The by-thirds 2015 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on Thursday 7 May 2015, to elect approximately one third of the members of the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in England as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections held on the same day as the general election. All seats contested at this election were last contested in 2011, and of these, 20 were held by Labour Party councillors.
Following the premature resignation of former Cabinet member Cllr. Mahroof Hussain (L) elected in Boston Castle at a more recent election, his seat (for the Boston Castle ward) was also contested in the 2015 election. As the election is held by thirds, a Labour Party majority would fall if the party failed to win more than 2 of the 22 seats that were up for election in 2015.
Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 50 10 2 1 Labour UKIP C I
After the election the composition of the council is:
+ ↓ 48 13 1 1 Labour UKIP C I
C - Conservative PartyI - Independent
Summary + Affiliation and year of election of Councillors before electionParty Year of election Total 2011 2012 2014 20 19 11 50 0 0 10 10 1 1 0 2 (Clive Jepson)0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
+ Result of election Party ChangeAfter Not up Won ± 2015 Council make-up 29 19 -248 10 3 +3 13 1 0-11 1 0 ±0 1
The governing group of councillors, holding a majority of 16, remained councillors of the Labour Party, with two fewer members within this group (now standing at 48 councillors) and one fewer within the smaller local party opposition group of councillors (Conservatives) as these three seats fell to UKIP affiliated candidates, bringing the official opposition group to 13 councillors. An Independent and a Conservative, who complete the Council Chamber, seek re-election in 2016.
Election result Rotherham Council Election Result 2014 Party Candidates Seats Seats ± Votes Votes % Next Council Labour 21 11 – 8 27,793 43.40% 50 UKIP 21 10 + 10 26,158 40.84% 10 Conservative 15 0 – 2 6,482 10.12% 2 Independents 4 0 unch. 1,886 2.94% 0 Green 2 0 unch. 487 0.76% 0 Respect 2 0 unch. 484 0.76% 0 TUSC 3 0 unch. 395 0.62% 0 PNP 1 0 unch. 223 0.35% 0 Liberal Democrats 1 0 unch. 136 0.21% 0 Total 70 21 — 64,044 100% 63 Rejected ballots
508 0.79%
Candidates in each ward WardCandidates Incumbent Labour UKIP Conservative Other1. Anston and Woodsetts Robert Taylor Bernard Froggatt Nichola Richardson David Foulstone (Green) John Ireland (Ind.) Dalton2. Boston Castle (two seats) Saghir Alam Lisa Raby Christian Kramer Mohammed Ilyas (LibDem) Bingham Christopher (TUSAC) Wooton Taiba Yaseen Peter Short Hussain (resigned)3. Brinsworth and Catcliffe Andy Roddison Ian Saunderson Omar Mehban Roddison4. Dinnington Jeanette Mallinder Shaun Grice Peter Higgins Wendy Hamilton (Green) Dave Smith (Ind.) Havenhand5. Hellaby Jenny Andrews Richard Fleming Anne Middleton Shaun Barratt (Ind.) Andrews6. Holderness Lyndsay Pitchley John Jenkins Michael Naughton Helen Greer-Waring (Green) Michael Senior (Ind.) Pitchley7. Hoober Jane Hamilton Sandra Horridge Brian Taylor Steven Scutt (LibDem) Hamilton8. Keppel Barry Kaye Paul Hague Kenneth Marshall Neil Adshead (TUSAC) Janice Middleton (LibDem) Kaye9. Maltby Christine Beaumont Roger Jarvis Jane Salt Michael Conlon (Ind.) Beaumont10. Rawmarsh Simon Evans Alan Napper Jo Taylor Hamilton11. Rother Vale Darren Hughes Robert Webster William Salt Swift12. Rotherham East Tajamal Khan Leah Webster Marilyn Marshall Richard Penycate (Green) Dodson13. Rotherham West Ian Jones Steve Webster Ruth Highfield Foden14. Silverwood Jon Rosling Melissa Owen Denise Hall Stone15. Sitwell Haroon Rashid Julie Turner Alex Walker Gilding16. Swinton Eve Rose Darren Corbett Stephen Jones Doyle17. Valley Dave Pickering Brian Cutts Anthony Kavanagh Lakin18. Wales Dominic Beck Dennis Flynn John Cox Paul Martin (Green) Beck19. Wath Jayne Elliott Brian Bailey Lissa Higgins Ann Roche (Green) Keith Roper (Ind.) Sangster20. Wickersley Chris Read Les Hince Thomas Angel Read21. Wingfield Richard Price Rob Elliott Ben Waters SharmanTotal 19 seats (–2) 3 seats (+3) 0 seat (–1)
Results by Ward In these results an asterisk indicates incumbent in the Ward, and Bold names highlight winning candidate.
Anston and Woodsetts
Boston Castle
Brinsworth and Catcliffe
Dinnington
Hellaby
Holderness
Hoober
Keppel
Maltby
Rawmarsh
Rother Vale
Rotherham East
Rotherham West
Silverwood
Sitwell
Swinton
Valley
Wales
Wath
Wickersley
Wingfield
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