Sovereign state United Kingdom Founded 1974 Area rank 142nd Ceremonial county South Yorkshire | Constituent country England Admin. HQ Rotherham Area 286.5 km² | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber Clubs and Teams Rotherham United F.C., Rotherham R.U.F.C. Colleges and Universities Rotherham College of Arts and Technology Points of interest Clifton Park Museum, All Saints Church - Rotherham, Wentworth Woodhouse, Rother Valley Country P, South Yorkshire Transport Destinations Rotherham, Rother Valley Co, Killamarsh, Wentworth, Maltby | ||
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.
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Map of Rotherham District, UK
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:
Anston, Aston, Aughton Bramley, Brampton, Brinsworth, Brecks, Broom Canklow, Catcliffe, Clifton Dinnington East Dene, East Herringthorpe Firbeck, Flanderwell Gildingwells, Greasbrough Harthill, Hellaby, Herringthorpe Kimberworth, Kimberworth Park, Kiveton Park Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Letwell Maltby, Manvers, Masbrough, Morthen Parkgate Ravenfield, Rawmarsh, Ryecroft Swallownest, Swinton, Sunnyside Templeborough, Thorpe Hesley, Thorpe Salvin, Thrybergh, Thurcroft, Todwick, Treeton Ulley Wales, Wath-upon-Dearne, Waverley, Wentworth, West Melton, Whiston, Wickersley, Woodsetts, WellgateCouncil elections
The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham was founded in 1974, and Labour have been in control of the council since the first election.