Rotherham: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Rotherham is Sarah Champion (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Sarah Champion took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 16,671 votes (45.1%), ahead of John Cronly (Reform UK) on 11,181. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 48.6% (36,932 of 75,929); the winning margin was 5,490 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Rotherham apart: the 46th lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (19.2%), and the 54th lowest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (66.4%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 66.4% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.6 points. The economically inactive share was 29.1%.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £181,000 and half for less. That is up 51% on £120,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 65th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,083 recorded sales.
8,406 children in Rotherham were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 36.0% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 32.2% in 2024/25, from 33.1% in 2021/22.
About 114,800 people live in Rotherham: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 114,818. Children under 16 numbered 23,331; people aged 65 and over, 19,287.
Rotherham counted 45,916 households on Census day 2021; 20.6% of adults were retired and 19.2% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Residents of Rotherham earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £33,970 for workplace jobs and £35,347 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £34,289. The residents' figure ranks 159th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
3,815 business sites were registered in Rotherham in March 2026 (3,755 a year before), and employed 49,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 4.8% of 16 to 64 year olds in Rotherham were claimants (3,435 people). A year earlier the count was 3,485.
MP
Sarah Champion, Labour
- MP for Rotherham since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 29 November 2012
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sarah Champion on this site
In Parliament
What Sarah Champion said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 11 September 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 146 spoken contributions by Sarah Champion since 4 July 2024.
It is not just Afghanistan where we see a rollback in the protection of women and girls. Last week, I was in Sierra Leone, working with parliamentarians there to try to prevent sexual-based violence.
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The hon. Member makes a powerful point, which I have heard him make for decades, about trying to support women and girls to flourish wherever they find themselves.
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I thank my hon. Friend and Committee member, who has consistently made this argument. The Government need to give us that transparency so that we can see what does and does not work, and then replicate that on a global scale.
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Today is a really good day. I have been in this Chamber for more than a decade, watching my industry being allowed to wither on the vine.
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I am still not giving way. The two clinicians, followed by the panel, will ensure that the person is of sound mind, and will make sure that this is something that they want to do. A lot of time has been taken up debating the issue of coercive control. I defer to my amazing hon.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Champion | Labour | 16,671 | 45.1% | +4.5 |
| John Cronly | Reform UK | 11,181 | 30.3% | +13.3 |
| Adam Carter | Liberal Democrat | 2,824 | 7.6% | +1.4 |
| Tony Mabbot | Green Party | 2,632 | 7.1% | +7.0 |
| Taukir Iqbal | Workers Party of Britain | 1,714 | 4.6% | |
| David Atkinson | The Yorkshire Party | 1,363 | 3.7% | |
| Ishtiaq Ahmad | Independent | 547 | 1.5% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 45.1% | Reform UK 30.3% | 5,490 | 48.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 40.7% | Conservative 33.1% | 3,297 | 57.8% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Rotherham lies within Rotherham.
- Rotherham E08000018
Who has power over Rotherham
Every body that makes decisions for Rotherham, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Rotherham this page: Sarah Champion (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Rotherham?
UK Parliament lists Sarah Champion, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Rotherham since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Rotherham?
Sarah Champion (Labour) won with 16,671 votes, a majority of 5,490, on a turnout of 48.6% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Rotherham?
4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,435 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Rotherham?
The median price paid was £181,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Rotherham?
Median full-time pay of residents was £35,347 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Rotherham live in low income families?
DWP counts 8,406 (36.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Rotherham?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 114,818 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.