# Rossendale and Darwen

The north east of the North West. About 104,673 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 218 square kilometres.

Andy MacNae has been the Labour MP for Rossendale and Darwen since July 2024. They won by 5,628 votes on a 59.9% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001450. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Andy MacNae has been the Labour MP for Rossendale and Darwen since July 2024.
They won by 5,628 votes on a 59.9% turnout.

MP: [Andy MacNae](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5134) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Rossendale and Darwen

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andy MacNae (elected) | Labour | 18,247 | 40.9% |
| Jake Berry | Conservative | 12,619 | 28.3% |
| Daniel Matchett | Reform UK | 9,695 | 21.7% |
| Bob Bauld | Green Party | 2,325 | 5.2% |
| Rowan Fitton | Liberal Democrat | 1,241 | 2.8% |
| Tayab Ali | Workers Party of Britain | 491 | 1.1% |

Electorate 74,440. Turnout 59.9%. Majority 5,628 (12.6%). 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/3731

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: 12.6%** (July 2024). The winner in Rossendale and Darwen had a majority of 12.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 287th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 59.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in Rossendale and Darwen at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.9% (House of Commons Library). Joint 319th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 101,404** (2021). Rossendale and Darwen had 101,404 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 317th most 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/rossendale-and-darwen#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in Rossendale and Darwen 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/rossendale-and-darwen#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001450) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in Rossendale and Darwen 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=E14001450) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rossendale, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Rossendale and Darwen.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001450) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rossendale, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Rossendale and Darwen.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001450) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Rossendale and Darwen had 101,404 usual residents at the census.

## How Rossendale and Darwen compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Rossendale and Darwen | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 12.6% | joint 287th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 59.9% | joint 319th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 101,404 | 317th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | joint 63rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Rossendale and Darwen?

Rossendale and Darwen had 101,404 usual residents at the census.
Rossendale and Darwen is the 317th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Rossendale

Most of Rossendale and Darwen lies in Rossendale. These figures are published for the whole of Rossendale, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Rossendale and Darwen itself. [See Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale)

- **Average house price: £199,759** (July 2026). Rossendale’s average house price was £199,759 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,273** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rossendale earned a median of £35,273 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 76th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.7×** (2025). A home in Rossendale costs 5.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.0** (2025). Rossendale has a deprivation score of 26.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 67th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Rossendale and Darwen in brief

The winner in Rossendale and Darwen had a majority of 12.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Rossendale and Darwen at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.9%.
Rossendale and Darwen had 101,404 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Rossendale and Darwen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001450
- Council: [Rossendale †](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 218 km²
- People, mid-2024: 104,673*
- Wards: 14
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 63
- Output areas: 323

* 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

[Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hyndburn), [Bury North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-north), [Heywood and Middleton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/heywood-and-middleton-north), [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/burnley), [Bolton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-north-east), [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chorley)

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## Latest updates for Rossendale and Darwen

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001450

## How to cite

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