Scotland · 74,440Boundary · 2023

Rossendale & Darwen

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Darwen, Rawtenstall and Bacup. Population 102,491.

A loyalist Labour MP with one notable exception, Andy MacNae broke ranks in June 2025 to back a key amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill -- voting yes on New Clause 1 when the party majority went the other way. Outside that moment, he has voted with Labour 99.8% of the time, including consistent support for overriding Lords amendments across the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and Pension Schemes Bill. His voting pattern shows strong alignment on workers' rights and progressive taxation, but notably low alignment on climate action (47%) and welfare expansion (45%) relative to those stances' framing.

MacNae participates at 85% of votes -- broadly in line with the Commons average -- and has made 133 contributions across 77 debates since entering Parliament in 2024. His speeches cluster heavily around economy and jobs, local government, health, and fiscal policy, with transport and social care also featuring. He scores markedly higher than his party average on Lords override votes (+26 percentage points), meaning he has been consistently willing to reject Lords changes on behalf of the government. He sits on no select committees.

414
Commons votes
This parliament
£28k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
74.4k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Andy MacNae

Andy MacNae

Labour Party

Andy MacNae is the Labour MP for Rossendale and Darwen, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Vote on New Clause 1 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a private member's bill on assisted dying. Based on available debate context, this was one of several amendments considered at Report Stage, with the bill's sponsor Kim Leadbeater presenting changes developed with government legal and health officials to make the legislation workable.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Darwen, Rawtenstall and Bacup. Population 102,491.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.430 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where MacNae 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
Economy
84
Taxation
80
Employment
51
Crime & Policing
37
Education
35
Welfare and Benefits
28
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 113 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.12 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BacupDavid Hancock661Labour P
BacupJimmy Eaton744Labour P
BacupJudith Driver767Labour P
Blackburn South Lower DarwenLiz Johnson809Labour P
Britannia Lee MillAndrew Walmsley667Labour P
Britannia Lee MillDanielle Ashworth619Labour P
Britannia Lee MillMichelle Smith595Labour P
Darwen EastKatrina Louise Fielding773Labour P
Darwen SouthMatt Jackson903Labour P
Darwen WestBrian Taylor1,293Labour P
Goodshaw CribdenAlyson Barnes1,014Labour P
Goodshaw CribdenChristine Gill847Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
102,491
Electorate 74,440 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,800
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
18.2%
England average 20.0%
Schools
60
43 primary · 8 secondary
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