Rothwell Ward, representing the town of Rothwell and formed from the merger of Trinity and Tresham, was created by boundary changes in 2007. The ward was last fought at Borough Council level in the 2007 local council elections, in which all three seats were won by the Conservatives. The current councillors are Cllr. Cedwien Brown, Cllr. Alan Pote & Cllr. Margaret Talbot.