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Rother Valley

Every general election in Rother Valley since 1955. Latest: Jake Richards, Labour, majority 998.

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Member of Parliament

Jake Richards

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 998

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jake Richards ElectedLabour16,02338.5%
Alexander Stafford sitting MPConservative15,02536.1%
Tony HarrisonReform UK7,67918.5%
Paul MartinGreen1,7064.1%
Colin TaylorLiberal Democrats1,1752.8%
Valid votes41,608
Majority9982.4%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 59.9% of 69,459 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1955: 75.6%Labour, 1959: 74.1%Labour, 1964: 74.4%Labour, 1966: 76.8%Labour, 1970: 71.8%Labour, February 1974: 73.4%Labour, October 1974: 67.3%Labour, 1979: 62.2%Labour, 1983: 46.5%Labour, 1987: 56.4%Labour, 1992: 60.5%Labour, 1997: 67.6%Labour, 2001: 62.1%Labour, 2005: 55.4%Labour, 2010: 41.0%Labour, 2015: 43.6%Labour, 2017: 48.1%Labour, 2019: 32.1%Labour, 2024: 38.5%Conservative, 1955: 24.4%Conservative, 1959: 25.9%Conservative, 1964: 25.6%Conservative, 1966: 23.2%Conservative, 1970: 28.2%Conservative, February 1974: 26.6%Conservative, October 1974: 17.9%Conservative, 1979: 27.0%Conservative, 1983: 28.1%Conservative, 1987: 24.9%Conservative, 1992: 26.9%Conservative, 1997: 16.7%Conservative, 2001: 21.7%Conservative, 2005: 19.4%Conservative, 2010: 28.4%Conservative, 2015: 23.3%Conservative, 2017: 40.3%Conservative, 2019: 45.1%Conservative, 2024: 36.1%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 12.7%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 11.6%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 12.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 15.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 17.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.2%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.2%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 2.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 25.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 18.4%UK Independence Party, 2010: 5.6%UK Independence Party, 2015: 28.1%UK Independence Party, 2017: 7.5%Liberal, October 1974: 14.8%Liberal, 1979: 10.7%Reform UK, 2024: 18.5%
Vote share in Rother Valley at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance UKIP Lib Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Rother Valley lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Rother Valley (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Jake RichardsCon9982.459.9%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Alexander StaffordLab6,31813.065.1%Con gain from Lab
2017Lab Kevin BarronCon3,8827.865.8%Lab hold
2015Lab Kevin BarronUKIP7,29715.563.3%Lab hold
2010Lab Kevin BarronCon5,86612.664.2%Lab hold
2005LabCon14,22436.058.1%
2001LabCon14,88240.453.2%Lab hold
1997LabCon23,48550.967.2%
1992LabCon17,22233.675.0%Lab hold
1987LabCon15,79031.575.6%Lab hold
1983LabCon8,62518.470.9%
1979LabCon26,00235.274.6%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon32,77749.472.2%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon33,47446.878.6%
1970LabCon26,90443.670.6%Lab hold
1966LabCon30,46753.673.5%Lab hold
1964LabCon28,28848.877.4%Lab hold
1959LabCon28,59348.282.8%Lab hold
1955LabCon27,05251.278.8%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Rother Valley?

Jake Richards (Labour) won Rother Valley at the 2024 general election with a majority of 998.

Which parties have won Rother Valley?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 18, Conservative 1.

Which region is Rother Valley in?

Rother Valley is in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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