Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 53°25′48″N 1°21′25″W / 53.430°N 1.357°W
Rotherham | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Rotherham in South Yorkshire. | |
Location of South Yorkshire within England. | |
County | South Yorkshire |
Electorate | 63,131 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Rotherham |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of parliament | Sarah Champion (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Southern West Riding of Yorkshire |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Rotherham is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2012 by Sarah Champion, a member of the Labour Party.[n 2]
History
This constituency was created in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
Rotherham has returned Labour MPs since 1933 following the earlier period before 1923 dominated by the Liberal and Conservative parties. In every example the majority has been relatively large in this period, meaning that since that date the result has been a safe seat.
Boundaries
Rotherham constituency is one of three borough constituencies in the borough. The current boundary configuration was confirmed in 2005.[2] It is formed with the Rotherham borough electoral wards:
- Boston Castle, Brinsworth and Catcliffe, Keppel, Rotherham East, Rotherham West, Valley, and Wingfield in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham[3]
It borders Rother Valley, Sheffield South East, Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, Penistone and Stocksbridge, and Wentworth and Dearne.
Constituency profile
The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of one local government district: a working population whose income is on average slightly below the national average and close to average reliance upon social housing.[4] At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood at 7% and 9.6% male unemployment of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, compared to the regional average of 4.7%. This was considerably higher also than the constituencies that share the borough.[5]
The borough contributing to the seat has a relatively high 26.6% of its population without a car compared to 20.1% in Bassetlaw and 30.3% in Sheffield. In terms of extremes of education 29.8% of the population in 2011 were without qualifications, contrasted with 17.4% with level 4 qualifications or above.
In terms of tenure 65.2% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage as at the 2011 census across the borough.[6] In the 10 years to the April 2011 Census the social rented sector saw a 4.9% reduction and the private rented sector a 5.3% increase; outright ownership saw a 3.8% increase.[6]
Members of Parliament
Elections
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Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sarah Champion | 19,860 | 52.5 | +7.9 | |
UKIP | Jane Collins | 11,414 | 30.2 | +24.3 | |
Conservative | Sebastian Lowe | 4,656 | 12.3 | −4.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Janice Middleton | 1,093 | 2.9 | −13.1 | |
TUSC | Pat McLaughlin | 409 | 1.1 | N/A | |
BNP | Adam Walker | 225 | 0.6 | −9.8 | |
English Democrat | Dean Walker | 166 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,446 | 22.3 | −5.6 | ||
Turnout | 37,823 | 59.4 | +0.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −8.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sarah Champion | 9,966 | 46.3 | +1.7 | |
UKIP | Jane Collins | 4,648 | 21.8 | +15.9 | |
BNP | Marlene Guest | 1,804 | 8.5 | −1.9 | |
Respect | Yvonne Ridley | 1,778 | 8.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Simon Wilson | 1,157 | 5.4 | −11.3 | |
English Democrat | David Wildgoose | 703 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Simon Copley | 582 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Beckett | 451 | 2.1 | −13.9 | |
TUSC | Ralph Dyson | 261 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Dickson | 51 | 0.2 | N/A | |
no description | Clint Bristow | 29 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,318 | 24.5 | -3.4 | ||
Turnout | 21,430 | 33.63 | -25.37 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −7.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis MacShane | 16,741 | 44.6 | −13.1 | |
Conservative | Jackie Whiteley | 6,279 | 16.7 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Rebecca Taylor | 5,994 | 16.0 | −0.4 | |
BNP | Marlene Guest | 3,906 | 10.4 | +4.5 | |
Independent | Peter Thirlwall | 2,366 | 6.3 | N/A | |
UKIP | Caven Vines | 2,220 | 5.9 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 10,462 | 27.9 | −7.7 | ||
Turnout | 37,506 | 59.0 | +4.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −8.3 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis MacShane | 15,840 | 52.8 | −11.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tim Gordon | 5,159 | 17.2 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Lee Rotherham | 4,966 | 16.6 | −2.8 | |
BNP | Marlene Guest | 1,986 | 6.6 | N/A | |
UKIP | David Cutts | 1,122 | 3.7 | +1.2 | |
Green | Dick Penycate | 905 | 3.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 10,681 | 35.6 | -8.9 | ||
Turnout | 29,978 | 55.1 | +4.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −8.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis MacShane | 18,759 | 63.9 | −7.4 | |
Conservative | Richard Powell | 5,682 | 19.4 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Charles Hall | 3,117 | 10.6 | +0.2 | |
UKIP | Peter Griffith | 730 | 2.5 | N/A | |
Green | Dick Penycate | 577 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Socialist Alliance | Freda Smith | 352 | 1.2 | N/A | |
John Lilburne Democratic Party | Geoffrey Bartholomew | 137 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,077 | 44.5 | −12.5 | ||
Turnout | 29,354 | 50.7 | −11.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.25 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis MacShane | 26,852 | 71.3 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Simon Gordon | 5,383 | 14.3 | −9.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | David B. Wildgoose | 3,919 | 10.4 | −1.9 | |
Referendum | Ray T. Hollebone | 1,132 | 3.0 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Andrew Neal | 364 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 21,469 | 57.0 | |||
Turnout | 37,650 | 62.9 | -8.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis MacShane | 14,912 | 55.6 | −8.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | David B. Wildgoose | 7,958 | 29.7 | +17.4 | |
Conservative | Nick Gibb | 2,649 | 9.9 | −13.8 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 1,114 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Keith Laycock | 173 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,954 | 25.9 | |||
Turnout | 26,806 | 43.7 | −28.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jimmy Boyce | 27,933 | 63.9 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Stephen J.D. Yorke | 10,372 | 23.7 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | David B. Wildgoose | 5,375 | 12.3 | −5.9 | |
Majority | 17,561 | 40.2 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 43,680 | 71.7 | +2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stanley Crowther | 25,422 | 59.7 | ||
Conservative | John Christopher Courteney Stephens | 9,410 | 22.1 | ||
Liberal | Peter James Bowler | 7,766 | 18.2 | ||
Majority | 16,012 | 37.6 | |||
Turnout | 69.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stanley Crowther | 22,236 | 54.3 | ||
Conservative | Chris Middleton | 10,527 | 25.7 | ||
Liberal | Pete Bowler | 8,192 | 20.0 | ||
Majority | 11,709 | 28.6 | |||
Turnout | 67.0 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stanley Crowther | 26,580 | 60.6 | ||
Conservative | D. Hinckley | 13,145 | 29.9 | ||
Liberal | I. House | 3,686 | 8.4 | ||
National Front | K. Davies | 490 | 1.1 | ||
Majority | 13,435 | 30.6 | |||
Turnout | 72.1 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stanley Crowther | 14,351 | 50.69 | -13.89 | |
Conservative | Douglas Hinckley | 9,824 | 34.70 | +12.64 | |
Liberal | Beth Graham | 2,214 | 7.82 | -5.53 | |
National Front | George Wright | 1,696 | 5.99 | N/A | |
World Grid Sunshine Room Party | Peter Bishop | 129 | 0.46 | N/A | |
English National | Robin Atkinson | 99 | 0.35 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,527 | 15.99 | |||
Turnout | 28,313 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Kevin O'Malley | 25,874 | 64.6 | ||
Conservative | Richard Hambro | 8,840 | 22.1 | ||
Liberal | V. Bottomley | 5,350 | 13.4 | ||
Majority | 17,034 | 42.5 | |||
Turnout | 65.5 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Kevin O'Malley | 27,088 | 60.0 | ||
Conservative | D. Lewis | 10,354 | 22.9 | ||
Liberal | J. Hughes | 7,726 | 17.1 | ||
Majority | 16,734 | 37.1 | |||
Turnout | 74.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Kevin O'Malley | 25,246 | 66.4 | ||
Conservative | Eric R. Cooke | 12,770 | 33.6 | ||
Majority | 12,476 | 32.8 | |||
Turnout | 62.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Kevin O'Malley | 27,402 | 69.7 | ||
Conservative | Eric R. Cooke | 11,925 | 30.3 | ||
Majority | 15,477 | 39.4 | |||
Turnout | 68.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Kevin O'Malley | 27,585 | 66.5 | ||
Conservative | John Michael Barrass | 13,907 | 33.5 | ||
Majority | 13,678 | 33.0 | |||
Turnout | 71.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Kevin O'Malley | 22,411 | 69.2 | ||
Conservative | John Michael Barrass | 9,209 | 28.5 | ||
Independent | Russell Ernest Eckley | 742 | 2.3 | ||
Majority | 13,202 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Henry Jones | 28,298 | 62.8 | ||
Conservative | Ronald Hall | 16,759 | 37.2 | ||
Majority | 11,539 | 25.6 | |||
Turnout | 78.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Henry Jones | 27,423 | 63.3 | ||
Conservative | William G. Blake | 15,882 | 36.7 | ||
Majority | 11,541 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 77.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Henry Jones | 31,124 | 65.6 | ||
Conservative | William G. Blake | 16,317 | 34.4 | ||
Majority | 14,807 | 31.2 | |||
Turnout | 84.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Henry Jones | 31,211 | 64.4 | ||
Conservative | Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body | 14,744 | 30.5 | ||
Liberal | Mrs. M. Foster | 2,458 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 16,467 | 33.9 | |||
Turnout | 87.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Dobbie | 35,654 | 74.2 | ||
Liberal National | E. H. Phillips | 12,420 | 25.8 | ||
Majority | 23,234 | 48.4 | |||
Turnout | 76.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Dobbie | 29,725 | 67.5 | ||
Liberal National | Thomas Worrall Casey | 14,298 | 32.5 | ||
Majority | 15,427 | 35.0 | |||
Turnout | 76.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Dobbie | 28,767 | 69.1 | ||
Conservative | Henry Maxence Cavendish Drummond Wolff | 12,893 | 30.9 | ||
Majority | 15,874 | 38.2 | |||
Turnout | 73.5 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Herbert | 23,596 | 50.8 | ||
Labour | Fred William Lindley | 22,834 | 49.2 | ||
Majority | 762 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 82.6 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred William Lindley | 26,937 | 60.4 | +5.8 | |
Unionist | Herbert Paul Latham | 10,101 | 22.7 | -26.7 | |
Liberal | Reeves Charlesworth | 7,534 | 16.9 | n/a | |
Majority | 16,836 | 37.7 | +28.5 | ||
Turnout | 81.4 | -0.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred William Lindley | 18,860 | 54.6 | ||
Unionist | Henry J Temple | 15,712 | 45.4 | ||
Majority | 3,148 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 81.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred William Lindley | 16,893 | 53.9 | +4.9 | |
Unionist | Frederic Arthur Kelley | 14,535 | 46.1 | -4.9 | |
Majority | 2,448 | 7.8 | 9.8 | ||
Turnout | 75.3 | -6.3 | |||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +4.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Frederic Arthur Kelley | 17,093 | 51.0 | ||
Labour | James Walker | 16,449 | 49.0 | ||
Majority | 644 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 81.6 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Frederic Arthur Kelley | 11,473 | 44.8 | ||
Labour | James Walker | 9,757 | 38.1 | ||
Liberal | Joseph Montague Kenworthy | 3,805 | 14.9 | ||
National Democratic | Edmund Smith Bardsley | 564 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 1,716 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 63.2 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Richardson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Albert Pease | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Albert Pease | 9,385 | 67.5 | ||
Conservative | James Harrop Dransfield | 4,511 | 32.5 | ||
Majority | 4,874 | 35.0 | |||
Turnout | 67.8 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Albert Pease | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Henry Holland | 12,225 | 72.4 | ||
Conservative | James Harrop Dransfield | 4,667 | 27.6 | ||
Majority | 7,558 | 44.8 | |||
Turnout | 82.5 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Henry Holland | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Henry Holland | 6,926 | 58.0 | ||
Conservative | R. H. V. Wragge | 5,021 | 42.0 | ||
Majority | 1,905 | 16.0 | |||
Turnout | 78.0 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1890s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Henry Holland | 6,671 | 58.6 | ||
Conservative | R. H. V. Wragge | 4,714 | 41.4 | ||
Majority | 1,957 | 17.2 | |||
Turnout | 77.1 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland | 6,567 | 69.8 | ||
Liberal Unionist | G. S. Foljambe | 2,839 | 30.2 | ||
Majority | 3,728 | 39.6 | |||
Turnout | 69.4 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland | 5,155 | 71.3 | ||
Liberal Unionist | Francis John Savile Foljambe | 2,070 | 28.7 | ||
Majority | 3,085 | 42.6 | |||
Turnout | 67.3 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland | 6,301 | 73.6 | ||
Conservative | W. W. Hoole | 2,258 | 26.4 | ||
Majority | 4,043 | 47.2 | |||
Turnout | 79.8 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Proposals - Rotherham Boundary Commission for England
- ↑ 2010 post-revision map Greater London and metropolitan areas of England
- ↑ 2001 Census
- ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- 1 2 2011 census interactive maps
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
- ↑ Robert Winnett (14 October 2010). "Denis MacShane reported to police over expenses claims". Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ↑ Expenses probe into MP by Scotland Yard | News
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Rotherham". BBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "UK > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Rotherham". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑
Sources
- BBC News, Election 2005
- BBC News, Vote 2001
- Guardian Unlimited Politics
- http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ (Election results from 1951 to the present)
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 - 1970