Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
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.Geography
Settlements in the borough of Rotherham include:Council elections
The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham was founded in 1974, and Labour have been in control of the council since the first election.
| Year | Labour | UKIP | Conservative | Others | BNP |
| 2016 election | 48 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 election | 50 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 election | 58 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 election | 54 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 election | 50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 election | 50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 election | 54 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
