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Rother Valley

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Jake Richards
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
69,459
Turnout
59.9%
Majority
998

Where is Rother Valley?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Rother Valley Rawmarsh and Conisbrough Rotherham Sheffield South East Doncaster Central Bolsover Chesterfield Barnsley South Mansfield Sheffield Heeley Doncaster North Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Bassetlaw Sheffield Central North East Derbyshire Sherwood Forest Barnsley North Sheffield Hallam Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme Penistone and Stocksbridge Newark Derbyshire Dales High Peak Colne Valley Scunthorpe Gainsborough Sleaford and North Hykeham England
Rother Valley

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Rother Valley is a constituency in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England. The seat has been held by Jake Richards (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Jake Richards MP

Labour

Represents Rother Valley in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
998
Turnout
59.9%
Full candidate result (5 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Jake RichardsElectedLabour16,02338.5%5.9%
Alexander StaffordConservative15,02536.1%-10.0%
Tony HarrisonReform UK7,67918.5%6.8%
Paul MartinGreen Party1,7064.1%1.6%
Colin TaylorLiberal Democrat1,1752.8%-2.0%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Rother Valley, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population94,085
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationYorkshire and The Humber

Age profile

0 to 1720.4% · 19,182 people
18 to 246.6% · 6,196 people
25 to 3412.0% · 11,310 people
35 to 4917.4% · 16,411 people
50 to 6420.8% · 19,572 people
65 and over22.8% · 21,414 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

39,335 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners72.6% · 28,555 households
Private renters13.5% · 5,315 households
Social renters13.5% · 5,295 households
Other tenure0.4% · 170 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

39,332 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households27.9% · 10,990 households
Families with dependent children27.4% · 10,788 households
Other single-family households42.6% · 16,764 households
Other household types2.0% · 790 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

91,724 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.1% · 8,336 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.0% · 10,121 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9% · 73,267 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency547
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency334
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency324
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency279
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

View 73 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency249
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency203
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency151
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency80
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded29
Total awarded£1,289,102

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026

Contribution towards Salary costs

The Learning Community Limited

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

The Learning Community Limited - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 13 May 2026

ROAR ceramic project

Grant to individual

£19,500

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

ROAR ceramic project - Visual arts - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 12 May 2026

R&D: Writing Development for a Full-Time Carer

Grant to individual

£9,306

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

R&D: Writing Development for a Full-Time Carer - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 8 April 2026

Join In!

Active Community Futures CIC

£14,600

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will deliver community-based multi-sport sessions for inactive young people aged 11 to 17 living in Dinnington. This will be achieved by running 2 after-school sessions each week across 40 weeks, with each session lasting 2 hours. Funding will support facility hire, staff costs and equipment.

National Lottery grantAwarded 19 February 2026

Choirs that Care

Lost Chord UK

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Lost Chord UK - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

24 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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