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".
Borough of Rotherham | |
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 Rotherham Town Hall, Rotherham is the largest settlement and the borough's administrative centre. | |
 Coat of arms of the Borough Council | |
| Nickname: The Heart of SY | |
| Motto: Where everyone matters | |
 Rotherham shown within South Yorkshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Ceremonial county | South Yorkshire |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Admin. HQ | Rotherham |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Labour |
| • MPs: | Alexander Stafford (Con), John Healey (Lab), Sarah Champion (Lab) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 111 sq mi (287 km2) |
| • Rank | 122nd |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 268,354 |
| • Rank | Ranked 64th |
| • Density | 2,400/sq mi (940/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ONS code | 00CF (ONS) E08000018 (GSS) |
| Website | rotherham.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% |
As of 2021, the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham's population was enumerated at 265,807, and its ethnic makeup was 91% White, 5.3% Asian, 1.4% Mixed, 1.1% Black, 0.8% Other and 0.3% Arab.[5] The Borough's religious makeup was 51.6% Christian, 42% No Religion, 5.3% Muslim, and has small Hindu and Sikh communities.[6]
Council elections
The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham was founded in 1974, and Labour have been in control of the council since the first election.
| Year | Labour | UKIP | Conservative | Others | BNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 election[7] | 48 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 election[8] | 50 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 election[9] | 58 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 election[10] | 54 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 election[11] | 50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 election[2] | 50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 election[12] | 54 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |