Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is a democratic organisation. It currently comprises 59 Councillors who are responsible for agreeing policies about provision of services and how the Council's money is spent. The Council employs officers who are responsible for its day to day management.
Councillors decide which policies the Council should pursue, ensure that those policies are carried out and monitor services provided to ensure that they are delivered in the most efficient and effective way.
The local Councillor is there to represent the views and opinions of individuals and groups. It is also his or her responsibility to help those with difficulties which the Council could help solve. Councillors decide how the Council should carry out its many important functions.
Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the Council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office. To do this they have regular contact with the general public through either Council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their Councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis. Your Councillor will discuss any concerns or problems relating to Council services and listen to your views on issues that you feel are important.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all Members of the Council are required to complete a Declaration of Interest form, the details of which are published on each individual Councillor's webpage.
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Home: 01709 807934 |
Political partyConservative (Conservative) |
WardAnston & Woodsetts |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 807936 |
Political partyConservative (Conservative) |
WardAnston & Woodsetts |
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Councillor
2 Limekilns, North Anston, Sheffield, S25 4FB Home mobile: 07472 712249 |
Political partyLiberal Democrat (Liberal Democrats) |
WardAnston & Woodsetts |
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Councillor
Cabinet Member for Housing Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 255821 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardAston & Todwick |
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Councillor
Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Vice Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 807937 |
Political partyConservative (Conservative) |
WardAston & Todwick |
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Councillor
Chair of Improving Lives Select Commission Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardAughton & Swallownest |
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Councillor
Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 255718 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardAughton & Swallownest |
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Councillor
Cabinet Member for Finance & Safe and Clean Communities Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 255959 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardBoston Castle |
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Councillor
Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM., S60 2TH |
Political partyIndependent (Non-aligned) |
WardBoston Castle |
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Councillor
Vice Chair of Health Select Commission Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 255715 |
Political partyIndependent (Non-aligned) |
WardBoston Castle |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM., S60 2TH Work: 01709 807939 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardBramley & Ravenfield |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 807941 Home mobile: 07757 791881 |
Political partyConservative (Conservative) |
WardBramley & Ravenfield |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 255924 |
Political partyLiberal Democrat (Liberal Democrats) |
WardBrinsworth |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 807942 |
Political partyLiberal Democrat (Liberal Democrats) |
WardBrinsworth |
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Councillor Councillor Michael Bennett-Sylvester 24 Garbroads Crescent, Thrybergh, Rotherham, S65 4AW Home: 01709 807944 Home mobile: 07432 509987 |
Political partyIndependent (Non-aligned) |
WardDalton & Thrybergh |
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Councillor
7 Creswick Road, ROTHERHAM, S65 3QW Work: 01709 807209 |
Political partyIndependent (Non-aligned) |
WardDalton & Thrybergh |
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Councillor Councillor Sophie Castledine-Dack Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH |
Political partyConservative (Conservative) |
WardDinnington |
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Vice Chair of Standards and Ethics Committee Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, Rotherham, S60 2TH |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardDinnington |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate St, Rotherham, S60 2TH |
Political partyConservative (Conservative) |
WardDinnington |
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Councillor
Vice Chair of Licensing Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 822422 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardGreasbrough |
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Councillor
135 Scrooby Street, Greasbrough, Rotherham, S61 4PF Work: 01709 255709 Home mobile: 07963 514628 |
Political partyIndependent (Non-aligned) |
WardGreasbrough |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH |
Political partyConservative (Conservative) |
WardHellaby & Maltby West |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 255930 |
Political partyConservative (Conservative) |
WardHellaby & Maltby West |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM., S60 2TH Work: 01709 255958 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardHoober |
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Councillor
17 Knollbeck Lane,, Brampton Bierlow, ROTHERHAM., S73 OTR Home mobile: 07931 260825 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardHoober |
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Councillor
Chair of Planning Board Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 807949 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardHoober |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 807969 |
Political partyIndependent (Non-aligned) |
WardKeppel |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 255599 |
Political partyLabour and Co-operative Party (Labour) |
WardKeppel |
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Councillor
34 Sellars Road, ROTHERHAM, S61 3QZ Work: 01709 247471 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardKeppel |
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Councillor
Cabinet Member for Children and Young People Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 07716328856 |
Political partyLabour and Co-operative Party (Labour) |
WardKilnhurst & Swinton East |
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Councillor
40 Sandalwood Rise, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8PN Work: 01709 808877 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardKilnhurst & Swinton East |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, Rotherham, S60 2TH Work: 01709 807968 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardMaltby East |
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Councillor
Vice Char of Improving Places Select Commission Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Home: 01709 807963 |
Political partyConservative (Conservative) |
WardMaltby East |
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Councillor
Chair of Licensing Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts,, Moorgate Street,, Rotherham, S602TH Home: 01709 807962 Home mobile: 07503398648 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardRawmarsh East |
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Councillor
6 Netherfield Lane, Parkgate, Rotherham, S62 6AW Work: 01709 255948 Home mobile: 07503 654938 |
Political partyIndependent (Non-aligned) |
WardRawmarsh East |
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Councillor Councillor Joanna Baker-Rogers Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 807943 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardRawmarsh West |
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Councillor
Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 807961 |
Political partyLabour and Co-operative Party (Labour) |
WardRawmarsh West |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 255943 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardRother Vale |
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Councillor
Vice Chair of Audit Committee Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 807960 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardRother Vale |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 247493 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardRotherham East |
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Deputy Mayor Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Home: 01709 807950 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardRotherham East |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 255725 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardRotherham East |
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Councillor
39 Sopewell Road, Richmond Park, Rotherham, S61 2JJ Home: 01709 516238 |
Political partyIndependent (Non-aligned) |
WardRotherham West |
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Councillor
Chair of Health Select Commission Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Home: 01709 255739 |
Political partyLabour and Co-operative Party (Labour) |
WardRotherham West |
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Councillor
Chair of Improving Places Select Commission Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 807951 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardRotherham West |
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Councillor
41 Sandringham Avenue, Rotherham, S60 4DS |
Political partyIndependent (Non-aligned) |
WardSitwell |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Home: 01709 807953 |
Political partyConservative (Conservative) |
WardSitwell |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 807952 Home mobile: 07778764181 |
Political partyConservative (Conservative) |
WardSitwell |
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Councillor
Chair of Standards and Ethics Committee Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Home: 01709 807955 |
Political partyLabour and Co-operative Party (Labour) |
WardSwinton Rockingham |
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Leader of the Council 72 Rockingham Road, Swinton, Rotherham, S64 8ED Work: 01709 822700 Home: 01709 762687 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardSwinton Rockingham |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Home: 01709 807957 |
Political partyConservative (Conservative) |
WardThurcroft & Wickersley South |
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Leader of the Opposition Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Home: 01709 807956 |
Political partyConservative (Conservative) |
WardThurcroft & Wickersley South |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 255910 Work mobile: 07881 268115 |
Political partyIndependent (Non-aligned) |
WardWales |
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Councillor
4 De Sutton Place, Harthill, Rotherham, S26 7XG Home mobile: 07523 657273 |
Political partyIndependent (Non-aligned) |
WardWales |
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Councillor The Mayor of Rotherham (Councillor Sheila Cowen) Mayor Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Home: 01709 807958 Home mobile: 07702 312154 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardWath |
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Councillor
Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work mobile: 01709 247435 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardWath |
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Councillor
Vice Chair of Improving Lives Select Commission Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 247489 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardWickersley North |
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Chair of Audit Committee Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 822465 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardWickersley North |
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Vice Chair of Planning Board Rotherham Town Hall, The Crofts, Moorgate Street, ROTHERHAM, S60 2TH Work: 01709 807867 |
Political partyLabour (Labour) |
WardWickersley North |