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Rotherham
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Location: Yorkshire and the Humber Population: 260,786 (Mid-year estimate 2015) Interesting fact: Rotherham Minster was built during the fifteenth century on the site of an earlier Saxon Church and described by Pevsner as "one of the largest and stateliest of parish churches in Yorkshire". The 180ft. spire, topped with its 7ft. gilded weathervane, has risen above the town for over 500 years.
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| Rotherham |
Rotherham is a member of the Rural Services Network and falls |
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Rotherham Information |
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| Phone number 01709 382121 |
Website www.rotherham.gov.uk |
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) Sheffield City Region |
| Frequency of elections Elections are by thirds |
Number of councillors 63 |
Political composition Labour - 48 UK Independence Party - 14 Independent - 1 |
| MPs Rother Valley - Kevin Barron (Labour) Rotherham - Sarah Champion (Labour) Wentworth and Dearne - John Healey (Labour) |
Decision making structure Leader and a Cabinet |
Population change Population change One Year Population Change + 0.3% Ten Year Population Change + 3.2% |
| Police Authority South Yorkshire Police Authority |
Fire Service South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue |
Health Authority NHS Yorkshire & the Humber |
| Area 28,645 Hectares |
Rural Output Areas 92 rural OAs from 855 OAs in total |
Audited by KPMG LLP (England) |
| Rural Classification (Defra) Urban with Minor Conurbation |
Population by Area- (Density) 9.10 people per hectare |
Number of Parishes 29 |
| Number of Parish Meetings 3 |
Number of Parish Councils 24 |
Number of Town Councils 2 |
| Average house price £131,000 (Median price paid by local authority, year ending Q4-2015 - provided by UK HPI data published by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2016) |
Outsourced Services Information yet to be supplied |
Average age of population 40.2 (2011 Census data) |
| Main Towns Dinnington, Maltby, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, Swinton, Wath-upon-Dearne |
Unemployment rate 1.8% (JSA claimants for August 2017) |
Current Council Tax (amount reported is the amount received by the Council - no other services are included) 2014/2015 Council Tax - £1,253.34 2015/2016 Council Tax - £1,277.73 2016/2017 Council Tax - £1,302.65 2017/2018 Council Tax - £1,394.48 |
| Percentage of households socially rented from council or local authority 17.9% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health 43.2% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population which provides unpaid care 12.0% (2011 Census data) |
| Employment by Occupation Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3 35.3% (ONS annual population survey - April 15-March 16) |
Average annual wage for full time employees
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Percentage of those employed in full time employment 36.6% (2011 Census data) |
| Cars or vans owned per household (2011 Census data) No cars or vans - 26.6% 1 car or van - 41.7% 2 cars or vans - 24.9% 3 cars or vans - 5.2% 4 or more cars and vans - 1.6% |
Local Newspapers Information yet to be supplied |
National Park/AONBs None |
2015 English Indices of Deprivation analysis tool
(Produced by Oxfordshire County Council) |
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