Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham

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Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
Rotherham
Geography
Status: Metropolitan borough
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Admin. County: South Yorkshire
Area:
  Total:		 Ranked 159th
286.54 km²
Admin. HQ: Rotherham
ONS code: 00CF
Demographics
Population:
  Total (2006 est.):
  Density:		 Ranked 37th
253,300
884 / km²
Ethnicity: 95.5% White
2.8% S.Asian
0.6% Black[1]
Politics
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/
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. Despite a swing against Labour in 2008, it is one of the safest Labour councils in the country and now their only safe council in Yorkshire.[2] Neighbouring councils Barnsley and Wakefield are also held by Labour but only by a majority of one in each case.[3]

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, Brecks
Canklow, Catcliffe
Dinnington
Firbeck
Gildingwells, Greasbrough
Harthill, Hellaby, Herringthorpe
Kimberworth, Kimberworth Park, Kiveton Park
Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Letwell
Maltby, Manvers, Masbrough, 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group (Percentages); Mid-2005 Population Estimates. National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
  2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/cf.stm
  3. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/cc.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/db.stm

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Coordinates: 53°25′51″N 1°21′17″W / 53.43083, -1.35472

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