Rotherham - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Rotherham constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Rotherham
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Reform UK
Swing To Lose	7.43%
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Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Labour
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,671	45.14%	+4.47%
	Reform UK	11,181	30.27%	+13.25%
	Liberal Democrat	2,824	7.65%	+1.40%
	Green	2,632	7.13%	+7.01%
	Workers Party	1,714	4.64%	N/A
	Minor	1,363	3.69%	N/A
	Others	547	1.48%	N/A
Majority		5,490	14.87%
Turnout		36,932	48.64%	-9.12%
Electorate		75,929
Swing from LAB to REF			4.39%
Swing from LD to LAB			1.53%
Swing from LD to REF			5.92%
	Labour hold

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,699	40.67%	-0.67%
	Conservative	14,402	33.09%	+0.51%
	Reform UK	7,408	17.02%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	2,717	6.24%	+0.38%
	Minor	1,245	2.86%	N/A
	Green	50	0.11%	N/A
Majority		3,297	7.58%
Turnout		43,521	57.76%	-0.03%
Electorate		75,345
Swing from LAB to CON			0.59%
Swing from LAB to REF			8.84%
Swing from CON to REF			8.25%
	Labour hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,736	41.33%	-15.11%
	Conservative	11,615	32.58%	+6.17%
	Brexit Party	6,125	17.18%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	2,090	5.86%	+1.24%
	Minor	1,085	3.04%	N/A
Majority		3,121	8.75%
Turnout		35,651	57.79%	-2.18%
Electorate		61,688
Swing from LAB to CON			10.64%
Swing from LAB to BREX			16.14%
Swing from CON to BREX			5.51%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,404	56.44%	+3.93%
	Conservative	10,017	26.41%	+14.10%
	UKIP	3,316	8.74%	-21.43%
	Liberal Democrat	1,754	4.63%	+1.74%
	Minor	1,432	3.78%	N/A
Majority		11,387	30.03%
Turnout		37,923	59.97%	+0.59%
Electorate		63,237
Swing from LAB to CON			5.09%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			12.68%
Swing from UKIP to CON			17.77%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,860	52.51%	+7.87%
	UKIP	11,414	30.18%	+24.26%
	Conservative	4,656	12.31%	-4.43%
	Liberal Democrat	1,093	2.89%	-13.09%
	Minor	409	1.08%	N/A
	English Democrat	166	0.44%	N/A
	Others	225	0.59%	N/A
Majority		8,446	22.33%
Turnout		37,823	59.38%	+0.37%
Electorate		63,698
Swing from LAB to UKIP			8.19%
Swing from CON to LAB			6.15%
Swing from CON to UKIP			14.34%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,741	44.64%	-13.21%
	Conservative	6,279	16.74%	+4.08%
	Liberal Democrat	5,994	15.98%	-0.03%
	Minor	3,906	10.41%	N/A
	UKIP	2,220	5.92%	N/A
	Others	2,366	6.31%	N/A
Majority		10,462	27.89%
Turnout		37,506	59.01%	+3.44%
Electorate		63,563
Swing from LAB to CON			8.64%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.59%
Swing from LD to CON			2.05%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,873	57.84%	+5.01%
	Liberal Democrat	5,501	16.01%	-1.20%
	Conservative	4,351	12.66%	-3.90%
	Others	4,631	13.48%	N/A
Majority		14,372	41.83%
Turnout		34,356	55.56%	+0.43%
Electorate		61,833
Swing from LD to LAB			3.10%
Swing from LAB to OTH			4.24%
Swing from LD to OTH			7.34%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,840	52.84%	-11.07%
	Liberal Democrat	5,159	17.21%	+6.59%
	Conservative	4,966	16.57%	-2.79%
	Minor	1,986	6.62%	N/A
	UKIP	1,122	3.74%	+1.26%
	Green	905	3.02%	+1.05%
Majority		10,681	35.63%
Turnout		29,978	55.14%	+4.47%
Electorate		54,370
Swing from LAB to LD			8.83%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.14%
Swing from CON to LD			4.69%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,759	63.91%	-7.41%
	Conservative	5,682	19.36%	+5.06%
	Liberal Democrat	3,117	10.62%	+0.21%
	UKIP	730	2.49%	N/A
	Green	577	1.97%	N/A
	Minor	352	1.20%	N/A
	Others	137	0.47%	N/A
Majority		13,077	44.55%
Turnout		29,354	50.67%	-12.19%
Electorate		57,931
Swing from LAB to CON			6.24%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.81%
Swing from LD to CON			2.42%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,852	71.32%	+7.37%
	Conservative	5,383	14.30%	-9.45%
	Liberal Democrat	3,919	10.41%	-1.90%
	Minor	1,132	3.01%	N/A
	Others	364	0.97%	N/A
Majority		21,469	57.02%
Turnout		37,650	62.86%	-8.82%
Electorate		59,895
Swing from CON to LAB			8.41%
Swing from LD to LAB			4.63%
Swing from CON to LD			3.78%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,933	63.95%	+4.27%
	Conservative	10,372	23.75%	+1.66%
	Liberal Democrat	5,375	12.31%	N/A
Majority		17,561	40.20%
Turnout		43,680	71.68%	+2.44%
Electorate		60,937
Swing from CON to LAB			1.31%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.02%
Swing from CON to LD			5.33%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,422	59.68%	+5.38%
	Conservative	9,410	22.09%	-3.61%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	7,766	18.23%	-1.77%
Majority		16,012	37.59%
Turnout		42,598	69.24%	+2.29%
Electorate		61,521
Swing from CON to LAB			4.49%
Swing from ALL to LAB			3.58%
Swing from CON to ALL			0.92%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,236	54.30%	-6.25%
	Conservative	10,523	25.70%	-4.25%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	8,192	20.00%	N/A
Majority		11,713	28.60%
Turnout		40,951	66.95%	-5.17%
Electorate		61,165
Swing from LAB to CON			1.00%
Swing from LAB to ALL			13.13%
Swing from CON to ALL			12.13%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,580	60.55%	-4.04%
	Conservative	13,145	29.94%	+7.88%
	Liberal	3,686	8.40%	-4.96%
	Others	490	1.12%	N/A
Majority		13,435	30.60%
Turnout		43,901	72.12%	+6.65%
Electorate		60,871
Swing from LAB to CON			5.96%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.46%
Swing from LIB to CON			6.42%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,874	64.58%	+4.61%
	Conservative	8,840	22.06%	-0.86%
	Liberal	5,350	13.35%	-3.75%
Majority		17,034	42.52%
Turnout		40,064	65.47%	-8.86%
Electorate		61,197
Swing from CON to LAB			2.73%
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.18%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.45%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,088	59.97%	N/A
	Conservative	10,354	22.92%	N/A
	Liberal	7,726	17.11%	N/A
Majority		16,734	37.05%
Turnout		45,168	74.33%	N/A
Electorate		60,770

	Labour win

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