Rother Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Rother Valley
Map1 = RotherValley
Type = County
Map2 = SouthYorkshire
Entity = South Yorkshire
County = South Yorkshire
Year = 1918
MP = Kevin Barron
Party = Labour
EP = Yorkshire and the Humber

Rother Valley is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire named after the River Rother. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

It is considered a safe Labour seat and has been represented by Kevin Barron since the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

Rother Valley constituency covers an area in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham south of Rotherham itself. It is neighboured by the constituencies of Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Don Valley, North East Derbyshire, Rotherham, Sheffield Attercliffe and Wentworth.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor alterations to the existing Rother Valley constituency.

The electoral wards used in the creation of the altered seat are:
*Anston and Woodsetts, Dinnington, Hellaby, Holderness, Maltby, Rother Vale, Sitwell, and Wales, all from the borough of Rotherham

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

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title=General Election 2005: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Barron
votes = 21,871
percentage = 55.4
change = -6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Phillips
votes = 7,647
percentage = 19.4
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Phil Bristow
votes = 6,272
percentage = 15.9
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Nick Cass
votes = 2,020
percentage = 5.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Gordon Brown
votes = 1,685
percentage = 4.3
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 14,224
percentage = 36.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 39,495
percentage = 58.1
change = +4.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -2.2

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title=General Election 2001: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Barron
votes = 22,851
percentage = 62.1
change = -5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Duddridge
votes = 7,969
percentage = 21.7
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Win Knight
votes = 4,603
percentage = 12.5
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = David Cutts
votes = 1,380
percentage = 3.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 14,882
percentage = 40.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 36,803
percentage = 53.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1990s

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title=General Election 1997: Rother Valley |id=488Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Barron
votes = 31,184
percentage = 67.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Steven Stanbury
votes = 7,699
percentage = 16.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stan Burgess
votes = 5,342
percentage = 11.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = S. Cook
votes = 1,932
percentage = 4.2
change =Election box majority
votes = 23,485
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 67.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1992: Rother Valley |id=488Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Barron
votes = 30,977
percentage = 60.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Toby Horton
votes = 13,755
percentage = 26.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = K. Smith
votes = 6,483
percentage = 12.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 17,222
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.0
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1980s

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title=General Election 1987: Rother Valley |id=488Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Barron
votes = 28,292
percentage = 56.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P. R. Rayner
votes = 12,502
percentage = 24.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = J. R. Boddy
votes = 9,240
percentage = 18.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)
candidate = M. R. Driver
votes = 145
percentage = 0.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 15,790
percentage = 31.5
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1983: Rother Valley |id=488Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Barron
votes = 21,781
percentage = 46.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. Derrick
votes = 13,156
percentage = 28.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = J. R. Boddy
votes = 11,903
percentage = 25.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 8,625
percentage = 18.4
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1970s

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title=General Election 1979: Rother Valley |id=488Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Hardy
votes = 45,986
percentage = 62.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Barber
votes = 19,984
percentage = 27.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = C. Sykes
votes = 7,937
percentage = 10.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 26,002
percentage = 35.2
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election October 1974: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Hardy
votes = 44,670
percentage = 67.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. P. A. Waller
votes = 11,893
percentage = 17.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G. Reid
votes = 9,828
percentage = 14.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 32,777
percentage = 49.4
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election February 1974: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Hardy
votes = 52,532
percentage = 73.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. P. A. Waller
votes = 19,058
percentage = 26.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 33,474
percentage = 46.7
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 78.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1970: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Hardy
votes = 44,322
percentage = 71.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. A. B. Durrant
votes = 17,418
percentage = 28.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 26,904
percentage = 43.6
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 70.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1960s

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title=General Election 1966: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Griffiths
votes = 43,634
percentage = 76.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = E. R. Cooke
votes = 11,925
percentage = 30.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 30,467
percentage = 53.6
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 68.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1964: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Griffiths
votes = 43,101
percentage = 74.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. W. Hadfield
votes = 14,813
percentage = 25.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 28,288
percentage = 48.8
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1950s

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title=General Election 1959: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Griffiths
votes = 43,962
percentage = 74.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. A. V. Hoskins
votes = 15,369
percentage = 25.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 28,593
percentage = 48.2
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 82.8
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1955: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Griffiths
votes = 39,968
percentage = 75.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. A. V. Hoskins
votes = 12,916
percentage = 24.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 27,052
percentage = 51.2
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 78.8
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1951: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Griffiths
votes = 41,990
percentage = 75.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Hall
votes = 13,470
percentage = 24.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 28,520
percentage = 51.4
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 86.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1950: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Griffiths
votes = 42,222
percentage = 76.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. R. A. Breare
votes = 12,887
percentage = 23.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 29,335
percentage = 53.2
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 87.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1940s

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title=General Election 1945: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Griffiths
votes = 44,449
percentage = 75.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. H. Bull
votes = 14,669
percentage = 24.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 29,830
percentage = 50.4
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1930s

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title=General Election 1935: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Dunn
votes = 33,271
percentage = 72.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A. G. Olliver
votes = 12,907
percentage = 28.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 20,364
percentage = 44.0
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 73.8
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1931: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Dunn
votes = 26,185
percentage = 62.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A. G. Olliver
votes = 15,812
percentage = 37.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 10,373
percentage = 24.6
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.5
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1920s

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title=General Election 1929: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Walter Grundy
votes = 30,405
percentage = 76.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cecil Frederick Pike
votes = 9,460
percentage = 23.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 20,945
percentage = 52.6
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.8
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1924: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Walter Grundy
votes = 18,750
percentage = 65.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = F. R. Wade
votes = 9,985
percentage = 34.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 8,765
percentage = 30.6
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1923: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Walter Grundy
votes = 15,967
percentage = 68.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = F. R. Wade
votes = 7,323
percentage = 31.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 8,644
percentage = 37.2
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 64.0
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

In the 1922 UK general election, Thomas Walter Grundy was elected unopposed.

Elections in the 1910s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1918: Rother ValleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Walter Grundy
votes = 9,917
percentage = 55.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Democratic and Labour Party
candidate = E. G. Bearcroft
votes = 4,894
percentage = 27.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = A. E. M. Turner
votes = 3,177
percentage = 17.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 5,023
percentage = 27.9
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 56.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

See also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire

Sources

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/488.stm BBC News, Election 2005]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/488.stm BBC News, Vote 2001]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9338,-1258,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics]
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/rcommons2.htm Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
*http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ (Election results from 1951 to the present)
*F. W. S. Craig, "British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949"
*F. W. S. Craig, "British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 - 1970"