Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (UK Parliament constituency)

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Doncaster East and
the Isle of Axholme
County constituency
for the House of Commons
County South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Electorate 70,113 [1]
Major settlements Bawtry, Hatfield, Thorne
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from Don Valley & Doncaster North

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.

Contents

The seat will cover eastern areas of Doncaster in South Yorkshire and the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire. [3]

Boundaries

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It will comprise the following: [5]

In the City of Doncaster:

In North Lincolnshire:

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Fletcher [6]
Reform UK Irwen Martin [7]
Labour Lee Pitcher [8]
Liberal Democrats Nicola Turner [9]
Majority
Turnout

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References

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  3. Mower, Shannon (30 Jun 2023). "'Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme' constituency to replace Don Valley at next election". Doncaster Free Press.
  4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  5. "New Seat Details - Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. "Nick Fletcher is re-selected". Doncaster Conservatives . Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  7. "Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme Constituency". Reform UK . Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  8. "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList . Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  9. "PolicyMogul - Champions of public affairs". policymogul.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.