Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The council is elected every four years. Since 2002 the council has been led by a directly elected mayor.

From 1973 to 2014, the council was elected by thirds every year except the year in which county council elections took place in other parts of England. In 2015, the whole council was elected due to boundary changes to the wards and it was decided that the whole council would be elected every four years in future from 2017, so that the council elections would coincide with the election of the Mayor of Doncaster in future.[1]

Political control

From 1927 to 1974 Doncaster was a county borough, independent of any county council.[2] Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a metropolitan borough, with South Yorkshire County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. South Yorkshire County Council was abolished in 1986 and Doncaster became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:[3][4]

Party in controlYears
Labour1973–2004
No overall control2004–2010
Labour2010–present

Leadership

Prior to 2002, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. Since 2002, political leadership has been provided instead by a directly elected Mayor of Doncaster. The council separately appoints a civic mayor each year, who is largely ceremonial. The directly elected mayors since 2002 have been:

MayorPartyFromTo
Martin Winter Labour6 May 200229 May 2008
Independent29 May 20087 Jun 2009
Peter Davies English Democrat8 Jun 20095 Feb 2013
Independent5 Feb 20135 May 2013
Ros Jones Labour6 May 2013

Council elections

By-election results

1994–1998

Stainforth By-Election 12 February 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,330 55.9 +45.2
Labour 1,048 44.1 -27.3
Majority 282 11.8
Turnout 2,378 19.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

1998–2002

Rossington By-Election 27 August 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Rossington Independent 538 30.2 +11.4
Labour 533 30.0 +3.5
Independent 456 25.6 -17.8
Conservative 129 7.3 +0.1
Independent 80 4.5 +4.5
Liberal Democrats 43 2.4 +2.4
Majority 5 0.2
Turnout 1,779 18.0
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Adwick By-Election 3 September 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,071 51.6
Liberal Democrats 614 29.5
Conservative 390 18.7
Majority 457 22.1
Turnout 2,075 17.0
Labour hold Swing
Wheatley By-Election 3 September 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 941 45.0
Liberal Democrats 859 41.1
Conservative 290 13.8
Majority 82 3.9
Turnout 2,090 24.5
Labour hold Swing
Adwick By-Election 12 August 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 742 38.1 -19.6
Liberal Democrats 620 31.8 -0.1
Ratepayers against Landfill 523 26.8 +26.8
Conservative 122 3.3 -7.1
Majority 122 6.3
Turnout 2,007
Labour hold Swing
Conisbrough By-Election 18 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 938 53.5 -9.1
Independent Labour 532 30.3 +6.8
Independent 140 8.0 +8.0
Liberal Democrats 76 4.3 -3.0
Conservative 68 3.9 -1.9
Majority 406 23.2
Turnout 1,754 16.1
Labour hold Swing
Balby By-Election 5 October 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 763 53.2 -5.0
Liberal Democrats 404 28.2 +10.5
Conservative 266 18.6 -5.6
Majority 359 25.0
Turnout 1,433 13.9
Labour hold Swing

2002–2006

Stainforth By-Election 20 June 2002[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nora Troops 1,170 56.7 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Kevin Abell 444 21.5 -1.5
Conservative Kathleen Fletcher 238 11.5 +0.0
BNP David Owen 210 10.2 -1.8
Majority 726 35.2
Turnout 2,062 17.0
Labour hold Swing
Armthorpe By-Election 19 December 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Corden 940 49.7 +9.0
Independent 822 43.5 -6.8
Conservative 95 5.0 -4.0
Independent 33 1.7 +1.7
Majority 118 6.2
Turnout 1,890 14.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Mexborough By-Election 19 February 2004[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Phillips 2,670 56.8 +6.6
Labour 1,866 39.7 -2.9
Conservative 163 3.5 -0.3
Majority 804 17.1
Turnout 4,699 45.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Central By-Election 5 May 2005[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John McHale 2,903 58.0 +17.1
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Snelling 2,107 42.0 +7.7
Majority 796 16.0
Turnout 5,010 47.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2006–2010

Rossington By-Election 19 November 2009[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Cooper-Holmes 637 26.9 +1.1
English Democrat Mick Cooper 551 23.3
Independent John Cooke 506 21.4
Independent Terry Wilde 420 17.7
BNP Dave Owen 101 4.3 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Mitchell 78 3.3 +3.3
Independent George Sheldon 76 3.2
Majority 86 3.6
Turnout 2,369 24.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing

2010–2015

Askern Spa By-Election 22 August 2013[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Iris Beech 1,165 54.0 -16.4
Liberal Democrats Adrian McLeay 261 12.1 +12.1
UKIP Frank Calladine 231 10.7 +10.7
Conservative Martin Greenhalgh 225 10.4 -19.2
Independent Martyn Bev 106 4.9 +4.9
English Democrat David Allen 98 4.5 +4.5
TUSC Mary Jackson 72 3.3 +3.3
Majority 904 41.9
Turnout 2,158
Labour hold Swing
Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun By-Election 24 July 2014[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Paul Bissett 1,203 40.8 +4.1
Labour David Nevett 1,109 37.6 +1.9
Conservative Nick Allen 479 16.2 -3.0
Green Pete Kennedy 160 5.4 +5.4
Majority 94 3.2
Turnout 2,951
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

2015–2017

Edenthorpe and Kirk Sandall By-Election 5 May 2016[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrea Robinson 1,148 44.5 +7.4
UKIP Paul Bissett 960 37.2 +5.8
Conservative Martin Greenhalgh 268 10.4 -8.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Porter 202 7.8 +7.8
Majority 188 7.3
Turnout 2,578
Labour hold Swing

2017–2021

Armthorpe By-Election 5 February 2018[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Tyas 1,431 75.4 +34.8
Independent Martin Williams 466 24.6 +24.6
Majority 965 50.9
Turnout 1,897
Labour hold Swing
Town By-Election 14 June 2018[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tosh McDonald 1,084 46.8 +7.7
Yorkshire Chris Whitwood 570 24.6 -1.1
Green Julie Buckley 294 12.7 -1.0
Conservative Carol Greenhalgh 260 11.2 -10.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Smith 66 2.8 +2.8
Independent Gareth Pendry 43 1.9 +1.9
Majority 514 22.2
Turnout 2,317
Labour hold Swing

2021–2025

Wheatley Hills and Intake By-Election 31 March 2022[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yetunde Elebuibon 827 46.0
Conservative Michael Angus 419 23.3
Yorkshire Andy Budden 356 19.8
Green Jennifer Rozenfelds 135 7.5
Liberal Democrats Dean Southall 60 3.3
Majority 408 22.7
Turnout 1,797
Labour hold Swing
Rossington and Bawtry By-Election 16 November 2023[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Guest 1,467 56.7
Conservative Carol Greenhalgh 492 19.0
Independent John Cooke 461 17.8
Reform UK Surjit Singh Duhre 168 6.5
Majority 975 37.7
Turnout 2,588
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "The Borough of Doncaster (Scheme of Elections) Order 2013". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Doncaster Municipal Borough / County Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Doncaster". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Doncaster council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "Stainforth By-election Result". Doncaster Council. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "Tories take two steps forward in byelections". guardian.co.uk. London. 20 February 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  8. ↑ "Lib Dems in town hope to 'do a Sheffield'". Yorkshire Post. 25 February 2004. p. 1. ISSN 0963-2255.
  9. ↑ "Doncaster Central Ward Election 2005". Doncaster Council. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  10. ↑ "New Rossington Councillor elected". Doncaster Council. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Askern Spa Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Edenthorpe and Kirk Sandall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Armthorpe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wheatley Hills and Intake Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rossington and Bawtry Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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