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Rotherham (borough)

Borough of Rotherham
Metropolitan borough
Former Rotherham Council Offices (left) in central Rotherham
Former Rotherham Council Offices (left) in central Rotherham
Official logo of Borough of Rotherham
Coat of Arms of the Borough Council
Motto: Where everyone matters
Rotherham shown within South Yorkshire
Rotherham shown within South Yorkshire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial county South Yorkshire
Founded 1974
Admin. HQ Rotherham
Government
 • Type Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
 • Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive: Labour
 • MPs: Kevin Barron,
John Healey,
Sarah Champion
Area
 • Total 110.6 sq mi (286.5 km2)
Area rank 142nd
Population (mid-2015 est.)
 • Total 260,800
 • Rank Ranked 57th
 • Density 2,400/sq mi (910/km2)
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) British Summer Time (UTC+1)
ONS code 00CF (ONS)
E08000018 (GSS)
Ethnicity 91.9% White British
4.1% Asian
0.8% Black
Website rotherham.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It is named after its largest town, Rotherham, but also spans the outlying towns of Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton, Wath-upon-Dearne, and also Dinnington and Laughton as well as a suburban and rural element composed of hills, escarpments and broad valleys.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the County Borough of Rotherham, with Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton and Wath-upon-Dearne urban districts along with Rotherham Rural District and Kiveton Park Rural District.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is one of the safest Labour councils in the United Kingdom, although the number of Labour council seats dropped from 92% to 79% in 2014 following the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal.


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