2012 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Results of the 2012 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2012 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Labour Party gained five seats, and one was gained by an Independent. The British National Party lost both of the seats it was defending, and the Conservative Party only held one of its five seats, in Sitwell ward.

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Ward results

Anston & Woodsetts ward

Anston & Woodsetts
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clive Jepson1,24940.6N/A
Labour Darren Hughes1,15637.6+3.3
Conservative Doris Hunter42813.9−35.5
Green Charles Foulstone2407.8N/A
Majority 933.0
Turnout 3,07934.7
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Boston Castle ward

Boston Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mahroof Hussain MBE2,14158.2+15.3
UKIP Harry Woffenden65417.8+2.9
Conservative Christian Kramer49913.6−11.5
TUSC Christopher Bingham1895.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Meharban1343.6−13.5
Monster Raving Loony Omar Mehban641.7N/A
Majority 1,48740.4
Turnout 3,69639.5
Labour hold Swing

Brinsworth & Catcliffe ward

Brinsworth & Catcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shabana Ahmed1,61854.8+15.8
BNP Terry Fieldhouse87222.1−18.7
Conservative Michael Cook46115.6−4.6
Majority 74625.3
Turnout 2,97032.7
Labour gain from BNP Swing

Dinnington ward

Dinnington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Tweed1,38454.2+18.7
UKIP Denise Hickson45417.8+2.8
Independent David Smith41616.3N/A
Conservative Patricia Beighton40015.7−15.6
Majority 93036.4
Turnout 2,66228.2
Labour hold Swing

Hellaby ward

Hellaby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lauren Astbury1,25741.7+18.9
Conservative Richard Turner1,06435.3−20.0
UKIP Douglas Fairfax69122.9+1.0
Majority 1936.4
Turnout 3,03232.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Holderness ward

Hilda Jack stood in this ward as a Labour Party candidate in 2008.

Holderness
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Robinson1,52951.3+9.3
Independent Hilda Jack94230.2−11.8
Conservative Keith Hunter42114.1−11.4
Majority 58719.7
Turnout 2,90430.2
Labour hold Swing

Hoober ward

Hoober
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Roche1,53060.9+11.8
UKIP Michael Pallant64425.6+6.6
Conservative Brian Taylor33813.5−18.4
Majority 88635.3
Turnout 2,52827.7
Labour hold Swing

Keppel ward

Keppel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Clark1,81866.3+33.7
Liberal Democrats Janice Middleton46917.1−1.3
Conservative Michael Robinson45416.6−5.5
Majority 1,34949.2
Turnout 2,78730.3
Labour hold Swing

Maltby ward

Maltby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Godfrey1,28550.0+27.5
Independent Michael Conlon69927.2N/A
BNP William Blair43516.9−6.2
Conservative Richard Price1505.8−3.1
Majority 58622.8
Turnout 2,58028.8
Labour gain from BNP Swing

Rawmarsh ward

Rawmarsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glyn Whelbourn1,68559.1+8.4
BNP William Baldwin53118.6N/A
Conservative Beryl Brown32811.5−13.5
Majority 1,15440.5
Turnout 2,56726.8
Labour hold Swing

Rother Vale ward

Rother Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Lelliott1,50362.8+19.7
UKIP Gordon Brown58324.4−4.2
Conservative Andrew Frith30712.8−15.6
Majority 92038.4
Turnout 2,40626.4
Labour hold Swing

Rotherham East ward

Rotherham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Wallis1,52054.7+10.3
UKIP Maureen Vines38513.9−5.2
Conservative Mohammed Suleman36213.0−0.4
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Ilyas2077.5−15.6
Green Richard Penycate1716.2N/A
Independent Christopher Willis1324.8N/A
Majority 1,13540.9
Turnout 2,78830.7
Labour hold Swing

Rotherham West ward

In 2008, Caven Vines stood in this ward as an Independent candidate.

Rotheram West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathryn Sims1,82062.3+23.4
UKIP Caven Vines75825.9−4.4
Conservative Anne Middleton2127.3−4.9
Liberal Democrats Azeem Khan1334.6N/A
Majority 1,06236.3
Turnout 2,93331.3
Labour hold Swing

Silverwood ward

Silverwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gwendoline Russell1,39348.0+14.6
UKIP John Wilkinson1,14039.3+10.5
Conservative Peter Higgins37112.8−16.1
Majority 2538.7
Turnout 2,91630.5
Labour hold Swing

Sitwell ward

Sitwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Middleton1,47440.0−18.5
Labour Tajamal Khan1,19332.4+12.8
UKIP Valerie Wilkinson1,01927.6N/A
Majority 2817.6
Turnout 3,70539.3
Conservative hold Swing

Swinton ward

Swinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Wyatt1,88663.5+19.4
UKIP Shaun O'Dell85228.7−4.5
Conservative Stephen Jones2327.8−14.9
Majority 1,03434.8
Turnout 2,97733.3
Labour hold Swing

Valley ward

Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Currie1,66765.3+31.5
Conservative Brian Cutts49019.2−3.7
BNP Jason Pearson39515.5−12.5
Majority 1,17746.1
Turnout 2,57228.0
Labour hold Swing

Wales ward

Wales
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Watson1,83765.9+40.9
Conservative Valerie Todd95134.1−9.9
Majority 88631.8
Turnout 2,81832.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wath ward

Wath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Gosling1,80560.1+10.7
UKIP Brian Bailey93031.0+2.5
Conservative Linda Higgins2668.9−13.1
Majority 87529.2
Turnout 3,00832.4
Labour hold Swing

Wickersley ward

Wickersley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Hoddinott1,83356.2+20.2
UKIP Tina Dowdall83025.4+0.2
Conservative Martyn Parker60018.4−20.4
Majority 1,00330.7
Turnout 3,27135.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wingfield ward

Wingfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lindsay Johnston1,56462.0+26.8
BNP Marlene Guest72028.5−2.9
Conservative Kenneth Marshall2409.5−4.1
Majority 84433.4
Turnout 2,53627.9
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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