, scoring 60.99 retired of 100. If the projected smoking prohibition comes into force, Gwynedd’s 176 pubs and 22 sports venues volition each beryllium affected.

Manchester, Greater Manchester, takes the ninth spot connected the database with a people of 60.25 retired of 100. Almost a 5th (17.3 percent) of Manchester’s 549,853 colonisation are reported arsenic smokers, which works retired to 95,125 residents.

In tenth spot is Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, with a people of 60.23 retired of 100. With the smallest colonisation size of immoderate country successful the apical ten, astatine conscionable 58,866, astir 19.9 percent of Merthyr Tydfil’s residents are reported arsenic smokers – moving retired to 11,714 residents.

Marc Porcar, CEO of QR Code Generator, said: "The survey intelligibly shows that definite areas crossed the UK would beryllium much importantly impacted than others nether Keir Starmer's projected smoking ban. These areas, characterised by a higher density of pubs, sports venues, oregon a larger percent of the colonisation that smoke, are apt to consciousness a overmuch much pronounced impact."