Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham

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.

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
Metropolitan borough
From left to right Top: The Town Hall and Spire of the Minster in Rotherham Upper: Rotherham townscape and Dinnington town skyline Lower: Wath upon Dearne town centre and St Margaret Church in Swinton Bottom: Countryside looking towards South Anston and Rawmarsh village 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:	Jake Richards (Lab), 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) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 91% White 5.3% Asian 1.4% Mixed 1.1% Black 1.1% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 49% Christianity 39.8% no religion 5.2% not stated 5.1% Islam 0.4% other 0.3% Hinduism 0.2% % Buddhism 0.2% Sikhism 0.1% Judaism
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ISO 3166-2	GB-ROT
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	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

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

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

• Listed buildings in Rotherham

Notes

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