Local Election Results 2003
Rotherham
One-third of council up for election.
JLDP = John Lilburne Democratic Party
Other results for Rotherham:2002200420062007200820102011201220142015201620212024
By-elections for Rotherham (may be incomplete): 18th July 2002 (Thurcroft & Whiston) — 27th November 2003 (Herringthorpe) — 26th October 2006 (Rotherham W.) — 12th July 2007 (Valley) — 28th August 2008 (Wickersley) — 5th August 2010 (Sitwell) — 16th May 2013 (Rawmarsh) — 2nd February 2017 (Brinsworth & Catcliffe;Dinnington) — 9th December 2021 (Anston & Woodsetts;Aughton & Swallownest) — 26th January 2023 (Keppel) — 13th July 2023 (Dinnington) — 2nd November 2023 (Kilnhurst & Swinton E.) — 10th July 2025 (Keppel)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party | Votes | Percent | Seats |
|---|
| Labour | 53169 | 56.5% | 20 |
| Conservative | 18640 | 19.8% | 1 |
| Liberal Democrat | 17473 | 18.6% | 0 |
| Independent | 2211 | 2.3% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1381 | 1.5% | 0 |
| Rotherham Independents | 1170 | 1.2% | 1 |
| John Lilburne Democratic Party | 87 | 0.1% | 0 |
| Robin Stonebridge | Lab | 2765 | 57.4% |
|---|
| William O'Connell | C | 1183 | 24.5% |
|---|
| Daniel Gallacher | LD | 873 | 18.1% |
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| Hilda Jack | Lab | 3775 | 64.5% |
|---|
| Doris Hunter | C | 1130 | 19.3% |
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| Roger Beaverstock | LD | 945 | 16.2% |
|---|
| Peter Wootton | Lab | 1428 | 34.8% |
|---|
| Christian Kramer | C | 1103 | 26.9% |
|---|
| James Charters | LD | 722 | 17.6% |
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| Aurangzeb Khaliq | Ind | 574 | 14.0% |
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| Susan Fulbrook | Grn | 278 | 6.8% |
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| Susan Ellis | Lab | 3658 | 44.8% |
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| David Nuttall | C | 2751 | 33.7% |
|---|
| Peter Ward | LD | 1750 | 21.4% |
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| Richard Russell | Lab | 2140 | 61.1% |
|---|
| Gillian Fleming-Smith | C | 793 | 22.6% |
|---|
| Roy Willoughby | LD | 571 | 16.3% |
|---|
| Allan Jackson | Lab | 3250 | 66.5% |
|---|
| Paul Turner | LD | 1007 | 20.6% |
|---|
| Heather Johnson | C | 630 | 12.9% |
|---|
| John Gilding | C | 2150 | 46.4% |
|---|
| Raymond Noble | Lab | 1260 | 27.2% |
|---|
| Stanley Burgess | LD | 947 | 20.4% |
|---|
| John Bristowe | Grn | 280 | 6.0% |
|---|
| Irene Furnell | RothrhmI | 1170 | 44.9% |
|---|
| Jaaan Khan | Lab | 931 | 35.7% |
|---|
| Hazel Johnson | LD | 309 | 11.9% |
|---|
| Jennifer Tiptaft | C | 197 | 7.6% |
|---|
| Paul Lakin | Lab | 2790 | 60.7% |
|---|
| Martyn Parker | LD | 1111 | 24.2% |
|---|
| Lucie Brittain | C | 695 | 15.1% |
|---|
| Timothy Bowmar | Lab | 2185 | 66.1% |
|---|
| Patricia Shaw | LD | 687 | 20.8% |
|---|
| Basil Hammond | C | 433 | 13.1% |
|---|
| Robert Heaps | Lab | 1931 | 70.1% |
|---|
| Gregory White | C | 305 | 11.1% |
|---|
| Mohammed Khan | LD | 260 | 9.4% |
|---|
| Theresa Daley | Grn | 259 | 9.4% |
|---|
| Aubrey Senior | Lab | 2423 | 58.9% |
|---|
| Walford Martin | LD | 1179 | 28.7% |
|---|
| Roy Nuttall | C | 510 | 12.4% |
|---|
| David Hall | Lab | 2249 | 52.7% |
|---|
| Saul Bennett | C | 1329 | 31.1% |
|---|
| Paul Barrett | LD | 691 | 16.2% |
|---|
| Glyn Robinson | Lab | 3140 | 51.6% |
|---|
| Benjamin Slade | Ind | 1637 | 26.9% |
|---|
| Kevin Smith | LD | 735 | 12.1% |
|---|
| Derek Johnson | C | 568 | 9.3% |
|---|
| Maurice Kirk | Lab | 1719 | 54.4% |
|---|
| Alan Bryden | LD | 705 | 22.3% |
|---|
| Robert Slow | Grn | 371 | 11.7% |
|---|
| Joan Ward | C | 364 | 11.5% |
|---|
| Roger Stone | Lab | 2307 | 71.4% |
|---|
| Jennifer Jones | LD | 406 | 12.6% |
|---|
| David Tiptaft | C | 327 | 10.1% |
|---|
| Louise Muirhead | Grn | 193 | 6.0% |
|---|
| Neil Hamilton | Lab | 2535 | 68.3% |
|---|
| Barbara Smith | LD | 612 | 16.5% |
|---|
| Guy Canby | C | 563 | 15.2% |
|---|
| David Davies | Lab | 2679 | 62.2% |
|---|
| Nigel Lee | C | 1018 | 23.6% |
|---|
| Donald Ross | LD | 611 | 14.2% |
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| John Doyle | Lab | 3151 | 69.5% |
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| Eric Broadhead | LD | 715 | 15.8% |
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| Brian Taylor | C | 666 | 14.7% |
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| Ian Barron | Lab | 2098 | 49.3% |
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| Annette Kelly | LD | 1639 | 38.5% |
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| Ian Roebuck | C | 517 | 12.2% |
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| Gerald Nightingale | Lab | 2102 | 69.3% |
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| Keith Hunter | C | 747 | 24.6% |
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| Eric Shaw | LD | 98 | 3.2% |
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| Barry Ross | JLDP | 87 | 2.9% |
|---|
| Alan Gosling | Lab | 2653 | 63.0% |
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| Steven Scutt | LD | 900 | 21.4% |
|---|
| Geoffrey Ward | C | 661 | 15.7% |
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