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Rotherham is a Parliamentary constituency covering Rotherham. It is considered a safe Labour seat and has been represented by Denis MacShane since the 1994 by-election. The United Kingdom House of Commons elected on 7 June 2001 contains 659 Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England, built upon the River Don near the confluence of the Don and the Rother. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Dr Denis MacShane (born May 21, 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...

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1 Boundaries

2 Members of Parliament

3 Election Results

4 Politics and history of the constituency

Boundaries

Rotherham constituency is one of three borough constituencies in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. A borough constituency is, in the United Kingdom, a Parliamentary constituency that is predominantly urban and thus designated to be a borough constituency. ... Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. ...

Members of Parliament

Denis MacShane, Labour (1994–present)
James Boyce, Labour (1992–1994)
Stanley Crowther, Labour (1976–1992)
Brian O'Malley, Labour (1963–1976)
Jack Jones, Labour (1950– )
Frederic Arthur Kelley (1918–1923)
Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland, Liberal (1885–1889)

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Dr Denis MacShane (born May 21, 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... James Boyce (September 6, 1947 - January 25, 1994), known as Jimmy Boyce, was a British Labour politician. ... Major Sir Frederic Arthur Kelley (6th May 1863–29th May 1926) was a British politician, Justice of the Peace (JP) for the West Riding of Yorkshire and Member of Parliament (MP) for Rotherham from 1918 to 1923. ...

Election Results

General Election 2005: Rotherham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denis MacShane	15,840	52.8	-11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Gordon	5,159	17.2	+6.6
	Conservative	Lee Rotherham	4,966	16.6	-2.8
	BNP	Marlene Guest	1,986	6.6	N/A
	UKIP	David Cutts	1,122	3.7	+1.2
	Green	Dick Penycate	905	3.0	+1.0
Majority			10,681	35.6
Turnout			29,978	55.1	+4.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.8

General Election 2001: Rotherham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denis MacShane	18,759	63.9	-7.4
	Conservative	Powell, R.	5,682	19.4	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Hall, A.C.	3,117	10.6	+0.2
	UKIP	Griffith, P.C.	730	2.5
	Green	Penycate, R.W.	577	2.0
	Socialist Alliance	Smith, F.	352	1.2
	JLDP	Bartholomew, G.C.	137	0.5
Majority			13,077	44.5
Turnout			29,354	50.7

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Green Party of England and Wales was formed in 1973 as the Ecology Party. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Dr Denis MacShane (born May 21, 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Green Party of England and Wales was formed in 1973 as the Ecology Party. ... The Socialist Alliance is a far left electoral alliance in England. ...

Politics and history of the constituency

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Results from FactBites:

Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency) at AllExperts (215 words)
	Rotherham constituency is one of three borough constituencies in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.
	It borders the constituencies of Rother Valley, Sheffield Attercliffe, Sheffield Brightside, Sheffield Hillsborough, and Wentworth.
	In the Rotherham by-election, 1916, Joseph Pease was elected unopposed.

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