Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Rotherham in South Yorkshire.
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Location of South Yorkshire within England.
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| County | South Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 63,131 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Rotherham |
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| Created | 1885 |
| Member of parliament | Sarah Champion (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Southern West Riding of Yorkshire |
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| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Coordinates: 53°25′48″N 1°21′25″W / 53.430°N 1.357°W
Rotherham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2012 by Sarah Champion, a member of the Labour Party.
This constituency was created in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
Rotherham has returned Labour MPs since 1933 following the earlier period before 1923 dominated by the Liberal and Conservative parties. In every example the majority has been relatively large in this period, meaning that since that date the result has been a safe seat.
Rotherham constituency is one of three borough constituencies in the borough. The current boundary configuration was confirmed in 2005. It is formed with the Rotherham borough electoral wards:
It borders Rother Valley, Sheffield South East, Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, , and Wentworth and Dearne.
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