Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council elections

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 63 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.

As part of the government's response to the Rotherham sexual abuses scandal, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles made an order under the Local Government Act 2000 to switch Rotherham council to holding all-out elections in 2016 and then every fourth year after (the boundaries were not changed). Until then, Rotherham was elected 'in thirds' like other Metropolitan Boroughs, with a third of the council being elected in 3 years out of every 4-year cycle.

Council elections

 * 1998 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
 * 1999 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
 * 2000 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
 * 2002 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
 * 2003 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
 * 2004 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election (whole council elected after boundary changes)
 * 2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
 * 2007 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
 * 2008 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
 * 2010 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
 * 2011 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
 * 2012 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
 * 2014 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
 * 2015 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
 * 2016 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election (whole council elected due to change in electoral system)
 * 2021 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election (new ward boundaries)
 * 2024 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

2016-2021
The 50% vote increase for the Liberal Democrats marked the highest ever swing in their favour since the creation of the council.