Rawmarsh and Conisbrough (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	County
Elects Howmany:	One
Region:	England
Party:	Labour

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough is a constituency 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, 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

At the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of:^[4]

• 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.^[5]

Members of Parliament

Wentworth & Dearne prior to 2024

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[6]
Party		Vote	%
		16,249	40.1
		14,992	37.0
		6,535	16.1
		1,500	3.7
	Others	1,074	2.7
		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)

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber Boundary Commission for England . 25 July 2023 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
2. Web site: Stubley . Abby . Summary of Parliamentary Boundary Changes 2023 . 2024-03-07 . Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council . en.
3. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
4. Web site: New Seat Details - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough . 2024-03-07 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
5. Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Rawmarsh+and+Conisbrough
6. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.