Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
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Rawmarsh and Conisbrough is a constituency in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is currently represented by John Healey of the Labour Party. Healey was previously MP for the predecessor seats of Wentworth (1997–2010) and Wentworth and Dearne (2010–2024).
The constituency was created in the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, and first contested at the 2024 general election.
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.
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.
Constituency profile
Electoral Calculus categorises the seat as a "Somewhere" demographic, indicating socially conservative, economically soft left views and strong support for Brexit.
Members of Parliament
Wentworth & Dearne prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | John Healey | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Healey | 16,612 | 49.0 | +8.9 | |
| Reform | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
External links
- (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
53°29′N 1°19′W/53.48°N 1.31°W/ 53.48; -1.31