Result: Rotherham
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 52.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 17.2% |
| Conservative |  | 16.6% |
| Swing: 8.8% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Denis MacShane | Labour | 15,840 | 52.8 | -11.1 |
| Tim Gordon | Liberal Democrat | 5,159 | 17.2 | +6.6 |
| Lee Rotherham | Conservative | 4,966 | 16.6 | -2.8 |
| Marlene Guest | British National Party | 1,986 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| David Cutts | UK Independence Party | 1,122 | 3.7 | +1.2 |
| Dick Penycate | Green | 905 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | 10,681 | 35.6 | ||
| Turnout | 29,978 | 55.1 | +4.4 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR ROTHERHAM | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 63.9% |
| Conservative |  | 19.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 10.6% |
| Others |  | 6.1% |
