Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough is a constituency in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is currently represented by John Healey of the Labour Party, who currently serves as Secretary of State for Defence in the government of Keir Starmer. Healey was previously MP for the predecessor seats of Wentworth (1997–2010) and Wentworth and Dearne (2010–2024).

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, this seat was first contested at the 2024 general election.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The City of Doncaster wards of: Conisbrough; Edlington & Warmsworth.
• The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham wards of: Bramley & Ravenfield; Hoober; Kilnhurst & Swinton East; Rawmarsh East; Rawmarsh West; Swinton Rockingham; Wath.

It comprises:

• The bulk of those parts of the abolished constituency of Wentworth and Dearne in the Borough of Rotherham, including Rawmarsh, Swinton, Wath upon Dearne, West Melton and Brampton Bierlow
• The communities of Conisbrough, Edlington and Warmsworth, from the abolished Don Valley constituency.

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus categorises the seat as a "Somewhere" demographic, indicating socially conservative, economically soft left views and strong support for Brexit.

Members of Parliament

Wentworth & Dearne prior to 2024

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)

Notes

References

External links

• Rawmarsh and Conisbrough UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK