Rotherham
2010 Results:
Conservative: 6279 (16.74%)
Labour: 16741 (44.64%)
Liberal Democrat: 5994 (15.98%)
BNP: 3906 (10.41%)
UKIP: 2220 (5.92%)
Independent: 2366 (6.31%)
Majority: 10462 (27.9%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 18631 (56.3%)
Liberal Democrat: 5643 (17.1%)
Conservative: 4608 (13.9%)
Other: 4199 (12.7%)
Majority: 12988 (39.3%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 4966 (16.6%)
Labour: 15840 (52.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 5159 (17.2%)
BNP: 1986 (6.6%)
Green: 905 (3%)
UKIP: 1122 (3.7%)
Majority: 10681 (35.6%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 5682 (19.4%)
Labour: 18759 (63.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 3117 (10.6%)
UKIP: 730 (2.5%)
Green: 577 (2%)
Other: 489 (1.7%)
Majority: 13077 (44.5%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 5383 (14.3%)
Labour: 26852 (71.3%)
Liberal Democrat: 3919 (10.4%)
Referendum: 1132 (3%)
Other: 364 (1%)
Majority: 21469 (57%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Denis MacShane(Labour) (more information at They work for you)






2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 87580
Male: 48.7%
Female: 51.3%
Under 18: 25.3%
Over 60: 19.8%
Born outside UK: 4.3%
White: 93.4%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 5.4%
Mixed: 0.7%
Other: 0.3%
Christian: 73.6%
Muslim: 5.4%
Full time students: 2.3%
Graduates 16-74: 9.5%
No Qualifications 16-74: 40.1%
Owner-Occupied: 55.7%
Social Housing: 35.4% (Council: 30.6%, Housing Ass.: 4.8%)
Privately Rented: 4.8%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 5.6%