Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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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]

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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

Results maps

By-election results

1994-1998

Herringthorpe By-Election 20 March 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,01590.7
Conservative 1049.3
Majority91181.4
Turnout 1,019
Labour hold Swing
Aston, Orgreave & Ulley By-Election 31 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 89470.8−12.7
Independent 21316.9+16.9
Conservative 15512.3+12.3
Majority68153.9
Turnout 1,26210.8
Labour hold Swing

1998-2002

Brampton, Melton and Wentworth By-Election 10 September 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 81877.8
Conservative 23322.2
Majority58555.6
Turnout 1,051
Labour hold Swing
Greasbrough By-Election 2 December 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 77481.7+13.9
Liberal Democrats 949.9−7.9
Conservative 677.1−4.7
Independent 121.3−1.2
Majority68071.8
Turnout 94713.5
Labour hold Swing
Aston, Orgreave & Ulley By-Election 21 September 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 75948.0−8.7
Conservative 34922.1+1.5
Liberal Democrats 33120.9+6.0
Socialist1076.8−1.0
Democrat Party352.2+2.2
Majority41025.9
Turnout 1,581
Labour hold Swing
Thurcroft and Whiston By-Election 4 April 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniel Evans32332.8−11.3
Liberal Democrats 27227.6+7.1
Conservative 19619.9+7.6
Independent 19319.6+19.6
Majority515.2
Turnout 98424.0
Labour gain from Independent Swing

2002-2006

Thurcroft and Whiston By-Election 18 July 2002 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 55444.5−8.1
Liberal Democrats 53843.2+11.9
Conservative 1028.2−7.9
Independent 514.1+4.1
Majority161.3
Turnout 1,24515.7
Labour hold Swing
Herringthorpe By-Election 27 November 2003 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 57564.0−6.1
Liberal Democrats 10011.1+1.7
Conservative 899.9−1.2
Independent 788.7+8.7
Green 576.3−3.1
Majority47552.9
Turnout 89914.8
Labour hold Swing

2006-2010

Rotherham West By-Election 26 October 2006 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Foden1,02444.3+3.8
BNP Marlene Guest60626.2+26.2
Independent Caven Vines53823.2−15.0
Conservative Christopher Middleton1466.3+6.3
Majority41818.1
Turnout 2,31426.3
Labour hold Swing
Valley By-Election 12 July 2007 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Currie78143.8−1.5
BNP Carol Myers34819.5+2.0
Independent James Wilson30817.3+17.3
Conservative Connor Swift19711.0−10.4
Liberal Democrats Eric Shaw1508.4−7.4
Majority43324.3
Turnout 1,78419.5
Labour hold Swing
Wickersley By-Election 28 August 2008 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris McMahon87131.1−4.8
Conservative Donald Ross82429.5−9.4
BNP Jon Round53819.2+19.2
UKIP Tina Dowdall37313.3−11.9
Liberal Democrats Steven Scutt1916.8+6.8
Majority471.6
Turnout 2,79730.0
Labour hold Swing

2010-2014

Rawmarsh By-Election 16 May 2013 [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Caven Vines1,14346.5
Labour Lisa Marie Wright1,03942.3
Conservative Martyn Lawton Parker1074.4
BNP William George Baldwin803.3
TUSC Andrew Tony Gray612.5
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Meharban281.1
Majority1044.2
Turnout 2,45825.7
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

2016-2021

Dinnington by-election 2 February 2017 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Vjestica 670 36.1 Decrease2.svg3.9
UKIP Lee Hunter30316.3Decrease2.svg14.1
Conservative Christopher Middleton23812.8Increase2.svg12.8
Independent David Smith23212.5Decrease2.svg12.8
Independent Jean Hart1809.7Increase2.svg9.7
Independent Scott Steven814.4Increase2.svg4.4
Green Charles Foulstone784.2Decrease2.svg7.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Thornley754.0Increase2.svg4.0
Majority36719.8
Turnout 1,857
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Brinsworth and Catcliffe by-election 2 February 2017 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adam Carter 2,000 66.0 Increase2.svg50.4
Labour Shabana Ahmed51917.1Decrease2.svg26.2
UKIP Steven Webster38912.8Decrease2.svg16.4
Conservative John Oliver913.0Increase2.svg3.0
Green Rebecca Whyman301.0Increase2.svg1.0
Majority1,48148.9
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

Anston and Woodsetts by-election 9 December 2021 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Drew Simon Tarmey 1,016 38.6 +11.1
Conservative Adrian John Knight68626.1−1.8
Labour Simon Andrew Tweed53320.3−0.1
Independent Clive Robert Jepson1897.2−13.0
Independent Jonathan Charles Ireland1184.5−10.2
Green Charles David Dowsing Foulstone632.4−7.9
Yorkshire Christopher Michael Whitwood200.8New
Rotherham Democratic PartyAllen Cowles60.2New
Majority33012.5N/A
Turnout 2,63428.02−10.41
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Aughton and Swallownest by-election 9 December 2021 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Paul Taylor 645 50.8 +22.8
Conservative Julia Helen Mitchell49639.1+2.0
Green Louisa Kathryn Barker594.6New
Yorkshire Jack Bannan352.8New
TUSC Paul Marshall322.5New
Rotherham Democratic PartyGavin Peter Shawcroft151.2−17.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Lambert141.1−4.9
Majority14911.7N/A
Turnout 1,29919.94−7.22
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Keppel by-election 27 January 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carole Ann Foster 745 36.1 +10.8
Liberal Democrats Khoulod Ghanem44521.6+12.7
Independent Sid Currie38118.5New
Yorkshire Peter Robert Key31415.2+0.2
Conservative Mohammed Osman Suleman1195.8−25.0
Green Paul Neville Martin592.9New
Majority
Turnout 2,06719.94−8.44
Labour gain from Rotherham Democratic Party Swing
Dinnington by-election 13 July 2023 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julz Hall 1,064 42.7 +6.5
Labour John Vjestica82032.9+7.4
Liberal Democrats Matt Mears26210.5+1.4
Independent Dave Smith1967.9−11.3
Reform UK Tony Harrison612.4+2.4
Green Paul Martin592.4−7.7
Yorkshire Peter Key281.1+1.1
Majority2449.8
Turnout 2,490
Conservative hold Swing
Kilnhurst and Swinton East by-election 2 November 2023 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Harper 810 64.6 +7.1
Conservative Patricia Collins29323.4−7.3
Reform UK Adam Wood584.6+4.6
Yorkshire Peter Key383.0+3.0
Liberal Democrats John Gelder302.4−4.1
Green Paul Martin252.0+2.0
Majority51741.2
Turnout 1,254
Labour hold Swing

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