Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Coat of arms
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Sheila Cowen,
Labour
since 17 May 2024[1]
Chris Read,
Labour
since 4 March 2015[2]
Sharon Kemp
since February 2016[3]
Structure
Seats59 councillors
Political groups
Administration (33)
  Labour (33)
Other parties (26)
  Conservative (13)
  Independent (10)
  Liberal Democrats (3)
Joint committees
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
South Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel
Elections
Last election
2 May 2024
Next election
4 May 2028
Meeting place
Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, Rotherham, S60 2TH
Website
www.rotherham.gov.uk

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough.

The council has been under Labour majority control since the modern borough was created in 1974. Council meetings are held at Rotherham Town Hall and the council's main offices are at Riverside House.

  1. ^ Dennison, Gareth (23 May 2024). "New mayor of Rotherham aiming to use her teaching and RAF experiences in role". Rotherham Advertiser. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Council minutes, 4 March 2015" (PDF). Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Sharon Kemp". Early Intervention Foundation. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2024.