Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council elections
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 63 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.[1]
As part of the government's response to the Rotherham sexual abuses scandal, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles made an order under the Local Government Act 2000 to switch Rotherham council to holding all-out elections in 2016 and then every fourth year after (the boundaries were not changed).[2] Until then, Rotherham was elected 'in thirds' like other Metropolitan Boroughs, with a third of the council being elected in 3 years out of every 4-year cycle.
Council elections
[edit]- 1998 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 1999 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2000 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2002 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2003 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2004 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election (whole council elected after boundary changes)[3]
- 2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2007 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2008 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2010 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2011 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2012 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2014 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2015 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2016 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election (whole council elected due to change in electoral system)
- 2021 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election (new ward boundaries)[4]
- 2024 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
Results maps
[edit]-
2016 results map
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2021 results map
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2024 results map
By-election results
[edit]1994-1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,015 | 90.7 | |||
Conservative | 104 | 9.3 | |||
Majority | 911 | 81.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,019 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 894 | 70.8 | −12.7 | ||
Independent | 213 | 16.9 | +16.9 | ||
Conservative | 155 | 12.3 | +12.3 | ||
Majority | 681 | 53.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,262 | 10.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
1998-2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 818 | 77.8 | |||
Conservative | 233 | 22.2 | |||
Majority | 585 | 55.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,051 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 774 | 81.7 | +13.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 94 | 9.9 | −7.9 | ||
Conservative | 67 | 7.1 | −4.7 | ||
Independent | 12 | 1.3 | −1.2 | ||
Majority | 680 | 71.8 | |||
Turnout | 947 | 13.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 759 | 48.0 | −8.7 | ||
Conservative | 349 | 22.1 | +1.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 331 | 20.9 | +6.0 | ||
Socialist | 107 | 6.8 | −1.0 | ||
Democrat Party | 35 | 2.2 | +2.2 | ||
Majority | 410 | 25.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,581 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Daniel Evans | 323 | 32.8 | −11.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 272 | 27.6 | +7.1 | ||
Conservative | 196 | 19.9 | +7.6 | ||
Independent | 193 | 19.6 | +19.6 | ||
Majority | 51 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 984 | 24.0 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
2002-2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 554 | 44.5 | −8.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 538 | 43.2 | +11.9 | ||
Conservative | 102 | 8.2 | −7.9 | ||
Independent | 51 | 4.1 | +4.1 | ||
Majority | 16 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,245 | 15.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 575 | 64.0 | −6.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 100 | 11.1 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative | 89 | 9.9 | −1.2 | ||
Independent | 78 | 8.7 | +8.7 | ||
Green | 57 | 6.3 | −3.1 | ||
Majority | 475 | 52.9 | |||
Turnout | 899 | 14.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2006-2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Foden | 1,024 | 44.3 | +3.8 | |
BNP | Marlene Guest | 606 | 26.2 | +26.2 | |
Independent | Caven Vines | 538 | 23.2 | −15.0 | |
Conservative | Christopher Middleton | 146 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 418 | 18.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,314 | 26.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon Currie | 781 | 43.8 | −1.5 | |
BNP | Carol Myers | 348 | 19.5 | +2.0 | |
Independent | James Wilson | 308 | 17.3 | +17.3 | |
Conservative | Connor Swift | 197 | 11.0 | −10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eric Shaw | 150 | 8.4 | −7.4 | |
Majority | 433 | 24.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,784 | 19.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris McMahon | 871 | 31.1 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | Donald Ross | 824 | 29.5 | −9.4 | |
BNP | Jon Round | 538 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
UKIP | Tina Dowdall | 373 | 13.3 | −11.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steven Scutt | 191 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 47 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,797 | 30.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2010-2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UKIP | Caven Vines | 1,143 | 46.5 | ||
Labour | Lisa Marie Wright | 1,039 | 42.3 | ||
Conservative | Martyn Lawton Parker | 107 | 4.4 | ||
BNP | William George Baldwin | 80 | 3.3 | ||
TUSC | Andrew Tony Gray | 61 | 2.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Meharban | 28 | 1.1 | ||
Majority | 104 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,458 | 25.7 | |||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing |
2016-2021
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Vjestica | 670 | 36.1 | 3.9 | |
UKIP | Lee Hunter | 303 | 16.3 | 14.1 | |
Conservative | Christopher Middleton | 238 | 12.8 | 12.8 | |
Independent | David Smith | 232 | 12.5 | 12.8 | |
Independent | Jean Hart | 180 | 9.7 | 9.7 | |
Independent | Scott Steven | 81 | 4.4 | 4.4 | |
Green | Charles Foulstone | 78 | 4.2 | 7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Thornley | 75 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
Majority | 367 | 19.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,857 | ||||
Labour gain from UKIP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Adam Carter | 2,000 | 66.0 | 50.4 | |
Labour | Shabana Ahmed | 519 | 17.1 | 26.2 | |
UKIP | Steven Webster | 389 | 12.8 | 16.4 | |
Conservative | John Oliver | 91 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
Green | Rebecca Whyman | 30 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Majority | 1,481 | 48.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,029 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
The 50% vote increase for the Liberal Democrats marked the highest ever swing in their favour since the creation of the council.
2021-2024
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Drew Simon Tarmey | 1,016 | 38.6 | +11.1 | |
Conservative | Adrian John Knight | 686 | 26.1 | −1.8 | |
Labour | Simon Andrew Tweed | 533 | 20.3 | −0.1 | |
Independent | Clive Robert Jepson | 189 | 7.2 | −13.0 | |
Independent | Jonathan Charles Ireland | 118 | 4.5 | −10.2 | |
Green | Charles David Dowsing Foulstone | 63 | 2.4 | −7.9 | |
Yorkshire | Christopher Michael Whitwood | 20 | 0.8 | New | |
Rotherham Democratic Party | Allen Cowles | 6 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 330 | 12.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,634 | 28.02 | −10.41 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Paul Taylor | 645 | 50.8 | +22.8 | |
Conservative | Julia Helen Mitchell | 496 | 39.1 | +2.0 | |
Green | Louisa Kathryn Barker | 59 | 4.6 | New | |
Yorkshire | Jack Bannan | 35 | 2.8 | New | |
TUSC | Paul Marshall | 32 | 2.5 | New | |
Rotherham Democratic Party | Gavin Peter Shawcroft | 15 | 1.2 | −17.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Lambert | 14 | 1.1 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 149 | 11.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,299 | 19.94 | −7.22 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carole Ann Foster | 745 | 36.1 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Khoulod Ghanem | 445 | 21.6 | +12.7 | |
Independent | Sid Currie | 381 | 18.5 | New | |
Yorkshire | Peter Robert Key | 314 | 15.2 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Osman Suleman | 119 | 5.8 | −25.0 | |
Green | Paul Neville Martin | 59 | 2.9 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,067 | 19.94 | −8.44 | ||
Labour gain from Rotherham Democratic Party | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julz Hall | 1,064 | 42.7 | +6.5 | |
Labour | John Vjestica | 820 | 32.9 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matt Mears | 262 | 10.5 | +1.4 | |
Independent | Dave Smith | 196 | 7.9 | −11.3 | |
Reform UK | Tony Harrison | 61 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Green | Paul Martin | 59 | 2.4 | −7.7 | |
Yorkshire | Peter Key | 28 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 244 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,490 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nigel Harper | 810 | 64.6 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | Patricia Collins | 293 | 23.4 | −7.3 | |
Reform UK | Adam Wood | 58 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Yorkshire | Peter Key | 38 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Gelder | 30 | 2.4 | −4.1 | |
Green | Paul Martin | 25 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 517 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,254 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
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