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 - present

[edit] Elected Mayor

Labour 2001 - present

[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

Doncaster Council election, 2007

Doncaster Council election, 2008

[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 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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,170	56.7	+8.1
	Liberal Democrat		444	21.5	-1.5
	Conservative		238	11.5	+0.0
	British National Party		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 Democrat		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
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	47.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

[edit] External links

• Doncaster Council