Yorkshire and The Humber · England · 75,929Boundary · 2023

Rotherham

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Rotherham, Wickersley and Bramley and Brinsworth. Population 114,639. Recorded crime is 58% above the national average. Median income £24K (below average).

Chairing the International Development Committee has put Sarah Champion at the centre of a significant political row: in March 2026 her committee published a report finding that the government's aid cuts are eroding hard-won gains for women and girls globally, with Champion making forceful public statements demanding ministerial action. Locally, she has been lobbying the Home Secretary to protect anti-slavery policing funding in South Yorkshire -- a cause rooted in Rotherham's experience of child sexual exploitation -- and celebrated the government granting new powers to tackle pavement parking after years of personal campaigning on the issue, including going out blindfolded with a guide dog to demonstrate the problem.

A 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes on record, Champion voted consistently with the government in late March 2026 on the Victims and Courts Bill, backing ministers in rejecting multiple Lords amendments that would have expanded victims' rights to court transcripts and sentence challenges -- a notable stance given her long association with victim advocacy. Her parliamentary participation sits at 61%, below the Commons average. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with progressive taxation and workers' rights, but she deviates sharply from her Labour colleagues on criminal justice reform (0% vs the party's 64%) and pension protection.

296
Commons votes
This parliament
£24k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.9k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab held for 6 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Sarah Champion

Sarah Champion

Labour Party

Sarah Champion is the Labour MP for Rotherham, and has been an MP continually since 29 November 2012.

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Rotherham, Wickersley and Bramley and Brinsworth. Population 114,639. Recorded crime is 58% above the national average. Median income £24K (below average).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Champion’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.312 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Champion has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
68
Economy
53
Crime & Policing
34
Welfare and Benefits
22
Employment
22
Energy
20
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.9 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Boston CastleAshiq Hussain1,166Independ
Boston CastleSaghir Alam1,126Labour P
Boston CastleTaiba Yasseen1,389Independ
BrinsworthAdam Jonathon Carter1,190Liberal
BrinsworthCharlotte Rachel Carter1,114Liberal
Dalton ThryberghJodie Ryalls628Independ
Dalton ThryberghMichael Bennett-Sylvester930Independ
GreasbroughLinda Beresford636Labour P
GreasbroughRob Elliott616Independ
KeppelCarole Foster1,092Labour P
KeppelGill Garnett1,179Labour P
KeppelSid Currie1,068Independ
Population (2021 Census)
114,639
Electorate 75,929 · 2024 register
Median income
£24,000
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
16.5%
England average 20.0%
Schools
52
40 primary · 6 secondary
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