# Rother Valley

South Yorkshire and The Humber. About 94,068 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 159 square kilometres.

Jake Richards has been the Labour MP for Rother Valley since July 2024. They won by 998 votes on a 59.9% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001451. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)

## MP and the 2024 result

Jake Richards has been the Labour MP for Rother Valley since July 2024.
They won by 998 votes on a 59.9% turnout.

MP: [Jake Richards](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5082) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Rother Valley

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jake Richards (elected) | Labour | 16,023 | 38.5% |
| Alexander Stafford | Conservative | 15,025 | 36.1% |
| Tony Harrison | Reform UK | 7,679 | 18.5% |
| Paul Martin | Green Party | 1,706 | 4.1% |
| Colin Taylor | Liberal Democrat | 1,175 | 2.8% |

Electorate 69,459. Turnout 59.9%. Majority 998 (2.4%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3732

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 2.4%** (July 2024). The winner in Rother Valley had a majority of 2.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 55th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rother-valley#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 59.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in Rother Valley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.9% (House of Commons Library). Joint 319th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rother-valley#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 91,728** (2021). Rother Valley had 91,728 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 50th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rother-valley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 69%** (2022). About 69% of people in Rother Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rother-valley#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001451) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 69% of people in Rother Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001451) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rotherham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Rother Valley.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001451) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rotherham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Rother Valley.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001451) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Rother Valley had 91,728 usual residents at the census.

## How Rother Valley compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Rother Valley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 2.4% | joint 55th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 59.9% | joint 319th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 91,728 | 50th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 69% | joint 207th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Rother Valley?

Rother Valley had 91,728 usual residents at the census.
Rother Valley is the 50th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Rotherham

Most of Rother Valley lies in Rotherham. These figures are published for the whole of Rotherham, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Rother Valley itself. [See Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham)

- **Average house price: £191,496** (July 2026). Rotherham’s average house price was £191,496 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,713** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rotherham earned a median of £34,713 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 48th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.5×** (2025). A home in Rotherham costs 5.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 59th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 29.8** (2025). Rotherham has a deprivation score of 29.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 43rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Rother Valley in brief

The winner in Rother Valley had a majority of 2.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Rother Valley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.9%.
Rother Valley had 91,728 usual residents at the census.
About 69% of people in Rother Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001451
- Council: [Rotherham †](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 159 km²
- People, mid-2024: 94,068*
- Wards: 9
- Middle areas: 11
- Neighbourhoods: 59
- Output areas: 307

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bassetlaw), [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rotherham), [Doncaster Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-central), [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-derbyshire), [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolsover), [Rawmarsh and Conisbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rawmarsh-and-conisbrough)

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## Latest updates for Rother Valley

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001451

## How to cite

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