Doncaster local elections

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One third of Doncaster Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election. The council also has a directly elected mayor since 2001.

Contents 1 Political control 1.1 Elected Mayor 2 Council elections 3 Mayoral referendum result 20 September 2001 4 Mayoral elections 5 By-election results 6 External links

[edit] Political control

Labour 1973 - 2004

No overall control 2004 -

[edit] Elected Mayor

Labour 2001 -

[edit] 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

Doncaster Council election 2006

[edit] Mayoral referendum result 20 September 2001

Support 35,453 65%

Oppose 19,398 35%

Turnout 25%

[edit] Mayoral elections

Doncaster Council mayoral election 2001

Doncaster Council mayoral election 2005

[edit] By-election results

Stainforth By-Election 12 February 1998
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

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 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		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

Wheatley By-Election 3 September 1998
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

Adwick By-Election 12 August 1999
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

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 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		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

Stainforth By-Election 20 June 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,170	56.7	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats		444	21.5	-1.5
	Conservative		238	11.5	+0.0
	British National		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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		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
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	47.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

[edit] External links

• Doncaster Council