# Macclesfield

The south east of the North West. About 98,756 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 302 square kilometres.

Tim Roca has been the Labour MP for Macclesfield since July 2024. They won by 9,120 votes on a 69.1% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001347. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Tim Roca has been the Labour MP for Macclesfield since July 2024.
They won by 9,120 votes on a 69.1% turnout.

MP: [Tim Roca](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5287) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Macclesfield

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tim Roca (elected) | Labour | 24,672 | 46.7% |
| David Rutley | Conservative | 15,552 | 29.5% |
| Steve Broadhurst | Reform UK | 6,592 | 12.5% |
| Amanda Iremonger | Green Party | 2,493 | 4.7% |
| Neil Christian | Liberal Democrat | 2,482 | 4.7% |
| Christopher Wellavize | Independent | 779 | 1.5% |
| Dickie Fletcher | Social Democratic Party | 222 | 0.4% |

Electorate 76,416. Turnout 69.1%. Majority 9,120 (17.3%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3604

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 17.3%** (July 2024). The winner in Macclesfield had a majority of 17.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 257th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/macclesfield#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 69.1%** (July 2024). Turnout in Macclesfield at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 69.1% (House of Commons Library). Joint 48th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/macclesfield#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 95,580** (2021). Macclesfield had 95,580 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 167th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/macclesfield#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 22%** (2022). About 22% of people in Macclesfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/macclesfield#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001347) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 22% of people in Macclesfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001347) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cheshire East, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Macclesfield.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001347) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cheshire East, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Macclesfield.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001347) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Macclesfield had 95,580 usual residents at the census.

## How Macclesfield compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Macclesfield | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 17.3% | 257th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 69.1% | joint 48th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 95,580 | 167th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 22% | joint 252nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Macclesfield?

Macclesfield had 95,580 usual residents at the census.
Macclesfield is the 167th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Cheshire East

Most of Macclesfield lies in Cheshire East. These figures are published for the whole of Cheshire East, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Macclesfield itself. [See Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east)

- **Average house price: £311,897** (August 2026). Cheshire East’s average house price was £311,897 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cheshire East earned a median of £40,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.6×** (2025). A home in Cheshire East costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 156th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.2** (2025). Cheshire East has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 85th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Macclesfield in brief

The winner in Macclesfield had a majority of 17.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Macclesfield at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 69.1%.
Macclesfield had 95,580 usual residents at the census.
About 22% of people in Macclesfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001347
- Council: [Cheshire East †](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 302 km²
- People, mid-2024: 98,756*
- Wards: 14
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 61
- Output areas: 322

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

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## Latest updates for Macclesfield

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001347

## How to cite

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