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Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham

Coordinates: 53°25′51″N 1°21′17″W / 53.43083°N 1.35472°W / 53.43083; -1.35472
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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
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
 • Total
111 sq mi (287 km2)
 • Rank122nd
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
268,354
 • RankRanked 64th
 • Density2,400/sq mi (940/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[1]
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[1]
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ISO 3166-2GB-ROT
ONS code00CF (ONS)
E08000018 (GSS)
Websiterotherham.gov.uk

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".

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

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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

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Ethnicity

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Ethnic Group Year
1991 census[3][4] 2001 census[5] 2011 census[6] 2021 census[7]
Number % Number % Number % Number %
White: Total 246,637 98% 240,463 96.9% 240,758 93.6% 241,954 91%
White: British - - 238,095 95.9% 236,438 91.9% 234,613 88.3%
White: Irish 1,256 0.49% 1,063 776 655
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1] - - 126 227
White: Roma 699
White: Other - - 1,305 3,418 5,760
Asian or Asian British: Total 4,131 1.64% 5,833 2.4% 10,551 4.1% 14,176 5.3%
Asian or Asian British: Indian 489 497 961 1,312
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani 3,244 1.28% 4,704 7,609 10,001 3.8%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi 32 26 109 123
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2] 218 303 592 756
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian 148 303 1,280 1,984
Black or Black British: Total 394 0.15% 400 2,112 0.8% 3,016 1.1%
Black or Black British: Caribbean 144 180 283 336
Black or Black British: African 85 180 1,672 2,260
Black or Black British: Other Black 165 40 157 420
Mixed: Total - - 1,210 2,551 3,854
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean - - 352 787 1,183
Mixed: White and Black African - - 104 301 583
Mixed: White and Asian - - 488 865 1,300
Mixed: Other Mixed - - 266 598 788
Other: Total 475 0.18% 269 1,308 2,806
Other: Arab[note 3] - - 581 778
Other: Any other ethnic group 475 727 2,028
Total 251,637 100% 248,175 100% 257,280 100% 265,806 100%


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.[8] The Borough's religious makeup was 51.6% Christian, 42% No Religion, 5.3% Muslim, and has small Hindu and Sikh communities.[9]

Council elections

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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.

Year Labour UKIP Conservative Others BNP
2016 election[10] 48 14 0 1 0
2014 election[11] 50 10 2 1 0
2012 election[12] 58 0 4 1 0
2011 election[13] 54 0 7 1 1
2010 election[14] 50 0 10 2 1
2008 election[2] 50 0 10 1 2
2007 election[15] 54 0 7 2 0

Arms

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Coat of arms of Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
Notes
Granted 19 December 1977.[16]
Crest
On a wreath of colours a demi-horse Sable resting its dexter hoof upon a cogwheel Proper.
Escutcheon
Vert on a fess wavy between in chief a mitre between two Argent roses barbed and seeded Proper and in base a cogwheel Argent a bar wavy Sable.
Supporters
On the dexter a buck and on the sinister a griffin Or each charged upon the neck with a bar wavy Sable.
Motto
By Industry And Honour
Badge
Lozenge enclosed by horseshoe inverted Sable winged Or.

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Rotherham Local Authority (E08000018)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "KS006 - Ethnic group - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ "KS201EW (Ethnic group) - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ "TS021 - Ethnic group - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Rotherham (Metropolitan Borough, Yorkshire and The Humber, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Rotherham (Metropolitan Borough, Yorkshire and The Humber, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  10. ^ Election 2016 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  11. ^ Election 2014 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  12. ^ Election 2012 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  13. ^ Election 2011 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  14. ^ Election 2010 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  15. ^ Election 2007 | Rotherham Council, BBC News
  16. ^ "Armorial Bearings". WhatDoTheyKnow. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
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