Directly elected mayor of Doncaster

Mayor of Doncaster
Incumbent Peter Davies since 4 June 2009
Style	No courtesy title or style
Appointer	Electorate of Doncaster
Inaugural holder	Martin Winter
Formation	2 May 2002

The Mayor of Doncaster is an elected politician and leader of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council^[1]. The incumbent mayor is Peter Davies of the English Democrats, who won the election on 4 June 2009.

Referendum

Local authority	Date	Yes Votes	Yes Vote %	No Votes	No Vote %	Turnout %
Doncaster	20 September 2001	35,453	65	19,398	35	25

Elections

In the elections of 2002 and 2005, Martin Winter won the mayoralty.

The third mayoral election was held on 4 June 2009.

Doncaster Council Mayoral Election 2009
	Party	Name	1st Choice Votes	%	2nd Choice Votes	Total
	English Democrats	Peter Davies	16,961	22.6	8,383	25,344
	Independent	Michael Thomas Maye	17,150	22.9	7,840	24,990
	Labour	Sandra Holland	16,549	22.1
	Conservative	Jonathan Wood	12,198	16.3
	BNP	Dave Owen	8,175	10.9
	Community Group	Stuart Exelby	2,152	2.9
	Independent	Michael James Felse	2,051	2.7
		Total	74,966	100.0	16,223	50,334

List of Mayors

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
	Martin Winter		2 May 2002	4 June 2009	Labour (until 2008)
					Independent (from 2008)
	Peter Davies		4 June 2009	Incumbent	English Democrats

References

1. ^ http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/mayor/

External links

• The Mayor