Rotherham

  • Council Control: Lab
  • Conservatives 15
  • Labour 34
  • Liberal Democrats 4
  • Green 0
  • Other 6

Independents 4, Independent Conservative 2. South Yorkshire industrial town based on the iron and steel industry but now attracting high technology manufacturing. Includes the Dearne Valley and some ex-mining areas. The council's failures to protect children from sexual exploitation led to it being taken over by Commissioners in 2014.

Labour held Kilnhurst and Swinton East at a byelection on 2 November.

Next local elections
2025

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
Metrop

Address
Walker Place, Rotherham S65 1UF

Phone
01709 382121

Website
http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£2126.09