With growing numbers of bank branches due to close across Yorkshire in the next few months, Chris Burn finds out about the devastating impact on one community that has already said goodbye to its services. “Wath used to be called … Continue reading
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Sansome: “I dont like the town Im paid to represent”
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It seems councillor Sansome is rejecting completely the RMBC ‘love where you live’ campaign with his comments on twitter. As a previous area assembly chair and current serving ward councillor you would think he would show some pride in his … Continue reading
22 in Labour rout as it cuts ties with Rotherham’s past
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22 in Labour rout as it cuts ties with Rotherham’s past TROUBLED Rotherham Council is aiming for a fresh start as Labour sift through their local election candidate list – ditching those with links to previous regimes. Government commissioners intervened … Continue reading
Turning Wath Green?
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Just in the second leaflet issued by the Green Party in support of Ann Roche’s candidacy in the Wath Ward:
More Green Shoots!
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The Green Party Candidate for Wath Ward, Ann Roche:
Rotherham Labour selection news
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The Wath result comes as no surprise, Jane Elliot was selected. There has been a surprise at Hoober though, when none of those shortlisted actually turned up! This leaves Hoober Labour Party, still in need of a candidate? Oh dear! … Continue reading
Election in Wath Ward hots up!
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News of another Candidate entering the electoral fray in Wath Ward. Keith Roper is standing as an Independent. With the Greens, UKIP, Conservatives and Labour expected on the ballot paper the field is getting rather interesting in this once bastion … Continue reading
First signs – Have Labour got a challenge from the left in Rotherham?
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There are growing signs of a new political force coming to Rotherham, the Green Party. One piece of evidence for this assertion is the first election leaflet for a Green Candidate intending to contest the Wath seat on RMBC: Wath … Continue reading
2014 elections – first look at the battleground
The 2014 Battleground, first look. These are the incumbent Councillors who’s Term of Office, expires May 2014.
Ward | Incumbent | Party |
Anston & Woodsetts Ward | Jo Burton | Lab |
Boston Castle Ward | Rose McNeeley | Lab |
Brinsworth & Catcliffe Ward | Alan Buckley | Lab |
Dinnington Ward | Jackie Falvey | Lab |
Hellaby Ward | Lynda Donaldson | Con |
Holderness Ward | Gerald Smith | Lab |
Hoober Ward | Brian Steele | Lab |
Keppel Ward | Ian Barron | Lab |
Maltby Ward | Amy Rushforth | Lab |
Rawmarsh Ward | Shaun Wright | Lab |
Rother Vale Ward | Richard Russell | Lab |
Rotherham East | Shaukut Ali | Lab |
Rotherham West | Jahangir Akhtar | Lab |
Silverwood Ward | Pat Russell | Lab |
Sitwell Ward | Tony Mannion | Con |
Swinton Ward | Neil License | Lab |
Valley Ward | Dave Pickering | Lab |
Wales Ward | Jennifer Whysall | Lab |
Wath Ward | Alan Atkin | Lab |
Wickersley Ward | Sue Ellis | Lab |
Wingfield Ward | Keith Goulty | Lab |
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who Is The Greediest Of Them All?…..
Let the figures speak for themselves!
Greed by Individual Councillor 2009-10 | |||||
Rank | Name | 2009-10 | Ward | Up Next Year | |
1 | Roger Stone | £45,407.72 | Silverwood | Yes | |
2 | Terry Sharman | £34,062.38 | Wingfield | Yes | |
3 | Richard Russell | £29,127.27 | Hoober | No | |
4 | Gerald Smith | £28,730.15 | Holderness | No | |
5 | Mahroof Hussain | £28,670.90 | Boston Castle | No | |
6 | Glyn Whelbourn | £28,662.08 | Rawmarsh | No | |
7 | Shaun Wright | £28,624.15 | Rawmarsh | No | |
8 | Jahangir Akhtar | £28,622.08 | Rotherham West | No | |
9 | Ken Wyatt | £28,597.44 | Swinton | No | |
10 | Iain StJohn | £26,707.84 | Anston & Woodsetts | Yes | |
11 | John Doyle | £26,608.20 | Swinton | Yes | |
12 | Dave Pickering | £23,292.72 | Valley | No | |
13 | Ann Russell | £23,268.91 | Silverwood | No | |
14 | Rose McNeely | £23,186.91 | Boston Castle | No | |
15 | Jane Austen | £23,183.41 | Holderness | Yes | |
Georgina Boyes | £23,183.41 | Rother Vale | No | ||
17 | Alex Sangster | £23,182.96 | Wath | Yes | |
John Gilding | £23,182.96 | Sitwell | Yes | ||
19 | Hilda Jack | £23,180.04 | Holderness | No | |
Peter Wooton | £23,180.04 | Boston Castle | Yes | ||
21 | Barry Dodson | £17,821.29 | Rotherham East | Yes | |
22 | John Swift | £17,746.45 | Rother Vale | Yes | |
23 | Lindsay Johnston | £17,734.79 | Wingfield | No | |
Paul Lakin | £17,734.79 | Valley | Yes | ||
Jennifer Whysall | £17,734.79 | Wales | No | ||
26 | Alan Atkin | £17,064.05 | Wath | No | |
JRA Turner | £17,064.05 | Hellaby | No | ||
28 | Maurice Kirk | £14,366.66 | Rotherham East | No | |
Amy Rushforth | £14,366.66 | Maltby | No | ||
30 | Frank Hodgkiss | £14,191.06 | Hoober | No | |
31 | Josephine Burton | £13,974.74 | Anston & Woodsetts | No | |
32 | Reg Littleboy | £13,882.84 | Brinsworth & Catcliffe | Yes | |
33 | Shaukat Ali | £13,735.60 | Rotherham East | No | |
34 | Pat Russell | £13,640.64 | Silverwood | No | |
35 | Ian Barron | £13,596.78 | Keppel | No | |
36 | Sheila Walker | £13,588.84 | Keppel | No | |
37 | Barry Kaye | £13,570.24 | Keppel | Yes | |
38 | Jacqueline Falvey | £13,558.84 | Dinnington | No | |
Alan Gosling | £13,558.84 | Wath | No | ||
Jane Hamilton | £13,558.84 | Hoober | Yes | ||
Jane Havenhand | £13,558.84 | Dinnington | Yes | ||
42 | Fred Wright | £13,558.40 | Brinsworth & Catcliffe | No | |
43 | Simon Currie | £13,404.13 | Valley | No | |
Keith Goulty | £13,404.13 | Wingfield | No | ||
45 | Simon Tweed | £13,400.75 | Dinnington | No | |
46 | Chris McMahon | £12,952.16 | Wickersley | No | |
47 | Neil License | £12,772.58 | Swinton | No | |
48 | Kath Sims | £12,457.87 | Rotherham West | No | |
49 | T Fenoughty | £12,412.54 | Wales | No | |
50 | Michael Clarke | £12,306.98 | Sitwell | Dec | |
Brian Cutts | £12,306.98 | Hellaby | Yes | ||
Lynda Donaldson | £12,306.98 | Hellaby | No | ||
John Foden | £12,306.98 | Rotherham West | Yes | ||
Neil Hamilton | £12,306.98 | Rawmarsh | Yes | ||
Tony Mannion | £12,306.98 | Sitwell | No | ||
G Nightingale | £12,306.98 | Rother Vale | No | ||
G Sharp | £12,306.98 | Wales | Yes | ||
Ben Slade | £12,306.98 | Maltby | Yes | ||
Peter Thirlwall | £12,306.98 | Wickersley | Yes | ||
60 | Will Blair | £12,303.59 | Maltby | No | |
John Gamble | £12,303.59 | Brinsworth & Catcliffe | No | ||
Darren Hughes | £12,303.59 | Anston & Woodsetts | No | ||
Martyn Parker | £12,303.59 | Boston Castle | No | ||
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Councillor Greed by Ward 2009-2010. | ||
Ward totals in descending order. | ||
Ward | Total | Rank |
Silverwood | £82,317.27 | 1 |
Holderness | £75,093.60 | 2 |
Boston Castle | £75,037.85 | 3 |
Rawmarsh | £69,593.21 | 4 |
Swinton | £67,978.22 | 5 |
Wingfield | £65,201.13 | 6 |
Hoober | £56,877.17 | 7 |
Valley | £54,431.64 | 8 |
Wath | £53,804.30 | 9 |
Rotherham West | £53,386.93 | 10 |
Rother Vale | £53,236.84 | 11 |
Anston & Woodsetts | £52,986.17 | 12 |
Sitwell | £47,796.88 | 13 |
Rotherham East | £45,923.55 | 14 |
Wales | £42,454.31 | 15 |
Hellaby | £41,681.01 | 16 |
Keppel | £40,755.86 | 17 |
Dinnington | £40,518.43 | 18 |
Brinsworth & Catcliffe | £39,744.83 | 19 |
Maltby | £38,977.23 | 20 |
Wickersley | £37,562.73 | 21 |
Extracted from: http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/download/3675/members_allowances_and_expenses_2009-10