Constituency profile

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

Yorkshire and The Humber · County constituency

John Healey MP
Sitting MP

John Healey

Labour

First elected May 1997

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
Yorkshire and The Humber
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
LLLLL
Labour 5/5
EU referendum 2016
68.5% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +16.6pp above mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +11.0pp
Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)
NorthernStrong Leave areaWorking-class profile

About the Rawmarsh and Conisbrough constituency

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough is a county constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber, spanning parts of Rotherham, Doncaster and neighbouring councils. The sitting MP is John Healey (Labour), first elected in May 1997.

At the 2024 general election, Labour won Rawmarsh and Conisbrough with 49.0% of the vote, ahead of Reform UK on 28.6%, a majority of 6,908 votes. Turnout was 49.0%.

If a general election were held today, PollCheck's projection at the current seven-poll average has Reform UK on 40.9% and Labour on 29.9% in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, a margin of 11.0 points, a projected change from Labour since 2024. The projection updates automatically as new polls are added.

Demographically, Rawmarsh and Conisbrough is a strongly Leave-voting area (an estimated 68.5% voted Leave in 2016). About 21.3% of residents hold a degree, 62.7% of homes are owner-occupied, and the seat has a median age of about 42 (2021 Census).

Across the most recent general elections on record here, the seat has been won by Labour each time.

Who lives in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
68.5%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
21.3%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
24.9%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
62.7%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
36.4%
UK average ~36%
Median age
42.2
UK median ~40
Age 65+
23.8%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
28.3%
UK average ~28%

How did Rawmarsh and Conisbrough vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 6,908 votes (20.4pp) · turnout 49.0%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough within Rotherham and Doncaster

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough crosses multiple council boundaries: Rotherham (70%), Doncaster (30%). English councils rotate their election cycles and none of the constituent councils were due to vote in 2026, so the figures below show the most recent ward result available for each ward.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Rotherham
42 LSOAs
70%
Doncaster
18 LSOAs
30%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where the council held a May 2026 election, those results are shown; otherwise we show the most recent available ward result (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024), or, where the seat was uncontested at the last election, the current sitting councillor from OpenCouncilData. The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Rawmarsh and Conisbrough at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010predecessorLab holdJohn Healey Wentworth and Dearne MP50.6%17.6%16.1%8.1% UKIP-7.6%13,92058.0%
2015predecessorLab holdJohn Healey Wentworth and Dearne MP56.9%14.9%2.6%24.9% UKIP-0.7%13,83858.1%+0.1
2017predecessorLab holdJohn Healey Wentworth and Dearne MP65.0%31.3%3.8%---14,80358.7%+0.6
2019notionalLabour winnerJohn Healey Wentworth and Dearne MP, pre-review boundary40.1%37.0%3.7%-0.5%18.7%1,25757.7%
2024Lab holdJohn Healey49.0%13.3%3.4%28.6% Ref5.0%0.8%6,90849.0%-8.7

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Wentworth and Dearne (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

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Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Rawmarsh and Conisbrough. Politics shown for context.

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