# 2015 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

The by-thirds 2015 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on Thursday 7 May 2015, to elect approximately one third of the members of the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in England as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections held on the same day as the general election. All seats contested at this election were last contested in 2011, and of these, 20 were held by Labour Party councillors.
Following the premature resignation of former Cabinet member Cllr. Mahroof Hussain (L) elected in Boston Castle at a more recent election, his seat (for the Boston Castle ward) was also contested in the 2015 election. As the election is held by thirds, a Labour Party majority would fall if the party failed to win more than 2 of the 22 seats that were up for election in 2015.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Election Result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 19 | 2 | 86.4 | 44.3 | 54,638 | 3.4 |
| UKIP | 3 | 3 | 13.6 | 35.3 | 43,569 | 9.0 |
| Conservative | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 15.3 | 18,848 | 5.8 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2,571 | 0.7 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2,079 | 1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1,194 | 0.8 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 492 | 0.2 |

## Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 50 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Labour | UKIP | C | I |
After the election the composition of the council is:
| 48 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | UKIP | C | I |
C - Conservative Party I - Independent

## Summary

Affiliation and year of election of Councillors before election :
| Party | Party | Year of election | Year of election | Year of election | Total | Total |
| Party | Party | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | Total | Total |
| | Labour | 20 | 19 | 11 | 50 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| | Independent (Clive Jepson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Result of election :
| Party | Party | | | Change | After |
| Party | Party | Not up | Won | ± | 2015 Council make-up |
| | Labour | 29 | 19 | -2 | 48 |
| | UKIP | 10 | 3 | +3 | 13 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | ±0 | 1 |
The governing group of councillors, holding a majority of 16, remained councillors of the Labour Party, with two fewer members within this group (now standing at 48 councillors) and one fewer within the smaller local party opposition group of councillors (Conservatives) as these three seats fell to UKIP affiliated candidates, bringing the official opposition group to 13 councillors. An Independent and a Conservative, who complete the Council Chamber, seek re-election in 2016.

## Election result

Rotherham Council Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Seats ± | Votes | Votes % | Next Council |
| Labour | 21 | 11 | – 8 | 27,793 | 43.40% | 50 |
| UKIP | 21 | 10 | + 10 | 26,158 | 40.84% | 10 |
| Conservative | 15 | 0 | – 2 | 6,482 | 10.12% | 2 |
| Independents | 4 | 0 | unch. | 1,886 | 2.94% | 0 |
| Green | 2 | 0 | unch. | 487 | 0.76% | 0 |
| Respect | 2 | 0 | unch. | 484 | 0.76% | 0 |
| TUSC | 3 | 0 | unch. | 395 | 0.62% | 0 |
| PNP | 1 | 0 | unch. | 223 | 0.35% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | unch. | 136 | 0.21% | 0 |
| Total | 70 | 21 | — | 64,044 | 100% | 63 |
| Rejected ballots | | | | 508 | 0.79% |

## Candidates in each ward

| Ward | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Ward | Labour | UKIP | Conservative | Other | Incumbent |
| 1. Anston and Woodsetts | Robert Taylor | Bernard Froggatt | Nichola Richardson | David Foulstone (Green) John Ireland (Ind.) | Dalton |
| 2. Boston Castle (two seats) | Saghir Alam | Lisa Raby | Christian Kramer | Mohammed Ilyas (LibDem) Bingham Christopher (TUSAC) | Wooton |
| 2. Boston Castle (two seats) | Taiba Yaseen | Peter Short | Christian Kramer | Mohammed Ilyas (LibDem) Bingham Christopher (TUSAC) | Hussain (resigned) |
| 3. Brinsworth and Catcliffe | Andy Roddison | Ian Saunderson | Omar Mehban | | Roddison |
| 4. Dinnington | Jeanette Mallinder | Shaun Grice | Peter Higgins | Wendy Hamilton (Green) Dave Smith (Ind.) | Havenhand |
| 5. Hellaby | Jenny Andrews | Richard Fleming | Anne Middleton | Shaun Barratt (Ind.) | Andrews |
| 6. Holderness | Lyndsay Pitchley | John Jenkins | Michael Naughton | Helen Greer-Waring (Green) Michael Senior (Ind.) | Pitchley |
| 7. Hoober | Jane Hamilton | Sandra Horridge | Brian Taylor | Steven Scutt (LibDem) | Hamilton |
| 8. Keppel | Barry Kaye | Paul Hague | Kenneth Marshall | Neil Adshead (TUSAC) Janice Middleton (LibDem) | Kaye |
| 9. Maltby | Christine Beaumont | Roger Jarvis | Jane Salt | Michael Conlon (Ind.) | Beaumont |
| 10. Rawmarsh | Simon Evans | Alan Napper | Jo Taylor | | Hamilton |
| 11. Rother Vale | Darren Hughes | Robert Webster | William Salt | | Swift |
| 12. Rotherham East | Tajamal Khan | Leah Webster | Marilyn Marshall | Richard Penycate (Green) | Dodson |
| 13. Rotherham West | Ian Jones | Steve Webster | Ruth Highfield | | Foden |
| 14. Silverwood | Jon Rosling | Melissa Owen | Denise Hall | | Stone |
| 15. Sitwell | Haroon Rashid | Julie Turner | Alex Walker | | Gilding |
| 16. Swinton | Eve Rose | Darren Corbett | Stephen Jones | | Doyle |
| 17. Valley | Dave Pickering | Brian Cutts | Anthony Kavanagh | | Lakin |
| 18. Wales | Dominic Beck | Dennis Flynn | John Cox | Paul Martin (Green) | Beck |
| 19. Wath | Jayne Elliott | Brian Bailey | Lissa Higgins | Ann Roche (Green) Keith Roper (Ind.) | Sangster |
| 20. Wickersley | Chris Read | Les Hince | Thomas Angel | | Read |
| 21. Wingfield | Richard Price | Rob Elliott | Ben Waters | | Sharman |
| Total | 19 seats (–2) | 3 seats (+3) | 0 seat (–1) | | |

## Results by Ward

In these results an asterisk indicates incumbent in the Ward, and Bold names highlight winning candidate.

### Anston and Woodsetts

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Anston and Woodsetts Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Taylor | 1,873 | 31.7 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Froggatt | 1,819 | 30.8 |
| | Conservative | Nichola Richardson | 1,303 | 22.1 |
| | Independent | John Ireland | 523 | 8.9 |
| | Green | David Foulstone | 391 | 6.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,935 | 66.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,922 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 0.9 |

### Boston Castle

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Boston Castle Ward 2015 (two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Saghir Alam | 2,703 | |
| | Labour | Taiba Yaseen | 2,273 | |
| | UKIP | Peter Short | 1,733 | |
| | UKIP | Lisa Raby | 1,704 | |
| | Conservative | Christian Kramer | 909 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Ilyas | 448 | |
| | TUSC | Bingham Christophe | 336 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,826 | 61.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,486 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Brinsworth and Catcliffe

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Brinsworth and Catcliffe Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andy Roddison* | 2,744 | 47.8 |
| | UKIP | Ian Saunderson | 2,318 | 40.3 |
| | Conservative | Omar Mehban | 684 | 11.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,770 | 61.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,444 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 426 | 7.5 |

### Dinnington

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Dinnington Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jeanette Mallinder | 2,037 | 35.4 |
| | UKIP | Shaun Grice | 1,746 | 30.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Higgins | 1,106 | 19.2 |
| | Independent | Dave Smith | 515 | 8.9 |
| | Green | Wendy Hamilton | 351 | 6.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,785 | 58.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,850 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 5.1 |

### Hellaby

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Hellaby Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Richard Fleming | 2,317 | 37.1 |
| | Labour | Jenny Andrews* | 2,199 | 35.3 |
| | Conservative | Anne Middleton | 1,418 | 22.7 |
| | Independent | Shaun Barratt | 303 | 4.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,273 | 66.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,469 | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 1.8 |

### Holderness

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Holderness Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lyndsay Pitchley* | 2,570 | 42.0 |
| | UKIP | John Jenkins | 1,978 | 32.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael Naughton | 1,049 | 17.1 |
| | Green | Helen Greer-Waring | 266 | 4.3 |
| | Independent | Michael Senior | 257 | 4.2 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,156 | 63.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,663 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 9.7 |

### Hoober

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Hoober Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane Hamilton* | 2,751 | 49.4 |
| | UKIP | Sandra Horridge | 1,642 | 29.5 |
| | Conservative | Brian Taylor | 860 | 15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Scutt | 320 | 5.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,603 | 57.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,731 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,109 | 19.9 |

### Keppel

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Keppel Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Paul Hague | 2,487 | 41.3 |
| | Labour | Barry Kaye* | 2,143 | 35.6 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Marshall | 816 | 13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Middleton | 426 | 7.1 |
| | TUSC | Neil Adshead | 156 | 2.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,058 | 65.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,274 | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 5.7 |

### Maltby

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Maltby Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christine Beaumont* | 2,298 | 46.6 |
| | UKIP | Roger Jarvis | 1,658 | 33.6 |
| | Independent | Michael Conlon | 547 | 11.1 |
| | Conservative | Jane Salt | 432 | 8.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,956 | 55.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,886 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 | 13.0 |

### Rawmarsh

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Rawmarsh Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Evans | 2,702 | 51.9 |
| | UKIP | Alan Napper | 1,959 | 37.6 |
| | Conservative | Jo Taylor | 548 | 10.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,242 | 54.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,611 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 743 | 14.3 |

### Rother Vale

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Rother Vale Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Darren Hughes | 2,529 | 44.7 |
| | UKIP | Robert Webster | 2,014 | 35.6 |
| | Conservative | William Salt | 1,112 | 19.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,713 | 59.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,537 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 9.1 |

### Rotherham East

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Rotherham East Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tajamal Khan | 2,527 | 53.2 |
| | UKIP | Leah Webster | 1,625 | 34.2 |
| | Green | Richard Penycate | 314 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Marshall | 287 | 6.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,788 | 52.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,108 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 902 | 19.0 |

### Rotherham West

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Rotherham West Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Jones | 2,873 | 53.1 |
| | UKIP | Steve Webster | 1,964 | 36.3 |
| | Conservative | Ruth Highfield | 572 | 10.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,442 | 56.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,572 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 909 | 16.8 |

### Silverwood

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Silverwood Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jon Rosling | 2,527 | 44.5 |
| | UKIP | Melissa Owen | 2,251 | 39.6 |
| | Conservative | Denise Hall | 902 | 15.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,713 | 59.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,554 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 4.9 |

### Sitwell

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Sitwell Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Julie Turner | 2,716 | 41.7 |
| | Labour | Haroon Rashid | 2,056 | 31.6 |
| | Conservative | Adam Walker | 1,742 | 26.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,572 | 69.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,509 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 10.1 |

### Swinton

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Swinton Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Eve Rose | 3,005 | 53.5 |
| | UKIP | Darren Corbett | 1,917 | 34.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Jones | 697 | 12.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,646 | 61.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,230 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,088 | 19.4 |

### Valley

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Valley Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dave Pickering | 2,566 | 48.8 |
| | UKIP | Brian Cutts | 2,066 | 39.3 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kavanagh | 623 | 11.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,300 | 56.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,422 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 | 9.5 |

### Wales

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Wales Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dominic Beck* | 2,531 | 42.1 |
| | Conservative | John Cox | 1,615 | 26.8 |
| | UKIP | Dennis Flynn | 1,533 | 25.5 |
| | Green | Paul Martin | 337 | 5.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,852 | 66.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,789 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 916 | 15.3 |

### Wath

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Wath Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jayne Elliott | 2,834 | 46.0 |
| | UKIP | Brian Bailey | 1,733 | 28.1 |
| | Conservative | Lissa Higgins | 750 | 12.2 |
| | Independent | Keith Roper | 426 | 6.9 |
| | Green | Ann Roche | 420 | 6.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,193 | 59.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,382 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,101 | 17.9 |

### Wickersley

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Wickersley Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Chris Read* | 2,786 | 46.8 |
| | UKIP | Les Hince | 2,186 | 36.8 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Angel | 976 | 16.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,978 | 64.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,342 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | 10.0 |

### Wingfield

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council — Wingfield Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Price | 2,291 | 46.4 |
| | UKIP | Rob Elliott | 2,203 | 44.6 |
| | Conservative | Ben Waters | 447 | 9.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,973 | 55.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,980 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 1.8 |