Local government elections in South Yorkshire, England
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority forRotherham inSouth Yorkshire ,England . The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 63councillors have been elected from 21wards .[ 1]
As part of the government's response to theRotherham sexual abuses scandal , theSecretary of State for Communities and Local Government ,Eric Pickles made an order under the Local Government Act 2000 to switch Rotherham council to holding all-out elections in 2016 and then every fourth year after (the boundaries were not changed).[ 2] Until then, Rotherham was elected 'in thirds' like other Metropolitan Boroughs, with a third of the council being elected in 3 years out of every 4-year cycle.
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By-election results [ edit ] The 50% vote increase for the Liberal Democrats marked the highest ever swing in their favour since the creation of the council.
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