2012 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

2012 UK local government election April 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2012 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2012 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17299200 Local elections 2012 2012-04-30 BBC News This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Labour Party gained five seats, and one was gained by an Independent. The British National Party lost both of the seats it was defending, and the Conservative Party only held one of its five seats, in Sitwell ward. Ward results Anston & Woodsetts ward Anston & Woodsetts Independent (politician) Clive Jepson 1,249 40.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Darren Hughes 1,156 37.6 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Doris Hunter 428 13.9 −35.5 Green Party of England and Wales Charles Foulstone 240 7.8 N/A 93 3.0 3,079 34.7 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Boston Castle ward Boston Castle Labour Party (UK) Mahroof Hussain MBE 2,141 58.2 +15.3 UK Independence Party Harry Woffenden 654 17.8 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Christian Kramer 499 13.6 −11.5 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Christopher Bingham 189 5.1 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Meharban 134 3.6 −13.5 Official Monster Raving Loony Party Omar Mehban 64 1.7 N/A 1,487 40.4 3,696 39.5 Labour Party (UK) Brinsworth & Catcliffe ward Brinsworth & Catcliffe Labour Party (UK) Shabana Ahmed 1,618 54.8 +15.8 British National Party Terry Fieldhouse 872 22.1 −18.7 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Cook 461 15.6 −4.6 746 25.3 2,970 32.7 Labour Party (UK) British National Party Dinnington ward Dinnington Labour Party (UK) Simon Tweed 1,384 54.2 +18.7 UK Independence Party Denise Hickson 454 17.8 +2.8 Independent (politician) David Smith 416 16.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Beighton 400 15.7 −15.6 930 36.4 2,662 28.2 Labour Party (UK) Hellaby ward Hellaby Labour Party (UK) Lauren Astbury 1,257 41.7 +18.9 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Turner 1,064 35.3 −20.0 UK Independence Party Douglas Fairfax 691 22.9 +1.0 193 6.4 3,032 32.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Holderness ward Hilda Jack stood in this ward as a Labour Party candidate in 2008. Holderness Labour Party (UK) Christopher Robinson 1,529 51.3 +9.3 Independent (politician) Hilda Jack 942 30.2 −11.8 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Hunter 421 14.1 −11.4 587 19.7 2,904 30.2 Labour Party (UK) Hoober ward Hoober Labour Party (UK) David Roche 1,530 60.9 +11.8 UK Independence Party Michael Pallant 644 25.6 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Taylor 338 13.5 −18.4 886 35.3 2,528 27.7 Labour Party (UK) Keppel ward Keppel Labour Party (UK) Margaret Clark 1,818 66.3 +33.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janice Middleton 469 17.1 −1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Robinson 454 16.6 −5.5 1,349 49.2 2,787 30.3 Labour Party (UK) Maltby ward Maltby Labour Party (UK) Margaret Godfrey 1,285 50.0 +27.5 Independent (politician) Michael Conlon 699 27.2 N/A British National Party William Blair 435 16.9 −6.2 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Price 150 5.8 −3.1 586 22.8 2,580 28.8 Labour Party (UK) British National Party Rawmarsh ward Rawmarsh Labour Party (UK) Glyn Whelbourn 1,685 59.1 +8.4 British National Party William Baldwin 531 18.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Beryl Brown 328 11.5 −13.5 1,154 40.5 2,567 26.8 Labour Party (UK) Rother Vale ward Rother Vale Labour Party (UK) Denise Lelliott 1,503 62.8 +19.7 UK Independence Party Gordon Brown 583 24.4 −4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Frith 307 12.8 −15.6 920 38.4 2,406 26.4 Labour Party (UK) Rotherham East ward Rotherham East Labour Party (UK) Emma Wallis 1,520 54.7 +10.3 UK Independence Party Maureen Vines 385 13.9 −5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Suleman 362 13.0 −0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Ilyas 207 7.5 −15.6 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Penycate 171 6.2 N/A Independent (politician) Christopher Willis 132 4.8 N/A 1,135 40.9 2,788 30.7 Labour Party (UK) Rotherham West ward In 2008, Caven Vines stood in this ward as an Independent candidate. Rotheram West Labour Party (UK) Kathryn Sims 1,820 62.3 +23.4 UK Independence Party Caven Vines 758 25.9 −4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Middleton 212 7.3 −4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Azeem Khan 133 4.6 N/A 1,062 36.3 2,933 31.3 Labour Party (UK) Silverwood ward Silverwood Labour Party (UK) Gwendoline Russell 1,393 48.0 +14.6 UK Independence Party John Wilkinson 1,140 39.3 +10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Higgins 371 12.8 −16.1 253 8.7 2,916 30.5 Labour Party (UK) Sitwell ward Sitwell Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Middleton 1,474 40.0 −18.5 Labour Party (UK) Tajamal Khan 1,193 32.4 +12.8 UK Independence Party Valerie Wilkinson 1,019 27.6 N/A 281 7.6 3,705 39.3 Conservative Party (UK) Swinton ward Swinton Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Wyatt 1,886 63.5 +19.4 UK Independence Party Shaun O'Dell 852 28.7 −4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Jones 232 7.8 −14.9 1,034 34.8 2,977 33.3 Labour Party (UK) Valley ward Valley Labour Party (UK) Simon Currie 1,667 65.3 +31.5 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Cutts 490 19.2 −3.7 British National Party Jason Pearson 395 15.5 −12.5 1,177 46.1 2,572 28.0 Labour Party (UK) Wales ward Wales Labour Party (UK) Gordon Watson 1,837 65.9 +40.9 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Todd 951 34.1 −9.9 886 31.8 2,818 32.6 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wath ward Wath Labour Party (UK) Alan Gosling 1,805 60.1 +10.7 UK Independence Party Brian Bailey 930 31.0 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Linda Higgins 266 8.9 −13.1 875 29.2 3,008 32.4 Labour Party (UK) Wickersley ward Wickersley Labour Party (UK) Emma Hoddinott 1,833 56.2 +20.2 UK Independence Party Tina Dowdall 830 25.4 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Martyn Parker 600 18.4 −20.4 1,003 30.7 3,271 35.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wingfield ward Wingfield Labour Party (UK) Lindsay Johnston 1,564 62.0 +26.8 British National Party Marlene Guest 720 28.5 −2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Marshall 240 9.5 −4.1 844 33.4 2,536 27.9 Labour Party (UK) References Rotherham 2012 Category:2010s in South Yorkshire