North West · England · 76,416Boundary · 2023

Macclesfield

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Macclesfield, Poynton and Bollington. Population 95,570, notably older (median age 47 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 38% below the national average.

Roca's most visible recent action has been a successful local campaign against plans to build a new town of up to 20,000 homes near Adlington. He presented a petition of nearly 19,000 signatures to Parliament and lobbied government persistently -- and in late March 2026, the proposal was dropped. Local coverage credits him as instrumental in the outcome, making this one of the cleaner constituency wins for any Labour backbencher in recent months. In the Commons, his voting record has otherwise been entirely orthodox: 100% alignment with the Labour whip across all recorded divisions, including backing the government's rejection of six Lords amendments to the Victims and Courts Bill and opposing opposition motions on fuel duty and student loans.

Roca participates in roughly 75% of divisions -- somewhat below the Commons average -- and has never voted against his party. His stance profile marks him as firmly pro-government on taxation, the budget, and workers' rights, while he scores notably low on criminal justice reform and business flexibility, both below his own party's average. One meaningful deviation stands out: he voted with the assisted dying majority at a rate 29 percentage points above the Labour average, suggesting a personal position on that issue rather than simple loyalty.

351
Commons votes
This parliament
£31k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.4k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Roca’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.384 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Roca has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
77
Economy
65
Employment
46
Education
38
Crime & Policing
35
Welfare and Benefits
28
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.14 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BollingtonJohn William Place730Labour P
BollingtonKen Edwards992Labour P
Broken Cross UptonJudy Snowball1,248Labour P
Broken Cross UptonRob Vernon1,301Labour P
DisleySue Adams886Conserva
GawsworthLesley Smetham843Conserva
Macclesfield CentralAshley Philip Kenneth Farrall1,102Labour P
Macclesfield CentralLiz Braithwaite1,368Labour P
Macclesfield EastMick Warren789Independ
Macclesfield HurdsfieldSarah Ann Bennett-Wake640Labour P
Macclesfield SouthBrian Mark Puddicombe868Labour P
Macclesfield SouthFiona Wilson916Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
95,570
Electorate 76,416 · 2024 register
Median income
£30,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
15.0%
England average 20.0%
Schools
45
33 primary · 5 secondary
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