# 2010 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2010 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Rotherham Council in South Yorkshire, England as part of the 2010 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 50
* Conservative 10
* BNP 1
* Others 2

## Election result

Rotherham Council Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes | Votes % |
| Labour | 19 | 90.48% | 51,013 | 44.38% |
| Conservative | 2 | 9.52% | 26,158 | 22.76% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0.00% | 14,215 | 12.37% |
| Independents | 0 | 0.00% | 11,285 | 9.82% |
| British National Party | 0 | 0.00% | 8,322 | 7.24% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0.00% | 3,657 | 3.18% |
| Green | 0 | 0.00% | 292 | 0.25% |

## Ward Results
### Anston and Woodsetts

Anston and Woodsetts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | BURTON, Josephine Anne | 2,369 | 39.56 |
| | Conservative | EDMUNDSON, Simon Paul | 2,146 | 35.84 |
| | Independent | JEPSON, Clive Robert | 801 | 13.38 |
| | UKIP | TAWN, Colin Edward | 672 | 11.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,988 | 67.6 |

### Boston Castle

Boston Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | MCNEELY, Rose Margaret | 2,342 | 40.96 |
| | Conservative | HUSSAIN, Ashiq | 1,191 | 20.83 |
| | Liberal Democrats | RAZAQ, Abdul | 892 | 15.60 |
| | UKIP | MURDOCK, Peter Frederick | 762 | 13.33 |
| | Independent | THOMPSON, Catherine Diane | 531 | 9.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,718 | 61.0 |

### Brinsworth and Catcliffe

Brinsworth and Catcliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | BUCKLEY, Alan | 2,610 | 46.85 |
| | BNP | FIELDHOUSE, Terry Robert | 982 | 17.63 |
| | Conservative | HUGHES, Shaun Richard | 974 | 17.48 |
| | Independent | LOCKLEY, Keith | 594 | 10.66 |
| | UKIP | WALSH, Margaret Rose | 411 | 7.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,571 | 61.6 |

### Dinnington

Dinnington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | FALVEY, Jacqueline Margaret | 2,713 | 49.75 |
| | Conservative | DENMAN, Kristian | 1,584 | 29.05 |
| | UKIP | HICKSON, Denise Margaret | 1,156 | 21.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,453 | 58.7 |

### Hellaby

Hellaby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | DONALDSON, Lynda | 2,254 | 37.97 |
| | Labour | ROBINSON, Glyn Barry | 1,970 | 33.18 |
| | UKIP | FAIRFAX, Douglas | 861 | 14.50 |
| | Independent | FOSTER, Andrew David | 852 | 14.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,937 | 65.2 |

### Holderness

Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | SMITH, Gerald | 2,891 | 48.59 |
| | Conservative | MARIC, Jovan | 1,234 | 20.74 |
| | BNP | HOLMES, Thomas David | 715 | 12.02 |
| | Independent | MARTIN, Paul Neville | 632 | 10.62 |
| | UKIP | HICKSON, Martin | 478 | 8.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,950 | 62.9 |

### Hoober

Hoober :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | STEELE, Brian | 2,653 | 51.24 |
| | Conservative | JONES, Stephen Handel | 1,150 | 22.21 |
| | UKIP | PALLANT, Michael John | 862 | 16.65 |
| | Independent | NEWTON, Andrew | 513 | 9.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,178 | 57.9 |

### Keppel

Keppel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | BARRON, Ian Colin | 2,077 | 35.13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | MIDDLETON, Janice | 1,314 | 22.23 |
| | Conservative | WELLS, Russell James | 1,287 | 21.77 |
| | BNP | KIRBY, Joanna Margaret | 641 | 10.84 |
| | UKIP | CUTTS, David | 593 | 10.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,912 | 63.0 |

### Maltby

Maltby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | RUSHFORTH, Amy Louise | 1,992 | 39.81 |
| | BNP | BURKE, Michael John | 810 | 16.19 |
| | Independent | MILLWARD, Edward | 787 | 15.73 |
| | Conservative | HUNTER, Keith | 610 | 12.19 |
| | UKIP | BROWN, Gordon Hugh | 433 | 8.65 |
| | Independent | CONLON, Michael James | 372 | 7.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,004 | 55.5 |

### Rawmarsh

Rawmarsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | WRIGHT, Shaun | 2,656 | 51.22 |
| | Conservative | TIPTAFT, David Howard Palmer | 772 | 14.89 |
| | BNP | BALDWIN, William George | 744 | 14.35 |
| | UKIP | STINSON, Douglas | 721 | 13.91 |
| | Green | PENYCATE, Richard William | 292 | 5.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,185 | 54.1 |

### Rother Vale

Rother Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | RUSSELL, Richard Scott | 2,468 | 47.33 |
| | Independent | FOULDS, Robert | 1,588 | 30.45 |
| | Conservative | LEE, Nigel Haywood Wilton | 1,159 | 22.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,215 | 58.2 |

### Rotherham East

Rotherham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | ALI, Shaukat | 2,199 | 48.62 |
| | Liberal Democrats | ILYAS, Mohd | 714 | 15.79 |
| | BNP | STEVENSON, Matthew | 663 | 14.66 |
| | UKIP | GRIFFITH, Peter Crichton | 421 | 9.31 |
| | Conservative | KRAMER, Christian Carl Backer | 396 | 8.76 |
| | Independent | ARMESON, David | 130 | 2.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,523 | 49.7 |

### Rotherham West

Rotherham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | AKHTAR, Jahangir | 2,403 | 44.71 |
| | BNP | JESSOP, Brian | 775 | 14.42 |
| | UKIP | VINES, Caven | 767 | 14.27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | DAD, Basharat | 737 | 13.71 |
| | Conservative | COOKE, Michael | 693 | 12.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,375 | 57.2 |

### Silverwood

Silverwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | RUSSELL, Patricia Anne | 2,359 | 42.00 |
| | Conservative | PARKER, Melissa | 1,237 | 22.03 |
| | Independent | OUTRAM, Geoffrey | 735 | 13.09 |
| | BNP | MITCHELL, John William | 687 | 12.23 |
| | UKIP | WILKINSON, John | 598 | 10.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,616 | 59.1 |

### Sitwell

Sitwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | MANNION, Anthony Martin | 2,684 | 41.51 |
| | Labour | DALTON, Judith Oliver | 2,238 | 34.61 |
| | UKIP | WILKINSON, Valerie Irene | 793 | 12.26 |
| | Independent | THIRLWALL, Jean | 751 | 11.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,466 | 68.7 |

### Swinton

Swinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | LICENSE, Neil | 2,902 | 54.98 |
| | UKIP | O'DELL, Shaun | 1,402 | 26.56 |
| | Conservative | TAYLOR, Brian Eastwood | 974 | 18.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,278 | 58.7 |

### Valley

Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | PICKERING, Dave | 2,188 | 44.70 |
| | BNP | PEARSON, Jason Paul | 943 | 19.26 |
| | Conservative | BRITTAIN, Lucie Helen | 936 | 19.12 |
| | Independent | RIDGWAY, David | 828 | 16.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,895 | 54.0 |

### Wales

Wales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | WHYSALL, Jennifer | 2,320 | 41.33 |
| | Conservative | BLENCOWE, Charlotte Alicia | 1,837 | 32.72 |
| | UKIP | FLYNN, Dennis | 753 | 13.41 |
| | Independent | BLANKSBY, Peter Harold | 704 | 12.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,614 | 66.0 |

### Wath

Wath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | ATKIN, Alan | 2,901 | 55.05 |
| | UKIP | BAILEY, Brian Albert | 1,344 | 25.50 |
| | Conservative | TAYLOR, Josephine Margaret | 1,025 | 19.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,270 | 59.0 |

### Wickersley

Wickersley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | ELLIS, Susan | 2,814 | 48.48 |
| | Conservative | ROSS, Donald Bruce | 1,517 | 26.14 |
| | UKIP | DOWDALL, Tina Charisse | 881 | 15.18 |
| | BNP | TURNBULL, Alan Norman | 592 | 10.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,804 | 62.9 |

### Wingfield

Wingfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | GOULTY, Keith | 1,948 | 39.04 |
| | Independent | SYLVESTER, Michael Donald Paul | 1,467 | 29.40 |
| | BNP | GUEST, Marlene | 770 | 15.43 |
| | Conservative | MIDDLETON, Christopher Norman | 498 | 9.98 |
| | UKIP | VINES, Maureen | 307 | 6.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,990 | 55.0 |