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Rotherham — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Rotherham was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 5,490 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Rotherham from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland (Liberal) 6,301 73.6% William Wright Hoole (Conservative) 4,043 (47.2 pts) 79.8%
1886 Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland (Liberal) 5,155 71.3% Francis John Savile Foljambe (Liberal Unionist) 3,085 (42.7 pts) 67.3%
1892 Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland (Liberal) 6,567 69.8% George Savile Foljambe (Liberal Unionist) 3,728 (39.6 pts) 69.4%
1895 Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 William Henry Holland (Liberal) 6,926 58.0% Robert Horton Vernon Wragge (Conservative) 1,905 (16.0 pts) 78.0%
1906 William Henry Holland (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
Jan 1910 William Henry Holland (Liberal) 12,225 72.4% James Dransfield (Conservative) 7,558 (44.7 pts) 82.5%
Dec 1910 Joseph Albert Pease (Liberal) 9,385 67.5% James Harrop Dransfield (Conservative) 4,874 (35.1 pts) 67.8%
1918 Frederic Arthur Kelley (Unionist) 11,473 44.8% James Walker (Labour) 1,716 (6.7 pts) 63.2%
1922 Frederic Arthur Kelley (Unionist) 17,093 51.0% James Walker (Labour) 644 (1.9 pts) 81.6%
1923 Fred William Lindley (Labour) 16,983 53.9% Frederic Arthur Kelley (Unionist) 2,448 (7.8 pts) 75.3%
1924 Fred William Lindley (Labour) 18,860 54.6% Henry Temple (Unionist) 3,148 (9.1 pts) 81.8%
1929 Fred William Lindley (Labour) 26,937 60.4% Herbert Paul Latham (Unionist) 16,836 (37.8 pts) 81.4%
1931 George Herbert (Conservative) 23,596 50.8% Fred William Lindley (Labour) 762 (1.6 pts) 82.6%
1935 William Dobbie (Labour) 29,725 67.5% Thomas Worrall Casey (National Liberal) 15,427 (35.0 pts) 76.7%
1945 William Dobbie (Labour) 35,654 74.2% Edgar Hereward Phillips (National Liberal) 23,234 (48.3 pts) 76.4%
1950 Jack Henry Jones (Labour) 31,211 64.5% Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body (Conservative) 16,467 (34.0 pts) 87.3%
1951 John Henry Jones (Labour) 31,124 65.6% William Blake (Conservative) 14,807 (31.2 pts) 84.2%
1955 John Henry Jones (Labour) 27,423 63.3% William Blake (Conservative) 11,541 (26.7 pts) 77.4%
1959 John Henry Jones (Labour) 28,298 62.8% Ronald Hall (Conservative) 11,539 (25.6 pts) 78.9%
1964 Brian Kevin O'Malley (Labour) 27,585 66.5% John Michael Barrass (Conservative) 13,678 (33.0 pts) 71.6%
1966 Brian O'Malley (Labour) 27,402 69.7% Eric Cooke (Conservative) 15,477 (39.4 pts) 68.7%
1970 Brian O'Malley (Labour) 25,246 66.4% Eric Cooke (Conservative) 12,476 (32.8 pts) 62.9%
Oct 1974 Brian O'Malley (Labour) 25,874 64.6% Richard Hambro (Conservative) 17,034 (42.5 pts) 65.5%
Feb 1974 Brian O'Malley (Labour) 27,088 60.0% David Harold Christopher Benedict Lewis (Conservative) 16,734 (37.0 pts) 74.3%
1979 Stanely Crowther (Labour) 26,580 60.5% Douglas Neville Hinckley (Conservative) 13,435 (30.6 pts) 72.1%
1983 Stanley Crowther (Labour) 22,236 54.3% Chris Middleton (Conservative) 11,713 (28.6 pts) 67.0%
1987 Stanley Crowther (Labour) 25,422 59.7% John Christopher Courteney Stephens (Conservative) 16,012 (37.6 pts) 69.2%
1992 Jimmy Boyce (Labour) 27,933 63.9% Stephen Yorke (Conservative) 17,561 (40.2 pts) 71.7%
1997 Denis MacShane (Labour) 26,852 71.3% Simon Gordon (Conservative) 21,469 (57.0 pts) 62.9%
2001 Denis MacShane (Labour) 18,759 63.9% Richard Powell (Conservative) 13,077 (44.5 pts) 50.7%
2005 Denis MacShane (Labour) 15,840 52.8% Tim Gordon (Liberal Democrat) 10,681 (35.6 pts) 55.1%
2010 Denis Macshane (Labour) 16,741 44.6% Jackie Whiteley (Conservative) 10,462 (27.9 pts) 59.2%
2015 Sarah Champion (Labour) 19,860 52.5% Jane Collins (UKIP) 8,446 (22.3 pts) 59.6%
2017 Sarah Champion (Labour) 21,404 56.4% James Bellis (Conservative) 11,387 (30.0 pts) 60.1%
2019 Sarah Champion (Labour) 14,736 41.3% Gerri Hickton (Conservative) 3,121 (8.8 pts) 58.0%
2024 Sarah Champion (Labour) 16,671 45.1% John Cronly (Reform UK) 5,490 (14.9 pts) 49.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland Liberal 6,30173.6% Yes
William Wright Hoole Conservative 2,25826.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland Liberal 5,15571.3% Yes
Francis John Savile Foljambe Liberal Unionist 2,07028.7% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland Liberal 6,56769.8% Yes
George Savile Foljambe Liberal Unionist 2,83930.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland Liberal Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Holland Liberal 6,92658.0% Yes
Robert Horton Vernon Wragge Conservative 5,02142.0% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Holland Liberal Unopposed Yes

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Holland Liberal 12,22572.4% Yes
James Dransfield Conservative 4,66727.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Albert Pease Liberal 9,38567.5% Yes
James Harrop Dransfield Conservative 4,51132.5% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederic Arthur Kelley Unionist 11,47344.8% Yes
James Walker Labour 9,75738.1% No
Joseph Montague Kenworthy Liberal 3,80514.9% No
Edmund Smith Bardsley National Democratic and Labour 5642.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederic Arthur Kelley Unionist 17,09351.0% Yes
James Walker Labour 16,44949.0% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred William Lindley Labour 16,98353.9% Yes
Frederic Arthur Kelley Unionist 14,53546.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred William Lindley Labour 18,86054.6% Yes
Henry Temple Unionist 15,71245.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred William Lindley Labour 26,93760.4% Yes
Herbert Paul Latham Unionist 10,10122.7% No
Reeves Charlesworth Liberal 7,53416.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Herbert Conservative 23,59650.8% Yes
Fred William Lindley Labour 22,83449.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Dobbie Labour 29,72567.5% Yes
Thomas Worrall Casey National Liberal 14,29832.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Dobbie Labour 35,65474.2% Yes
Edgar Hereward Phillips National Liberal 12,42025.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Henry Jones Labour 31,21164.5% Yes
Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body Conservative 14,74430.5% No
May Foster Liberal 2,4585.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henry Jones Labour 31,12465.6% Yes
William Blake Conservative 16,31734.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henry Jones Labour 27,42363.3% Yes
William Blake Conservative 15,88236.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henry Jones Labour 28,29862.8% Yes
Ronald Hall Conservative 16,75937.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian Kevin O'Malley Labour 27,58566.5% Yes
John Michael Barrass Conservative 13,90733.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian O'Malley Labour 27,40269.7% Yes
Eric Cooke Conservative 11,92530.3% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian O'Malley Labour 25,24666.4% Yes
Eric Cooke Conservative 12,77033.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian O'Malley Labour 25,87464.6% Yes
Richard Hambro Conservative 8,84022.1% No
Vaughan Bottomley Liberal 5,35013.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian O'Malley Labour 27,08860.0% Yes
David Harold Christopher Benedict Lewis Conservative 10,35422.9% No
John Glyn Hughes Liberal 7,72617.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanely Crowther Labour 26,58060.5% Yes
Douglas Neville Hinckley Conservative 13,14529.9% No
Ingrid Mary Frances House Liberal 3,6868.4% No
Keith Alfred Davies National Front 4901.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Crowther Labour 22,23654.3% Yes
Chris Middleton Conservative 10,52325.7% No
Pete Bowler Liberal 8,19220.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Crowther Labour 25,42259.7% Yes
John Christopher Courteney Stephens Conservative 9,41022.1% No
Pete Bowler Liberal 7,76618.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jimmy Boyce Labour 27,93363.9% Yes
Stephen Yorke Conservative 10,37223.7% No
David Wildgoose Liberal Democrat 5,37512.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis MacShane Labour 26,85271.3% Yes
Simon Gordon Conservative 5,38314.3% No
David Wildgoose Liberal Democrat 3,91910.4% No
Ray Hollebone Referendum Party 1,1323.0% No
Andrew Neal ProLife Alliance 3641.0% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis MacShane Labour 18,75963.9% Yes
Richard Powell Conservative 5,68219.4% No
Charles Hall Liberal Democrat 3,11710.6% No
Peter Griffith UKIP 7302.5% No
Dick Penycate Green 5772.0% No
Freda Smith Socialist Alliance 3521.2% No
Geoffrey Bartholomew John Lilburne Democratic Party 1370.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis MacShane Labour 15,84052.8% Yes
Tim Gordon Liberal Democrat 5,15917.2% No
Lee Rotherham Conservative 4,96616.6% No
Marlene Guest BNP 1,9866.6% No
David Cutts UKIP 1,1223.7% No
Dick Penycate Green 9053.0% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Macshane Labour 16,74144.6% Yes
Jackie Whiteley Conservative 6,27916.7% No
Rebecca Taylor Liberal Democrat 5,99416.0% No
Marlene Guest BNP 3,90610.4% No
Peter Thirlwall Independent 2,3666.3% No
Cavan Vines UKIP 2,2205.9% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sarah Champion Labour 19,86052.5% Yes
Jane Collins UKIP 11,41430.2% No
Sebastian Lowe Conservative 4,65612.3% No
Janice Middleton Liberal Democrat 1,0932.9% No
Pat McLaughlin Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 4091.1% No
Adam Walker BNP 2250.6% No
Dean Walker English Democrats 1660.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sarah Champion Labour 21,40456.4% Yes
James Bellis Conservative 10,01726.4% No
Allen Cowles UKIP 3,3168.7% No
Adam Carter Liberal Democrat 1,7544.6% No
Mick Bower The Yorkshire Party 1,4323.8% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sarah Champion Labour 14,73641.3% Yes
Gerri Hickton Conservative 11,61532.6% No
Paul Hague Brexit Party 6,12517.2% No
Adam Carter Liberal Democrat 2,0905.9% No
Dennis Bannan The Yorkshire Party 1,0853.0% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sarah Champion Labour 16,67145.1% Yes
John Cronly Reform UK 11,18130.3% No
Adam Carter Liberal Democrat 2,8247.6% No
Tony Mabbot Green 2,6327.1% No
Taukir Iqbal Workers Party of Britain 1,7144.6% No
David Atkinson The Yorkshire Party 1,3633.7% No
Ishtiaq Ahmad Independent 5471.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 47.2 pts 1886: Liberal margin 42.7 pts 1892: Liberal margin 39.6 pts 1900: Liberal margin 16.0 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 44.7 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 35.1 pts 1918: Unionist margin 6.7 pts 1922: Unionist margin 1.9 pts 1923: Labour margin 7.8 pts 1924: Labour margin 9.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 37.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 1.6 pts 1935: Labour margin 35.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 48.3 pts 1950: Labour margin 34.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 31.2 pts 1955: Labour margin 26.7 pts 1959: Labour margin 25.6 pts 1964: Labour margin 33.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 39.4 pts 1970: Labour margin 32.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 42.5 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 37.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 30.6 pts 1983: Labour margin 28.6 pts 1987: Labour margin 37.6 pts 1992: Labour margin 40.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 57.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 44.5 pts 2005: Labour margin 35.6 pts 2010: Labour margin 27.9 pts 2015: Labour margin 22.3 pts 2017: Labour margin 30.0 pts 2019: Labour margin 8.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 14.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1900 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Rotherham has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Rotherham in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Rotherham in 2024 with 16,671 votes (45.1%), a majority of 5,490 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won Rotherham since 1885?

Since 1885, Rotherham has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Rotherham?

The closest result on record for Rotherham was 1931, when Conservative beat Labour by just 762 votes (1.6 percentage points).

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