Rother Valley (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°25′48″N 1°21′25″W / 53.430°N 1.357°W / 53.430; -1.357
| Rother Valley | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Rother Valley in South Yorkshire. |
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Location of South Yorkshire within England. |
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| County | South Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 73,068 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 (1918) |
| Member of Parliament | Kevin Barron (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Doncaster, Hallamshire and Rotherham |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Rother Valley is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire named after the River Rother. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
It is considered a safe Labour seat and has been represented by Kevin Barron since the 1983 general election.
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