South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a landlocked metropolitan county formed in 1974 from the industrial areas of the historic West Riding. It was a major centre of coal mining and steel production, particularly in Sheffield and Rotherham. Today, it blends urban development with countryside, with major towns including Doncaster and Barnsley. The economy has diversified, but the area retains strong industrial roots. South Yorkshire comprises four metropolitan boroughs—Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Barnsley—each with its own council, coordinated by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.
Local Authorities in South Yorkshire
- Barnsley Borough Council (Metropolitan District)
- City of Doncaster Council (Metropolitan District)
- Rotherham Borough Council (Metropolitan District)
- Sheffield City Council (Metropolitan District)
South Yorkshire, in England’s Yorkshire and the Humber region, is a metropolitan county made up of four metropolitan boroughs, each governed by its own council acting as a unitary authority responsible for all local services including education, housing, planning, transport, and social care. These are Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Doncaster City Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, and Sheffield City Council. Created in 1974, the county has no county council, but the boroughs cooperate through the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, which oversees region-wide matters such as transport, regeneration, and economic development under a directly elected mayor. Together, these councils govern a county that blends the industrial heritage of Sheffield, Rotherham, and Doncaster with market towns, rural landscapes, and parts of the Peak District, balancing strong local governance with strategic regional planning.
Districts in South Yorkshire
(ITL 1) Yorkshire and the Humber
(ITL 2) ⇒ South Yorkshire
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Sheffield ⁞ Barnsley ⁞ Rotherham ⁞ Doncaster
Constituencies in South Yorkshire
- Barnsley North
- Barnsley South
- Doncaster Central
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Doncaster North
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Rother Valley
- Rotherham
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Sheffield Central
- Sheffield Hallam
- Sheffield Heeley
- Sheffield South East
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 54 of them are in Yorkshire and the Humber region, 14 of them are in South Yorkshire.