Rawmarsh and Conisbrough (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards

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	Wentworth and Dearne Don Valley (part)

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, who currently serves as Secretary of State for Defence in the government of Keir Starmer.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, this seat was first contested at the 2024 general election.

Boundaries

The constituency composed of 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.

At the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of:

The majority of those parts of the abolished constituency of Wentworth and Dearne in the Borough of Rotherham
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

General election 2024: Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Healey	16,612	49.0	+8.9
	Reform UK	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

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.

References

"The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
Stubley, Abby. "Summary of Parliamentary Boundary Changes 2023". Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
"The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
"New Seat Details - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Rawmarsh+and+Conisbrough
"Rawmarsh and Conisbrough results". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
"RESULTS FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION: THURSDAY 4 JULY 2024". Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
"Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Conservative (9)	Beverley and Holderness Bridlington and The Wolds Brigg and Immingham Goole and Pocklington Keighley and Ilkley Richmond and Northallerton Skipton and Ripon Thirsk and Malton Wetherby and Easingwold
Independent (3)	Bradford East Dewsbury and Batley Leeds East
Liberal Democrats (1)	Harrogate and Knaresborough

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