# Rotherham

South Yorkshire and The Humber. About 114,727 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 58 square kilometres.

Sarah Champion has been the Labour MP for Rotherham since July 2024. They won by 5,490 votes on a 48.6% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001452. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)

## MP and the 2024 result

Sarah Champion has been the Labour MP for Rotherham since July 2024.
They won by 5,490 votes on a 48.6% turnout.

MP: [Sarah Champion](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4267) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Rotherham

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sarah Champion (elected) | Labour | 16,671 | 45.1% |
| John Cronly | Reform UK | 11,181 | 30.3% |
| Adam Carter | Liberal Democrat | 2,824 | 7.6% |
| Tony Mabbot | Green Party | 2,632 | 7.1% |
| Taukir Iqbal | Workers Party of Britain | 1,714 | 4.6% |
| David Atkinson | The Yorkshire Party | 1,363 | 3.7% |
| Ishtiaq Ahmad | Independent | 547 | 1.5% |

Electorate 75,929. Turnout 48.6%. Majority 5,490 (14.9%). 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/3733

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: 14.9%** (July 2024). The winner in Rotherham had a majority of 14.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 310th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rotherham#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 48.6%** (July 2024). Turnout in Rotherham at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 48.6% (House of Commons Library). 42nd lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rotherham#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 108,222** (2021). Rotherham had 108,222 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 164th most 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/rotherham#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in Rotherham 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/rotherham#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001452) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in Rotherham 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=E14001452) (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 Rotherham.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001452) (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 Rotherham.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001452) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Rotherham had 108,222 usual residents at the census.

## How Rotherham compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Rotherham | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 14.9% | joint 310th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 48.6% | 42nd lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 108,222 | 164th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | joint 63rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Rotherham?

Rotherham had 108,222 usual residents at the census.
Rotherham is the 164th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Rotherham

Most of Rotherham lies in Rotherham. These figures are published for the whole of Rotherham, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Rotherham 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.

## Rotherham in brief

The winner in Rotherham had a majority of 14.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Rotherham at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 48.6%.
Rotherham had 108,222 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Rotherham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001452
- 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: 58.38 km²
- People, mid-2024: 114,727*
- Wards: 9
- Middle areas: 14
- Neighbourhoods: 69
- Output areas: 355

* 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

[Rawmarsh and Conisbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rawmarsh-and-conisbrough), [Rother Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rother-valley), [Sheffield South East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-south-east), [Penistone and Stocksbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/penistone-and-stocksbridge), [Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-brightside-and-hillsborough)

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## Latest updates for Rotherham

- 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/E14001452

## How to cite

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