# 2011 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2011 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect 21 members to the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It elected one-third of the council's 63 members to a four-year term. Labour held control of the council after the election.

## Results summary

2011 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 20 | 3 | 95.2 | 33 | 53 | 84.1 | 39,823 | 54.2 | 9.8 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 2 | 4.8 | 7 | 8 | 12.7 | 15,798 | 21.5 | 1.3 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10,065 | 13.7 | 1.3 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,604 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| | BNP | 0 | | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.2 | 2,647 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,100 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 211 | 0.3 | New |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 164 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | John Lilburne Democratic Party | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 128 | 0.2 | New |

## Ward results
### Anston and Woodsetts

Anston and Woodsetts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Dalton | 1,562 | 40.2 | 4.7 |
| | Conservative | Simon Edmundson | 965 | 24.8 | 9.8 |
| | Independent | Clive Jepson | 462 | 11.9 | New |
| | Independent | Stuart Thornton | 406 | 10.5 | New |
| | UKIP | Denise Hickson | 326 | 8.4 | 12.1 |
| | Green | Charles Foulstone | 164 | 4.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 15.4 | 5.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,885 | 43.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,910 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### Boston Castle

Boston Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Wootton* | 1,836 | 44.6 | 5.2 |
| | Conservative | Ashiq Hussain | 1,156 | 28.1 | 2.5 |
| | UKIP | Harry Woffenden | 606 | 14.7 | 6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Shaw | 303 | 7.4 | 10.2 |
| | TUSC | Chris Bingham | 211 | 5.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 680 | 16.5 | 2.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,112 | 44.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,347 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Brinsworth and Catcliffe

Brinsworth and Catcliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Roddison | 2,147 | 63.2 | 16.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Cooke | 668 | 19.7 | 1.1 |
| | BNP | Terry Fieldhouse | 581 | 17.1 | 18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,479 | 43.6 | 32.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,396 | 37.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,019 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.9 | |

### Dinnington

Dinnington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Havenhand* | 1,725 | 52.7 | 5.5 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Beighton | 761 | 23.2 | 7.4 |
| | Independent | David Smith | 465 | 14.2 | New |
| | UKIP | Martin Hickson | 324 | 9.9 | 12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 964 | 29.4 | 12.8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,275 | 35.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,299 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Hellaby

Hellaby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jennifer Andrews | 1,638 | 42.5 | 17.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian Cutts* | 1,550 | 40.2 | 6.5 |
| | UKIP | Douglas Fairfax | 664 | 17.2 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,852 | 42.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,153 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.9 | |

### Holderness

Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lyndsay Pitchley | 2,450 | 69.2 | 6.9 |
| | Conservative | Keith Hunter | 1,089 | 30.8 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,361 | 38.5 | 13.9 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,539 | 37.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,453 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.9 | |

### Hoober

Hoober :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Hamilton* | 1,948 | 60.4 | 2.1 |
| | UKIP | Michael Pallant | 572 | 17.7 | New |
| | Conservative | Brian Taylor | 549 | 17.0 | 20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Scutt | 155 | 4.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,376 | 42.7 | 17.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,224 | 36.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,962 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.9 | |

### Keppel

Keppel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Kaye* | 1,812 | 49.1 | 13.4 |
| | UKIP | David Cutts | 866 | 23.5 | New |
| | Conservative | Michael Robinson | 699 | 18.9 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Middleton | 314 | 8.5 | 11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 946 | 25.6 | 18.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,691 | 39.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,275 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Maltby

Maltby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Beaumont | 1,881 | 59.2 | 30.3 |
| | BNP | Michael Burke | 388 | 12.2 | 10.1 |
| | Independent | John Kirk | 370 | 11.6 | New |
| | Conservative | Derek Johnson | 322 | 10.1 | 2.0 |
| | Independent | Michael Conlon | 215 | 6.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,493 | 47.0 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,176 | 35.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,994 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 20.2 | |

### Rawmarsh

Rawmarsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Hamilton* | 1,911 | 60.6 | 3.9 |
| | UKIP | Matthew Nichols | 470 | 14.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Matthew Nichols | 446 | 14.1 | 21.4 |
| | BNP | William Baldwin | 327 | 10.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,441 | 45.7 | 16.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,154 | 33.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,461 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.4 | |

### Rother Vale

Rother Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Swift* | 1,884 | 61.3 | 2.8 |
| | Independent | David Ridgeway | 628 | 20.4 | New |
| | Conservative | Doris Hunter | 562 | 18.3 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,256 | 40.9 | 4.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,074 | 34.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,039 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.8 | |

### Rotherham East

Rotherham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Dodson* | 1,951 | 64.1 | 10.2 |
| | BNP | Matthew Stevenson | 369 | 12.1 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Ilyas | 328 | 10.8 | 9.2 |
| | Conservative | Christian Kramer | 269 | 8.8 | 3.8 |
| | John Lilburne Democratic Party | Barry Ross | 128 | 4.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,582 | 52.0 | 18.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,045 | 33.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,988 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.0 | |

### Rotherham West

Rotherham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Foden* | 2,130 | 61.9 | 16.6 |
| | UKIP | Caven Vines | 941 | 27.4 | 15.0 |
| | Conservative | Anne Middleton | 368 | 10.7 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,189 | 34.6 | 21.8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,439 | 37.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,204 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

### Silverwood

Silverwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Stone* | 1,700 | 48.2 | 12.4 |
| | UKIP | John Wilkinson | 1,079 | 30.6 | New |
| | Conservative | Stephen Jones | 750 | 21.3 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 17.6 | 10.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,529 | 37.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,502 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.1 | |

### Sitwell

Sitwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Gilding* | 1,899 | 43.3 | 7.8 |
| | Labour | Tajamal Khan | 1,545 | 35.3 | 10.2 |
| | UKIP | Valerie Wilkinson | 938 | 21.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 354 | 8.1 | 17.9 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,382 | 46.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,427 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.0 | |

### Swinton

Swinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Doyle* | 2,135 | 62.4 | 10.3 |
| | UKIP | Shaun O'Dell | 823 | 24.1 | 1.5 |
| | Conservative | Beryl Brown | 463 | 13.5 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,312 | 38.4 | 11.9 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,421 | 38.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,939 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Valley

Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Lakin* | 2,034 | 64.8 | 19.6 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Todd | 639 | 20.3 | 1.2 |
| | BNP | Jason Pearson | 468 | 14.9 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,395 | 44.4 | 20.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,141 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,978 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.4 | |

### Wales

Wales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dominic Beck | 2,089 | 54.3 | 29.0 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Shaw | 1,160 | 30.1 | 6.5 |
| | UKIP | Dennis Flynn | 600 | 15.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 929 | 24.1 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,849 | 44.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,613 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 17.8 | |

### Wath

Wath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Sangster | 2,080 | 59.1 | 4.9 |
| | UKIP | Brian Bailey | 917 | 26.0 | New |
| | Conservative | Linda Higgins | 524 | 14.9 | 21.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,163 | 33.0 | 5.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,521 | 38.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,135 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.5 | |

### Wickersley

Wickersley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Read | 1,717 | 44.8 | 4.7 |
| | Independent | Robert Foulds | 1,058 | 27.6 | New |
| | Conservative | Donald Ross | 596 | 15.6 | 17.5 |
| | UKIP | Tina Dowdall | 458 | 12.0 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | 17.1 | 10.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,829 | 41.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,205 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.5 | |

### Wingfield

Wingfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Sharman* | 1,648 | 54.8 | 4.6 |
| | BNP | Marlene Guest | 514 | 17.1 | 13.7 |
| | UKIP | Maureen Vines | 481 | 16.0 | New |
| | Conservative | Basil Hammond | 363 | 12.1 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,134 | 37.7 | 18.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,006 | 33.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,993 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.2 | |