- Doncaster local elections
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One third of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. The council also has a directly elected mayor since 2001.
Contents
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control Years Labour 1973 - 2004 No overall control 2004 - 2010 Labour 2010 - present Council elections
Doncaster Council election, 1998
Doncaster Council election, 1999
Doncaster Council election, 2000
Doncaster Council election, 2002
Doncaster Council election, 2003
Doncaster Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)[2]
Doncaster Council election, 2006
Doncaster Council election, 2007
Doncaster Council election, 2008
Doncaster Council election, 2010
Elected mayor
Mayoral referendum
On the 20 September 2001 Doncaster held a referendum on introducing a directly elected mayor. The result saw 35,453 (65%) vote in favour, while 19,398 (35%) opposed, on a turnout of 25%.[3]
Elected Mayor
- Labour 2001 - 2009
- English Democrats 2009 - present
Mayoral elections
- Doncaster Council mayoral election, 2001
- Doncaster Council mayoral election, 2005
- Doncaster Council mayoral election, 2009
By-election results
1998-2003
Stainforth By-Election 12 February 1998 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat 1,330 55.9 +45.2 Labour 1,048 44.1 -27.3 Majority 282 11.8 Turnout 2,378 19.7 Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 404 28.2 +10.5 Conservative 266 18.6 -5.6 Majority 359 25.0 Turnout 1,433 13.9 Labour hold Swing Stainforth By-Election 20 June 2002[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Nora Troops 1,170 56.7 +8.1 Liberal Democrat 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 2003-2010
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[5][6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing Central By-Election 5 May 2005[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John McHale 2,903 58.0 +17.1 Liberal Democrat Jonathan Snelling 2,107 42.0 +7.7 Majority 796 16.0 Turnout 5,010 47.8 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Rossington By-Election 19 November 2009[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Richard Cooper-Holmes 637 26.9 +1.1 English Democrats 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 Democrat 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 References
- ^ "Doncaster". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/council/html/3684.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "Doncaster council". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3684.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ Parker, Simon (2001-09-21). "Doncaster votes for a mayor". London: guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2001/sep/21/politics.localgovernment. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ "Stainforth By-election Result". Doncaster Council. http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/db/enews/article.asp?Archive=Y&CatID=44&Art=457. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ "Tories take two steps forward in byelections". London: guardian.co.uk. 2004-02-20. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2004/feb/20/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ "Lib Dems in town hope to 'do a Sheffield'". Yorkshire Post. 2004-02-25. p. 1.
- ^ "Doncaster Central Ward Election 2005". Doncaster Council. http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Living_in_Doncaster/The_Mayor_and_Council/voting_elections_democracy/Elections/Local/Doncaster_Central_Ward_Election_2005.asp. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ "New Rossington Councillor elected". Doncaster Council. 2009-11-20. http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/db/enews/article.asp?Archive=&CatID=31&Art=3635. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
External links
Categories:- Politics of Doncaster
- Council elections in South Yorkshire
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