Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham

The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It is named after its main settlement of Rotherham. The wider borough spans a larger area and covers the outlying towns of Maltby, Swinton, Wath-upon-Dearne, Dinnington. As well as the villages of Rawmarsh and Laughton. A large valley spans the entire borough and is referred to as the "Rother Valley".

For the town within the metropolitan borough, see Rotherham. For the council which governs this borough, see Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. For the local government district in East Sussex, see Rother District.

Borough of Rotherham
Metropolitan borough
Rotherham Town Hall, Rotherham is the largest settlement and the borough's administrative centre.
Rotherham Town Hall, Rotherham is the largest settlement and the borough's administrative centre.
Official logo of Borough of Rotherham
Coat of arms of the Borough Council
Nickname: 
The Heart of SY
Motto: 
Where everyone matters
Rotherham shown within South Yorkshire
Rotherham shown within South Yorkshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial countySouth Yorkshire
Founded1974
Admin. HQRotherham
Government
 • TypeRotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
 • Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive:Labour
 • MPs:Alexander Stafford (Con),
John Healey (Lab),
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Area
 • Total110.6 sq mi (286.5 km2)
 • Rank122nd
Population
 (2021)
 • Total266,183
 • RankRanked 64th
 • Density2,400/sq mi (930/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code00CF (ONS)
E08000018 (GSS)
Ethnicity91.9% White British
4.1% Asian
0.8% Black[1]
Websiterotherham.gov.uk

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the County Borough of Rotherham, with Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton and Wath-upon-Dearne urban districts along with Rotherham Rural District and Kiveton Park Rural District.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is one of the safest Labour councils in the United Kingdom, although the number of Labour council seats dropped from 92% to 79% in 2014 following the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal.[2]

Geography

Settlements in the borough of Rotherham include:

Anston, Aston, Aughton
Bramley, Brampton, Brampton-en-le-Morthen, Brinsworth, Brecks, Brookhouse, Broom
Canklow, Carr, Catcliffe, Clifton
Dinnington
East Dene, East Herringthorpe, Eastwood
Firbeck, Flanderwell
Gildingwells, Greasbrough
Harthill, Harley, Hellaby, Herringthorpe
Kimberworth, Kimberworth Park, Kiveton Park
Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Letwell
Maltby, Manvers, Masbrough, Moorgate, Morthen
Parkgate
Ravenfield, Rawmarsh, Ryecroft
Scholes, Slade Hooton, Stone Swallownest, Swinton, Sunnyside
Templeborough, Thorpe Hesley, Thorpe Salvin, Thrybergh, Thurcroft, Todwick, Treeton
Ulley
Wales, Wath-upon-Dearne, Waverley, Wellgate, Wentworth, West Melton, Whiston, Wickersley, Woodsetts

The borough borders City of Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, City of Doncaster, Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire and North East Derbyshire and Bolsover District in Derbyshire. The borough is also close to the cities of Sheffield, Doncaster, Lincoln, Hull, Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Nottingham, Manchester and Derby.

Demographics

Ethnicity
Ethnic Group 1991[3][4]
Number %
White: Total 246,637 98%
White: British - -
White: Irish 1,256 0.49%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1] - -
White: Other - -
Asian or Asian British: Total 4,131 1.64%
Asian or Asian British: Indian 489
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani 3,244 1.28%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi 32
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2] 218
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian 148
Black or Black British: Total 394 0.15%
Black or Black British: Caribbean 144
Black or Black British: African 85
Black or Black British: Other Black 165
Mixed: Total - -
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean - -
Mixed: White and Black African - -
Mixed: White and Asian - -
Mixed: Other Mixed - -
Other: Total 475 0.18%
Other: Arab[note 3] - -
Other: Any other ethnic group 475
Total 251,637 100%

Council elections
Main article: Rotherham local elections

The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham was founded in 1974, and Labour have been in control of the council since the first election.

YearLabourUKIPConservativeOthersBNP
2016 election[5]4814010
2014 election[6]5010210
2012 election[7]580410
2011 election[8]540711
2010 election[9]5001021
2008 election[2]5001012
2007 election[10]540720

See also

Notes
  1. New category created for the 2011 census
  2. In 2001, listed under the 'Chinese or other ethnic group' heading.
  3. New category created for the 2011 census

References
  1. "R2011 Census: KS201EW Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales". National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. "Election Results 2008, Rotherham council". BBC News. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  3. As UK Census data post 2001 is unavailable through the ONS website, it has been recommended to use archival census collection websites to obtain data. Data is taken from United Kingdom Casweb Data services of the United Kingdom 1991 Census on Ethnic Data for England. (Table 6)
  4. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys ; General Register Office for Scotland ; Registrar General for Northern Ireland (1997): 1991 Census aggregate data. UK Data Service (Edition: 1997). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-1991-1 This information is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence
  5. Election 2016 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  6. Election 2014 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  7. Election 2012 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  8. Election 2011 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  9. Election 2010 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  10. Election 2007 | Rotherham Council, BBC News

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