Chris Read: councillor for Swinton Rockingham, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Chris Read is a Labour councillor for the Swinton Rockingham ward on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Chris Read is also Leader of the Council. Their current term began on 4 May 2011.

Council: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Swinton Rockingham
Party: Labour
Posts: Leader of the Council
Term began: 4 May 2011
Official profile: moderngov.rotherham.gov.uk
Source: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

Chris Read also has a page for the other posts they hold.

How to contact Chris Read

These are the details Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council publishes for Chris Read, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: chris.read@rotherham.gov.uk
Phone: 01709 822700
Phone: 01709 762687
Home address (published by the council): 72 Rockingham Road, Swinton, Rotherham, S64 8ED
Official profile: moderngov.rotherham.gov.uk

Who else represents Swinton Rockingham

Gina Monk Labour and Co-operative Party Chair of Improving LIves Select Commission

Labour on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Labour holds 27 of the 58 seats on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour 27, Conservative 12, Independent 10, Labour and Co-operative Party 4, Liberal Democrat 3, Reform UK 1 and others.

Leaders and post holders on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Joshua Bacon Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Vice Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board
Taiba Yasseen Vice Chair of Health Select Commission
Adam Carter Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group
Amanda Clarke Chair of Standards and Ethics Committee
Rajmund Brent Deputy Mayor
Gillian Garnett Vice Chair of Licensing and Armed Forces Champion
Victoria Cusworth Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children and Young People
Nigel Harper Vice Chair of Standards and Ethics Committee

All 58 councillors of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Swinton Rockingham

Chris Read sits on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Rotherham, each with its own page:

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority led by Oliver Coppard
South Yorkshire Police led by Kilvinder Vigurs
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough: John Healey (Labour) MP
Rother Valley: Jake Richards (Labour) MP
Rotherham: Sarah Champion (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Rotherham, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.