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Macclesfield
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Your member of parliament
Tim Roca
LabourLabour won Macclesfield at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,120 votes, or 17.3 points. A swing of 8.7 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 393 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 257.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 17.3 points, which is larger than 393 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 9,120 votes.
Majority
9,120
17.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
69.1%
+9.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
52,792 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim RocaElected | Labour | 24,672 | 46.7% | +13.0 |
| David Rutley | Conservative | 15,552 | 29.5% | +5.8 |
| Steve Broadhurst | Reform UK | 6,592 | 12.5% | -1.8 |
| Amanda Iremonger | Green Party | 2,493 | 4.7% | -1.7 |
| Neil Christian | Liberal Democrat | 2,482 | 4.7% | -7.5 |
| Christopher Wellavize | Independent | 779 | 1.5% | -0.6 |
| Dickie Fletcher | Social Democratic Party | 222 | 0.4% | +0.3 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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