Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
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| Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Ceremonial county: | South Yorkshire |
| Historic county: | Yorkshire (West Riding) |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 159th 286.54 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Rotherham |
| ONS code: | 00CF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 35th 253,200 884 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 96.9% White 2.2% S.Asian 0.3% Black |
| Politics | |
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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Kevin Barron, John Healey, Denis MacShane |
Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It is named for its main town, Rotherham. It is currently the safest Labour council in the country. Whilst other traditional strongholds nearby like Wakefield and Barnsley have seen something of a decline in Labour support, Rotherham has not experienced this; all but two seats were won by Labour in 2006.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the former county borough of Rotherham, with Maltby and Rawmarsh, Swinton and Wath upon Dearne urban districts along with Rotherham Rural District and Kiveton Park Rural District.
[edit] Places
Settlements in the borough of Rotherham include:
- Anston, Aston, Aughton
- Bramley, Brampton, Brinsworth
- Canklow, Catcliffe
- Dinnington
- Firbeck
- Gildingwells, Greasbrough
- Harthill, Hellaby, Herringthorpe
- Kimberworth, Kimberworth Park, Kiveton Park
- Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Letwell
- Maltby, Manvers, Morthen
- Parkgate
- Ravenfield, Rawmarsh, Ryecroft
- Swallownest, Swinton
- Templeborough, Thorpe Hesley, Thorpe Salvin, Thrybergh, Thurcroft, Todwick, Treeton
- Ulley
- Wales, Wath-upon-Dearne, Wentworth, West Melton, Whiston, Wickersley, Woodsetts
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| Metropolitan districts: | City of Sheffield • Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham • Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster • Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley |
| Cities/Towns: | Adwick le Street • Anston • Armthorpe • Askern • Aughton • Barnsley • Bawtry • Birdwell • Beighton • Bentley • Chapeltown • Conisbrough • Cudworth • Darfield • Darton • Dinnington • Dodworth • Doncaster • Finningley • Great Houghton • Grimethorpe • Harthill • Hatfield • Highlane • Hoyland Nether • Kirk Sandall • Maltby • Mexborough • Moorends • Mosborough • Norton • Oughtibridge • Penistone • Rawmarsh • Rossington • Rotherham • Royston • Scholes • Sheffield City Centre • Stainforth • Stocksbridge • Swinton • Thorne • Thorpe Hesley • Thurcroft • Thurnscoe • Tickhill • Todwick • Treeton • Wales • Wath upon Dearne • Wharncliffe Side • Wombwell • Woodsetts • Worsbrough See also: List of civil parishes in South Yorkshire |
Barnsley • Bradford • Calderdale • Craven • Doncaster • East Riding of Yorkshire • Hambleton • Harrogate • Hull • Kirklees • Leeds • North Lincolnshire • North East Lincolnshire • Richmondshire • Rotherham • Ryedale • Scarborough • Selby • Sheffield • Wakefield • York
Counties with multiple districts: North Yorkshire - South Yorkshire - West Yorkshire
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