Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Rawmarsh and Conisbrough is a constituency[n 1] in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1] It is currently represented by John Healey of the Labour Party,[n 2] who currently serves as Secretary of State for Defence in the government of Keir Starmer. Healey was previously MP for the predecessor seats of Wentworth (1997–2010) and Wentworth and Dearne (2010–2024).
| Rawmarsh and Conisbrough | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary of Rawmarsh and Conisbrough in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| County | South Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | Rawmarsh, Conisbrough, Swinton, Wath upon Dearne |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | John Healey (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, this seat was first contested at the 2024 general election.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Constituency profile
Electoral Calculus categorises the seat as a "Somewhere" demographic, indicating socially conservative, economically soft left views and strong support for Brexit.[5]
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[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Notes
- A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.