Community Governance Review Second Stage Consultation

Overview

Welcome to our Community Governance Review 2026 

We are inviting you to take part in a Community Governance Review. The purpose of this review is to enable the Council to consider if any changes are needed to the parish electoral arrangements in Rotherham.

The outcome of a Community Governance Review can include:

• Making changes to parish boundaries
• Creating, merging or abolishing parishes
• Changing the names of parishes
• Changing the electoral arrangements, such as the number of councillors and parish wards

A Community Governance Review cannot:

• Change the amount of money that a parish council raises through your Council Tax (known as a precept)
• Change or remove individual parish, town or community councillors
• Change Borough ward boundaries or the number of Borough councillors

Second stage consultation: 26 October 2026 to 18 January 2027

Following the first stage consultation, a number of draft recommendations have been developed. We are now seeking the views of residents, parish, town and community councils and other interested parties in the areas affected by the draft recommendations.

This consultation is not restricted to the draft recommendations, and we welcome alternative proposals and comments on local governance in Rotherham.

You can take part by completing the online questionnaire using the link at the bottom of the page.

Information about the review and current parish arrangements

The Terms of Reference is a legal document setting out the scope and details of how the review will be conducted.

You can view the Terms of Reference, information on the current parish arrangements, maps, anonymised first round consultation responses and dates for information drop-ins on our website at www.rotherham.gov.uk/elections.

We must publish the responses we receive, which will be anonymised. 

By taking part in this survey, you agree with the following statement:

I understand that I am under no obligation to complete this consultation and I am willingly providing this data to be used for this specific survey.  I consent to Rotherham Council using my information for this purpose.  I also understand the results will be published in an anonymised way and I will not be identifiable.