Rotherham local elections
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One third of Rotherham Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Contents |
[edit] Political control
Labour 1973 - present
[edit] 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
Rotherham Council election 2006
Rotherham Council election 2007
[edit] By-election results
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Thurcroft and Whiston By-Election 4 April 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Rotherham West By-Election 26 October 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Foden | 1,024 | 44.3 | +3.8 | |
| British National Party | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Simon Currie | 781 | 43.8 | -1.5 | |
| British National Party | 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 | ||||
