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2012 UK local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] 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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clive Jepson | 1,249 | 40.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Darren Hughes | 1,156 | 37.6 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Doris Hunter | 428 | 13.9 | −35.5 | |
Green | Charles Foulstone | 240 | 7.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 93 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,079 | 34.7 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mahroof Hussain MBE | 2,141 | 58.2 | +15.3 | |
UKIP | Harry Woffenden | 654 | 17.8 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Christian Kramer | 499 | 13.6 | −11.5 | |
TUSC | Christopher Bingham | 189 | 5.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Meharban | 134 | 3.6 | −13.5 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Omar Mehban | 64 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,487 | 40.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,696 | 39.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon Tweed | 1,384 | 54.2 | +18.7 | |
UKIP | Denise Hickson | 454 | 17.8 | +2.8 | |
Independent | David Smith | 416 | 16.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Patricia Beighton | 400 | 15.7 | −15.6 | |
Majority | 930 | 36.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,662 | 28.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lauren Astbury | 1,257 | 41.7 | +18.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Turner | 1,064 | 35.3 | −20.0 | |
UKIP | Douglas Fairfax | 691 | 22.9 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 193 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,032 | 32.9 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hilda Jack stood in this ward as a Labour Party candidate in 2008.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Robinson | 1,529 | 51.3 | +9.3 | |
Independent | Hilda Jack | 942 | 30.2 | −11.8 | |
Conservative | Keith Hunter | 421 | 14.1 | −11.4 | |
Majority | 587 | 19.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,904 | 30.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Clark | 1,818 | 66.3 | +33.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janice Middleton | 469 | 17.1 | −1.3 | |
Conservative | Michael Robinson | 454 | 16.6 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 1,349 | 49.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,787 | 30.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Godfrey | 1,285 | 50.0 | +27.5 | |
Independent | Michael Conlon | 699 | 27.2 | N/A | |
BNP | William Blair | 435 | 16.9 | −6.2 | |
Conservative | Richard Price | 150 | 5.8 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 586 | 22.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,580 | 28.8 | |||
Labour gain from BNP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emma Wallis | 1,520 | 54.7 | +10.3 | |
UKIP | Maureen Vines | 385 | 13.9 | −5.2 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Suleman | 362 | 13.0 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Ilyas | 207 | 7.5 | −15.6 | |
Green | Richard Penycate | 171 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Christopher Willis | 132 | 4.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,135 | 40.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,788 | 30.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
In 2008, Caven Vines stood in this ward as an Independent candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kathryn Sims | 1,820 | 62.3 | +23.4 | |
UKIP | Caven Vines | 758 | 25.9 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | Anne Middleton | 212 | 7.3 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Azeem Khan | 133 | 4.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,062 | 36.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,933 | 31.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Middleton | 1,474 | 40.0 | −18.5 | |
Labour | Tajamal Khan | 1,193 | 32.4 | +12.8 | |
UKIP | Valerie Wilkinson | 1,019 | 27.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 281 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,705 | 39.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Watson | 1,837 | 65.9 | +40.9 | |
Conservative | Valerie Todd | 951 | 34.1 | −9.9 | |
Majority | 886 | 31.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,818 | 32.6 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emma Hoddinott | 1,833 | 56.2 | +20.2 | |
UKIP | Tina Dowdall | 830 | 25.4 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Martyn Parker | 600 | 18.4 | −20.4 | |
Majority | 1,003 | 30.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,271 | 35.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
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