Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham

Borough of Rotherham
Rotherham
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 () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	96.9% White 2.2% S.Asian
Politics
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
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 now 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 Kiveton Park Rural District.

Places

Settlements in the borough of Rotherham include:

Anston, Aston, Aughton:Bramley, Brampton, Brinsworth: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

External links

*Rotherhamweb
*Rotherham - The Unofficial Website
*Rovvrem Forums

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