Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham

The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It is named after its largest town, Rotherham, but also spans the outlying towns of Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton, Wath-upon-Dearne, and also Dinnington and Laughton as well as a suburban and rural element composed of hills, escarpments and broad valleys.

For the town within the metropolitan borough, see Rotherham. For the council which governs this borough, see Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. For the local government district in East Sussex, see Rother District.

Borough of Rotherham
Metropolitan borough
Former Rotherham Council Offices (left) in central Rotherham
Coat of arms of the Borough Council
Nickname(s): 
The Heart of SY
Motto(s): 
Where everyone matters
Rotherham shown within South Yorkshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial countySouth Yorkshire
Founded1974
Admin. HQRotherham
Government
 • TypeRotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
 • Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive:Labour
 • MPs:Alexander Stafford (Con),
John Healey (Lab),
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Area
 • Total110.6 sq mi (286.5 km2)
Area rank136th
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total265,411
 • RankRanked 58th
 • Density2,400/sq mi (930/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code00CF (ONS)
E08000018 (GSS)
Ethnicity91.9% White British
4.1% Asian
0.8% Black[1]
Websiterotherham.gov.uk

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the County Borough of Rotherham, with Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton and Wath-upon-Dearne urban districts along with Rotherham Rural District and Kiveton Park Rural District.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is one of the safest Labour councils in the United Kingdom, although the number of Labour council seats dropped from 92% to 79% in 2014 following the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal.[2]

Geography

Settlements in the borough of Rotherham include:

Anston, Aston, Aughton
Bramley, Brampton, Brinsworth, Brecks, Broom
Canklow, Carr, Catcliffe, Clifton
Dinnington
East Dene, East Herringthorpe, Eastwood
Firbeck, Flanderwell
Gildingwells, Greasbrough
Harthill, Hellaby, Herringthorpe
Kimberworth, Kimberworth Park, Kiveton Park
Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Letwell
Maltby, Manvers, Masbrough, Moorgate, Morthen
Parkgate
Ravenfield, Rawmarsh, Ryecroft
Swallownest, Swinton, Sunnyside
Templeborough, Thorpe Hesley, Thorpe Salvin, Thrybergh, Thurcroft, Todwick, Treeton
Ulley
Wales, Wath-upon-Dearne, Waverley, Wellgate, Wentworth, West Melton, Whiston, Wickersley, Woodsetts

Council elections

The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham was founded in 1974, and Labour have been in control of the council since the first election.

YearLabourUKIPConservativeOthersBNP
2016 election[3]4814010
2014 election[4]5010210
2012 election[5]580410
2011 election[6]540711
2010 election[7]5001021
2008 election[2]5001012
2007 election[8]540720

References
  1. "R2011 Census: KS201EW Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales". National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. "Election Results 2008, Rotherham council". BBC News. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  3. Election 2016 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  4. Election 2014 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  5. Election 2012 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  6. Election 2011 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  7. Election 2010 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  8. Election 2007 | Rotherham Council, BBC News

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