Rawmarsh and Conisbrough (UK Parliament constituency)

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough is a constituency^{[n 1]} in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.^[1] It is currently represented by John Healey of the Labour Party,^{[n 2]} who currently serves as Secretary of State for Defence in the government of Keir Starmer. Healey was previously MP for the predecessor seats of Wentworth (1997–2010) and Wentworth and Dearne (2010–2024).

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Rawmarsh and Conisbrough in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	South Yorkshire
Major settlements	Rawmarsh, Conisbrough, Swinton, Wath upon Dearne
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	John Healey (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Wentworth and Dearne Don Valley (part)

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, this seat was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[2]

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The City of Doncaster wards of: Conisbrough; Edlington & Warmsworth.
• The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham wards of: Bramley & Ravenfield; Hoober; Kilnhurst & Swinton East; Rawmarsh East; Rawmarsh West; Swinton Rockingham; Wath.^[3]

It comprises:

• The bulk of those parts of the abolished constituency of Wentworth and Dearne in the Borough of Rotherham, including Rawmarsh, Swinton, Wath upon Dearne, West Melton and Brampton Bierlow
• The communities of Conisbrough, Edlington and Warmsworth, from the abolished Don Valley constituency.^[4]

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus categorises the seat as a "Somewhere" demographic, indicating socially conservative, economically soft left views and strong support for Brexit.^[5]

Members of Parliament

Wentworth & Dearne prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	John Healey	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Rawmarsh and Conisbrough^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Healey	16,612	49.0	+8.9
	Reform UK	Adam Wood	9,704	28.6	+12.5
	Conservative	Oliver Harvey	4,496	13.3	−23.7
	Green	Tom Hill	1,687	5.0	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Horton	1,137	3.4	−0.3
	Workers Party	Robert Watson	268	0.8	N/A
Majority			6,908	20.4	+17.3
Turnout			33,904	49.0	–8.7
Registered electors			69,132
	Labour hold		Swing	−1.8

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[8]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	16,249	40.1
	Conservative	14,992	37.0
	Brexit Party	6,535	16.1
	Liberal Democrats	1,500	3.7
	Others	1,074	2.7
	Green	194	0.5
Turnout		40,544	57.7
Electorate		70,272

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)

Notes

1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.