Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency)
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 | |
County | South Yorkshire |
Electorate | 63,131 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Rotherham |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Sarah Champion (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Southern West Riding of Yorkshire |
Rotherham is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2012 by Sarah Champion, a member of 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. The majority has in every example been relatively large in this period, meaning that since that date the result has been a safe seat.
- Summary of 2012 By-Election
From the 1994 by-election [Denis MacShane]] represented it until he resigned on 5 November 2012[2] following revelations about his parliamentary expenses. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 29 November 2012 which was won by Sarah Champion for Labour. The result was unusual in three respects:
- Turnout was low for a by-election
- UKIP achieved a clear second place
- BNP achieved third place
- The Respect Party achieved fourth place
- The Conservative candidate finished 6th and the Liberal Democrat in 9th place
Boundaries
Rotherham constituency is one of three borough constituencies in the borough. The current boundary configuration was confirmed in 2005.[3] 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[4]
It borders Rother Valley, Sheffield South East, Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, Penistone and Stocksbridge, and Wentworth and Dearne.
Proposed changes
In the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which commenced in 2011, the Boundary Commission for England has proposed splitting the Rotherham seat into two new constituencies[5]
Rotherham and Sheffield East would be formed by attaching the Shiregreen and Brightside, and Darnall, electoral wards from Sheffield to five Rotherham wards[6]
Rotherham North would be formed by electoral wards in the north of Rotherham Borough, incorporating Wath-upon-Dearne, Rawmarsh, Greasbrough and Wickersley[7]
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.[8] 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 than the constituencies that share the borough.[9]
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.[10] 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.[10]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sarah Champion | 9,866 | 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 | ||
Conservative | Simon Wilson | 1,157 | 5.4 | −11.3 | |
English Democrat | David Wildgoose | 703 | 3.3 | ||
Independent | Simon Copley | 582 | 2.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Beckett | 451 | 2.1 | −13.9 | |
TUSC | Ralph Dyson | 261 | 1.2 | ||
Independent | Paul Dickson | 51 | 0.2 | ||
no description | Clint Bristow | 29 | 0.1 | ||
Majority | 5,218 | ||||
Turnout | 21,330 | 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 Democrats | Rebecca Taylor | 5,994 | 16.0 | −0.4 | |
BNP | Marlene Guest | 3,906 | 10.4 | +4.5 | |
Independent | Peter Thirlwall | 2,366 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
UKIP | Caven Vines | 2,220 | 5.9 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 10,462 | 27.9 | |||
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 Democrats | 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 | |||
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 Democrats | 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 | |||
Turnout | 29,354 | 50.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
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 Democrats | 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 Democrats | 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 Democrats | 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 | J. C. C. Stephens | 9,410 | 22.1 | ||
Liberal | Pete 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 | C. 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 | |
Turnout | 28,313 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian O'Malley | 25,874 | 64.6 | ||
Conservative | R. A. 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 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 O'Malley | 25,246 | 66.4 | ||
Conservative | E. 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 O'Malley | 27,402 | 69.7 | ||
Conservative | E. R. Cooke | 11,925 | 30.3 | ||
Majority | 15,477 | 39.4 | |||
Turnout | 68.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian O'Malley | 27,585 | 66.5 | ||
Conservative | J. M. Barrass | 13,907 | 33.5 | ||
Majority | 13,678 | 33.0 | |||
Turnout | 71.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian O'Malley | 22,411 | 69.2 | ||
Conservative | J. M. Barrass | 9,209 | 28.5 | ||
Independent | A. Fox | 742 | 2.3 | ||
Majority | 13,202 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Jones | 28,298 | 62.8 | ||
Conservative | R. Hall | 16,759 | 37.2 | ||
Majority | 11,539 | 25.6 | |||
Turnout | 78.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Jones | 27,423 | 63.3 | ||
Conservative | W. G. Blake | 15,882 | 36.7 | ||
Majority | 11,541 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 77.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Jones | 31,124 | 65.6 | ||
Conservative | W. G. Blake | 16,317 | 34.4 | ||
Majority | 14,807 | 31.2 | |||
Turnout | 84.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Jones | 31,211 | 64.4 | ||
Conservative | Richard Body | 14,744 | 30.5 | ||
Liberal | 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 | ||
National Liberal | E. H. Phillips | 12,420 | 25.8 | ||
Majority | 23,234 | 48.4 | |||
Turnout | 76.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Dobbie | 29,725 | 67.5 | ||
National Liberal | 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 | H. M. C. 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 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 Lindley | 26,937 | 60.4 | ||
Conservative | Herbert Paul Latham | 10,101 | 22.7 | ||
Liberal | R. Charlesworth | 7,534 | 16.9 | ||
Majority | 16,836 | 37.7 | |||
Turnout | 81.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Lindley | 18,860 | 54.6 | ||
Conservative | H. J. Temple | 15,712 | 45.4 | ||
Majority | 3,148 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 81.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Lindley | 16,893 | 53.9 | ||
Conservative | Frederic Arthur Kelley | 14,535 | 46.1 | ||
Majority | 2,448 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 75.3 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederic Arthur Kelley | 17,093 | 51.0 | ||
Labour | James Walker | 16,449 | 49.0 | ||
Majority | 644 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 81.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederic Arthur Kelley | 11,473 | 44.8 | ||
Labour | James Walker | 9,757 | 38.1 | ||
Liberal | Joseph Kenworthy | 3,805 | 14.9 | ||
National Democratic | E. S. Bardsley | 564 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 1,716 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 63.2 | ||||
Conservative gain from Lib-Lab | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Arthur Richardson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Lib-Lab gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Pease | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Pease | 9,385 | 67.5 | ||
Conservative | J. H. Dransfield | 4,511 | 32.5 | ||
Majority | 4,874 | 35.0 | |||
Turnout | 67.8 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Pease | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Wiliam Henry Holland | 12,225 | 72.4 | ||
Conservative | J. H. Dransfield | 4,667 | 27.6 | ||
Majority | 7,558 | 44.8 | |||
Turnout | 82.5 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Wiliam Henry Holland | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Wiliam 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Wiliam 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 |
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.
- ^ http://rnn.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/Press-Releases/Three-Hundreds-of-Chiltern-682c4.aspx
- ^ Proposals - Rotherham Boundary Commission for England
- ^ 2010 post-revision map Greater London and metropolitan areas of England
- ^ Proposals - West Yorkshire Boundary Commission for England
- ^ Map - Rotherham and Sheffield East Boundary Commission for England
- ^ Map - Rotherham North Boundary Commission for England
- ^ 2001 Census
- ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ^ a b 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
- ^ Statement of Persons Nominated
- ^ "UK > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Rotherham". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ [1]
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