Rotherham local elections
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Rotherham local elections
One third of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 63 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.[1]
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Political control
| Party in control | Years |
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| Labour | 1973 - present |
Council elections
Rotherham Council election, 1998
Rotherham Council election, 1999
Rotherham Council election, 2000
Rotherham Council election, 2002
Rotherham Council election, 2003
Rotherham Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)[2]
Rotherham Council election, 2006
Rotherham Council election, 2007
Rotherham Council election, 2008
Rotherham Council election, 2010
By-election results
1993-1997
| Herringthorpe By-Election 20 March 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,015 | 90.7 | |||
| Conservative | 104 | 9.3 | |||
| Majority | 911 | 81.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,019 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1997-2001
| Aston, Orgreave & Ulley By-Election 31 July 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 894 | 70.8 | -12.7 | ||
| Independent | 213 | 16.9 | +16.9 | ||
| Conservative | 155 | 12.3 | +12.3 | ||
| Majority | 681 | 53.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,262 | 10.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Brampton, Melton and Wentworth By-Election 10 September 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 818 | 77.8 | |||
| Conservative | 233 | 22.2 | |||
| Majority | 585 | 55.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,051 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Greasbrough By-Election 2 December 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 774 | 81.7 | +13.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 94 | 9.9 | -7.9 | ||
| Conservative | 67 | 7.1 | -4.7 | ||
| Independent | 12 | 1.3 | -1.2 | ||
| Majority | 680 | 71.8 | |||
| Turnout | 947 | 13.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Aston, Orgreave & Ulley By-Election 21 September 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 759 | 48.0 | -8.7 | ||
| Conservative | 349 | 22.1 | +1.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 331 | 20.9 | +6.0 | ||
| Socialist | 107 | 6.8 | -1.0 | ||
| Democrat Party | 35 | 2.2 | +2.2 | ||
| Majority | 410 | 25.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,581 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2001-2005
| Thurcroft and Whiston By-Election 4 April 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Daniel Evans | 323 | 32.8 | -11.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 272 | 27.6 | +7.1 | ||
| Conservative | 196 | 19.9 | +7.6 | ||
| Independent | 193 | 19.6 | +19.6 | ||
| Majority | 51 | 5.2 | |||
| Turnout | 984 | 24.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Thurcroft and Whiston By-Election 18 July 2002[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 554 | 44.5 | -8.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 538 | 43.2 | +11.9 | ||
| Conservative | 102 | 8.2 | -7.9 | ||
| Independent | 51 | 4.1 | +4.1 | ||
| Majority | 16 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,245 | 15.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Herringthorpe By-Election 27 November 2003[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 575 | 64.0 | -6.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 100 | 11.1 | +1.7 | ||
| Conservative | 89 | 9.9 | -1.2 | ||
| Independent | 78 | 8.7 | +8.7 | ||
| Green | 57 | 6.3 | -3.1 | ||
| Majority | 475 | 52.9 | |||
| Turnout | 899 | 14.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2005-2009
| Rotherham West By-Election 26 October 2006[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Foden | 1,024 | 44.3 | +3.8 | |
| BNP | Marlene Guest | 606 | 26.2 | +26.2 | |
| Independent | Caven Vines | 538 | 23.2 | -15.0 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Middleton | 146 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| Majority | 418 | 18.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,314 | 26.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Valley By-Election 12 July 2007[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Simon Currie | 781 | 43.8 | -1.5 | |
| BNP | Carol Myers | 348 | 19.5 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | James Wilson | 308 | 17.3 | +17.3 | |
| Conservative | Connor Swift | 197 | 11.0 | -10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Eric Shaw | 150 | 8.4 | -7.4 | |
| Majority | 433 | 24.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,784 | 19.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Wickersley By-Election 28 August 2008[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Chris McMahon | 871 | 31.1 | -4.8 | |
| Conservative | Donald Ross | 824 | 29.5 | -9.4 | |
| BNP | Jon Round | 538 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
| UKIP | Tina Dowdall | 373 | 13.3 | -11.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Steven Scutt | 191 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| Majority | 47 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,797 | 30.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "More About Elections". Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/graphics/YourCouncil/Local+Democracy/Electoral+Services/_MoreAboutElections.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ "Rotherham council". BBC Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3744.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ "Boost for Labour in byelection". guardian.co.uk. 2002-07-19. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/jul/19/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ "Small byelection gain for Lib Dems". guardian.co.uk. 2003-11-28. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/nov/28/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ "Labour holds on to marginal council seats". guardian.co.uk. 2006-10-27. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2006/oct/27/localgovernment.politics. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/441F98D2-1C91-410F-AF50-E3C041B988F2/0/DeclarationofResults.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-08.[dead link]
- ^ "Wickersley ward: Declaration of result of poll". Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BA68D9A9-2D22-41EB-9A1A-65A535687B6F/0/NoticeofResults.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-06.[dead link]
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