Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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]

Council elections

Results maps

2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2017 results map
2021 results map

By-election results

1994–1998

Stainforth By-Election 12 February 1998
Party		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		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		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		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		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		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		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^[3]
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^[4]^[5]
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^[6]
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^[7]
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^[8]
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^[9]
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^[10]
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^[11]
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^[12]
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^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yetunde Elebuibon	827	46.0	+6.1
	Conservative	Michael Angus	419	23.3	−2.2
	Yorkshire	Andy Budden	356	19.8	+1.9
	Green	Jennifer Rozenfelds	135	7.5	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Dean Southall	60	3.3	−3.1
Majority			408	22.7
Turnout			1,797
	Labour hold		Swing

Rossington and Bawtry By-Election 16 November 2023^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Guest	1,467	56.7	+10.8
	Conservative	Carol Greenhalgh	492	19.0	−1.1
	Independent	John Cooke	461	17.8	−8.5
	Reform UK	Surjit Singh Duhre	168	6.5	+6.5
Majority			975	37.7
Turnout			2,588
	Labour hold		Swing

Town By-Election 4 July 2024^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rob Dennis	2,770	49.8	+6.5
	Reform UK	Surjit Singh Duhre	892	16.0	+16.0
	Green	Julie Buckley	805	14.5	−3.3
	Conservative	Dene Flannigan	723	13.0	−6.4
	Independent	Nikki McDonald	373	6.7	+6.7
Majority			1,878	33.8
Turnout			5,563
	Labour hold		Swing

References

^ "The Borough of Doncaster (Scheme of Elections) Order 2013". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "Doncaster council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
^ "Stainforth By-election Result". Doncaster Council. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
^ "Tories take two steps forward in byelections". guardian.co.uk. London. 20 February 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
^ "Lib Dems in town hope to 'do a Sheffield'". Yorkshire Post. 25 February 2004. p. 1. ISSN 0963-2255.
^ "Doncaster Central Ward Election 2005". Doncaster Council. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
^ "New Rossington Councillor elected". Doncaster Council. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Askern Spa Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Edenthorpe and Kirk Sandall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Armthorpe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wheatley Hills and Intake Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rossington and Bawtry Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

[1] "The Borough of Doncaster (Scheme of Elections) Order 2013". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[lose-2] "Doncaster council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 November 2009.

[stainforth-3] "Stainforth By-election Result". Doncaster Council. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.

[steps-4] "Tories take two steps forward in byelections". guardian.co.uk. London. 20 February 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2009.

[sheffield-5] "Lib Dems in town hope to 'do a Sheffield'". Yorkshire Post. 25 February 2004. p. 1. ISSN 0963-2255.

[central-6] "Doncaster Central Ward Election 2005". Doncaster Council. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.

[rossington-7] "New Rossington Councillor elected". Doncaster Council. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.

[8] "Local Elections Archive Project — Askern Spa Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[9] "Local Elections Archive Project — Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Edenthorpe and Kirk Sandall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Armthorpe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Wheatley Hills and Intake Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Rossington and Bawtry Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

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v t e Council elections in South Yorkshire
Barnsley	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Doncaster	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2017 2021 2025
Rotherham	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2021 2024
Sheffield	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
South Yorkshire CC	1973 1977 1981 Abolished
West Riding CC	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
Metro Mayor	2018 2022 2024
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e Metropolitan districts of England
Districts	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
Councils	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
Local elections	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton