# 2012 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2012 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Labour Party gained five seats, and one was gained by an Independent. The British National Party lost both of the seats it was defending, and the Conservative Party only held one of its five seats, in Sitwell ward.

## Ward results
### Anston & Woodsetts ward

Anston & Woodsetts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Clive Jepson | 1,249 | 40.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Darren Hughes | 1,156 | 37.6 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Doris Hunter | 428 | 13.9 | −35.5 |
| | Green | Charles Foulstone | 240 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,079 | 34.7 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Boston Castle ward

Boston Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mahroof Hussain MBE | 2,141 | 58.2 | +15.3 |
| | UKIP | Harry Woffenden | 654 | 17.8 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Christian Kramer | 499 | 13.6 | −11.5 |
| | TUSC | Christopher Bingham | 189 | 5.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Meharban | 134 | 3.6 | −13.5 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Omar Mehban | 64 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,487 | 40.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,696 | 39.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Brinsworth & Catcliffe ward

Brinsworth & Catcliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shabana Ahmed | 1,618 | 54.8 | +15.8 |
| | BNP | Terry Fieldhouse | 872 | 22.1 | −18.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Cook | 461 | 15.6 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 746 | 25.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,970 | 32.7 | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |

### Dinnington ward

Dinnington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Tweed | 1,384 | 54.2 | +18.7 |
| | UKIP | Denise Hickson | 454 | 17.8 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | David Smith | 416 | 16.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Patricia Beighton | 400 | 15.7 | −15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 930 | 36.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,662 | 28.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hellaby ward

Hellaby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lauren Astbury | 1,257 | 41.7 | +18.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Turner | 1,064 | 35.3 | −20.0 |
| | UKIP | Douglas Fairfax | 691 | 22.9 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,032 | 32.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Holderness ward

Hilda Jack stood in this ward as a Labour Party candidate in 2008.
Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Robinson | 1,529 | 51.3 | +9.3 |
| | Independent | Hilda Jack | 942 | 30.2 | −11.8 |
| | Conservative | Keith Hunter | 421 | 14.1 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 587 | 19.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,904 | 30.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hoober ward

Hoober :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Roche | 1,530 | 60.9 | +11.8 |
| | UKIP | Michael Pallant | 644 | 25.6 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Brian Taylor | 338 | 13.5 | −18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 886 | 35.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,528 | 27.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Keppel ward

Keppel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Clark | 1,818 | 66.3 | +33.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Middleton | 469 | 17.1 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael Robinson | 454 | 16.6 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,349 | 49.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,787 | 30.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Maltby ward

Maltby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Godfrey | 1,285 | 50.0 | +27.5 |
| | Independent | Michael Conlon | 699 | 27.2 | N/A |
| | BNP | William Blair | 435 | 16.9 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Price | 150 | 5.8 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 586 | 22.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,580 | 28.8 | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |

### Rawmarsh ward

Rawmarsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Glyn Whelbourn | 1,685 | 59.1 | +8.4 |
| | BNP | William Baldwin | 531 | 18.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Beryl Brown | 328 | 11.5 | −13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,154 | 40.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,567 | 26.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rother Vale ward

Rother Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denise Lelliott | 1,503 | 62.8 | +19.7 |
| | UKIP | Gordon Brown | 583 | 24.4 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Frith | 307 | 12.8 | −15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 920 | 38.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,406 | 26.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rotherham East ward

Rotherham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Wallis | 1,520 | 54.7 | +10.3 |
| | UKIP | Maureen Vines | 385 | 13.9 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Suleman | 362 | 13.0 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Ilyas | 207 | 7.5 | −15.6 |
| | Green | Richard Penycate | 171 | 6.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Christopher Willis | 132 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,135 | 40.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,788 | 30.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rotherham West ward

In 2008, Caven Vines stood in this ward as an Independent candidate.
Rotheram West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathryn Sims | 1,820 | 62.3 | +23.4 |
| | UKIP | Caven Vines | 758 | 25.9 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Anne Middleton | 212 | 7.3 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Azeem Khan | 133 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,062 | 36.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,933 | 31.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Silverwood ward

Silverwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gwendoline Russell | 1,393 | 48.0 | +14.6 |
| | UKIP | John Wilkinson | 1,140 | 39.3 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Higgins | 371 | 12.8 | −16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,916 | 30.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sitwell ward

Sitwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Middleton | 1,474 | 40.0 | −18.5 |
| | Labour | Tajamal Khan | 1,193 | 32.4 | +12.8 |
| | UKIP | Valerie Wilkinson | 1,019 | 27.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,705 | 39.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Swinton ward

Swinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Wyatt | 1,886 | 63.5 | +19.4 |
| | UKIP | Shaun O'Dell | 852 | 28.7 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Jones | 232 | 7.8 | −14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,034 | 34.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,977 | 33.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Valley ward

Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Currie | 1,667 | 65.3 | +31.5 |
| | Conservative | Brian Cutts | 490 | 19.2 | −3.7 |
| | BNP | Jason Pearson | 395 | 15.5 | −12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,177 | 46.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,572 | 28.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wales ward

Wales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Watson | 1,837 | 65.9 | +40.9 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Todd | 951 | 34.1 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 886 | 31.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,818 | 32.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Wath ward

Wath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Gosling | 1,805 | 60.1 | +10.7 |
| | UKIP | Brian Bailey | 930 | 31.0 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Linda Higgins | 266 | 8.9 | −13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 875 | 29.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,008 | 32.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wickersley ward

Wickersley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Hoddinott | 1,833 | 56.2 | +20.2 |
| | UKIP | Tina Dowdall | 830 | 25.4 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Martyn Parker | 600 | 18.4 | −20.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,003 | 30.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,271 | 35.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Wingfield ward

Wingfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lindsay Johnston | 1,564 | 62.0 | +26.8 |
| | BNP | Marlene Guest | 720 | 28.5 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Marshall | 240 | 9.5 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 844 | 33.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,536 | 27.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |