Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | ||
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Chief Executive | Sharon Kemp since February 2016[3] | |
Structure | ||
Seats | 59 councillors | |
Political groups |
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Joint committees | South Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel | |
Elections | ||
Last election | 6 May 2021 | |
Next election | 2 May 2024 | |
Meeting place | ||
Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, Rotherham, S60 2TH | ||
Website | ||
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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the
History
The town of Rotherham had been a municipal borough from 1871. In 1902 it was elevated to become a county borough, taking over county-level functions from West Riding County Council.[4]
The county borough was abolished in 1974 and replaced by the larger
Until 1986 the council provided
In February 2015 the council had certain decision-making powers suspended and transferred to commissioners appointed by the
Governance
The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, Rotherham is within a
Political control
The council has been under Labour majority control since the creation of the metropolitan borough in 1974.[14]
Party in control | Years | |
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Labour | 1974–present |
Leadership
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Rotherham. Political leadership is instead provided by the
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Mark Edgell | Labour | 1990 | 12 Sep 2003 | |
Roger Stone[16] | Labour | 24 Sep 2003 | 26 Aug 2014 | |
Paul Lakin[17] | Labour | 10 Sep 2014 | 4 Feb 2015 | |
Chris Read | Labour | 4 Mar 2015 |
Composition
Following the 2021 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to March 2024, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | |
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Labour | 33 | |
Conservative | 15 | |
Independent | 7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 4 | |
Total | 59 |
Two of the independent councillors sit together as the "Independent Conservative Group". The other five independents, two of whom were elected for the since disbanded Rotherham Democratic Party,[18] are not aligned to any group.[19] The next election is due in May 2024.
Elections
Since the last boundary changes in 2020 the council has comprised 59 councillors representing 25 wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[20][21]
Premises
The council meets at Rotherham Town Hall on The Crofts in the centre of Rotherham, which had been built as a courthouse in 1929 and was bought by the council in 1985 to use as a town hall.[22]
The council has its main offices at a modern building called Riverside House on Main Street, which it moved to in 2011.[23] Prior to moving to Riverside House the main offices were at the Civic Building on Walker Place, a 1970s building which was subsequently demolished to make way for a supermarket.
See also
References
- ^ "Council minutes, 19 May 2023". Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Council minutes, 4 March 2015" (PDF). Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Sharon Kemp". Early Intervention Foundation. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Rotherham Municipal Borough / County Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 10 March 2024
- ^ "The Metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/137, retrieved 11 March 2024
- ^ "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "South Yorkshire Joint Authorities Governance Unit". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1985", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1985 c. 51, retrieved 11 March 2024
- ^ Pidd, Helen; Laville, Sandra (4 February 2015). "Government to take over Rotherham council after damning child exploitation report". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Eric Pickles names new Rotherham Council leaders". BBC News. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Commissioners". Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Mann, Tanveer (18 September 2018). "Rotherham council given back control three years after child sex abuse scandal". Metro. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Council minutes". Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Leader of Rotherham Council steps down over findings". ITV News. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Rotherham abuse: Council leader and cabinet to resign after damning report". ITV News. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Rotherham Democratic Party". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Your councillors by political grouping". Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "The Rotherham (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/327, retrieved 12 March 2024
- ^ "Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council". rotherham.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Rotherham Town Circular Walk" (PDF). Don Valley Way. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Dennison, Gareth (25 August 2011). "£9.9m bill to equip Rotherham Council's new offices". Rotherham Advertiser. Retrieved 12 March 2024.