Rossendale and Darwen: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Rossendale and Darwen is represented in the House of Commons by Andy MacNae (Labour). The 2024 count gave Andy MacNae (Labour) 18,247 votes and Jake Berry (Conservative) 12,619, a majority of 5,628. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 59.9% (44,618 of 74,440).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Rossendale and Darwen has the 51st lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£32,018 a year).
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £180,000 and half for less. That is up 48% on £122,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £187,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 64th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,451 recorded sales.
Residents of Rossendale and Darwen earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £32,018 for workplace jobs and £35,419 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £32,743. The residents' figure ranks 164th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Rossendale and Darwen counted 44,080 households on Census day 2021; 22.8% of adults were retired and 23.8% of those in work were mostly working from home.
4,050 business sites were registered in Rossendale and Darwen in March 2026 (4,000 a year before), and employed 30,000 people in 2024.
About 104,400 people live in Rossendale and Darwen: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 104,420. There were more residents aged 65 and over (19,907) than children under 16 (19,379).
DWP figures count 4,875 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 25.2% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 22.0% in 2024/25, from 20.2% in 2021/22.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 76.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 5.0 points. The economically inactive share was 20.8%.
In September 2026, 3.6% of 16 to 64 year olds in Rossendale and Darwen were claimants (2,330 people). A year earlier the count was 2,255.
MP
Andy MacNae, Labour
- MP for Rossendale and Darwen since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Andy MacNae on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Andy MacNae's latest words in Parliament, from 16 July 2026 to 15 October 2026. Hansard search returns 168 spoken contributions by Andy MacNae since 4 July 2024.
McDermott is building 71 homes in my constituency on a sensitive site in Bacup. The development was originally refused by the council, but was approved on appeal.
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I thank everyone who has spoken and shared their experience, which is not easy. In that regard, I would just reflect on the comment made by my hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith).
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Supporting charities is vital; they do so much incredible and brilliant work, and I would encourage any support that could be given. I will now attempt wrapping up and not take any more interventions —my eye has been caught by Madam Deputy Speaker.
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I echo the comments of Lancashire colleagues, particularly on the opportunity to review the boundary decisions, but I also think that all those councillors and officers in Lancashire who worked so hard on reorganisation and made so much progress deserve an apology.
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I have long been a proponent of the principles of LGR, which Lancashire and my constituents have desperately needed for a long time. It is a chance to reinvent local government.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy MacNae | Labour | 18,247 | 40.9% | +4.3 |
| Jake Berry | Conservative | 12,619 | 28.3% | −28.1 |
| Daniel Matchett | Reform UK | 9,695 | 21.7% | +21.4 |
| Bob Bauld | Green Party | 2,325 | 5.2% | +2.7 |
| Rowan Fitton | Liberal Democrat | 1,241 | 2.8% | −1.4 |
| Tayab Ali | Workers Party of Britain | 491 | 1.1% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 40.9% | Conservative 28.3% | 5,628 | 59.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 56.4% | Labour 36.6% | 9,834 | 66.9% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Rossendale and Darwen covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Rossendale E07000125
- Blackburn with Darwen E06000008
Who has power over Rossendale and Darwen
Every body that makes decisions for Rossendale and Darwen, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Rossendale and Darwen this page: Andy MacNae (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Rossendale and Darwen?
UK Parliament lists Andy MacNae, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Rossendale and Darwen?
Andy MacNae (Labour) won with 18,247 votes, a majority of 5,628, on a turnout of 59.9% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Rossendale and Darwen?
3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,330 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Rossendale and Darwen?
The median price paid was £180,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Rossendale and Darwen?
Median full-time pay of residents was £35,419 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Rossendale and Darwen live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,875 (25.2% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Rossendale and Darwen?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 104,420 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.