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]
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 control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1973–2004 | |
No overall control | 2004–2010 | |
Labour | 2010–present |
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 leaders from 1997 to 2002 were: [5]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gordon Gallimore [6] | Labour | 1994 | ||
Peter Welsh | Labour | 1994 | 1997 | |
Malcolm Glover | Labour | 1997 | 1998 | |
Colin Wedd | Labour | 1998 | 2001 | |
Martin Winter | Labour | 2001 | 5 May 2002 |
The directly elected mayors since 2002 have been:
Mayor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Winter | Labour | 6 May 2002 | 29 May 2008 | |
Independent | 29 May 2008 | 7 Jun 2009 | ||
Peter Davies | English Democrat | 8 Jun 2009 | 5 Feb 2013 | |
Independent | 5 Feb 2013 | 5 May 2013 | ||
Ros Jones | Labour | 6 May 2013 |
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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