Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 53°34′37″N 1°03′18″W / 53.577°N 1.055°W
| Doncaster North | |
|---|---|
| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Doncaster North in South Yorkshire. | |
 Location of South Yorkshire within England. | |
| County | South Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 72,855 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Mexborough, Stainforth[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Ed Miliband (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Don Valley and Goole |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Doncaster North is a constituency[n 1] in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour Party.[n 2]
History
The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Don Valley and Goole, and has been a Labour stronghold ever since, currently represented by Ed Miliband, the Leader of the Opposition.
Boundaries
Following boundary changes in 2010, the constituency consists of seven electoral wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster:
- Adwick; Askern Spa; Bentley; Great North Road; Mexborough; Sprotbrough; Stainforth and Moorends.
Constituency profile
The constituency covers largely rural areas north of Doncaster, stretching to partly suburban Mexborough in the west, Bentley that lies on the northern banks of the River Don and Adwick which is farther north. The seat is an area with moderate typical incomes which has yet to recover fully from the almost total end locally in the coal mining industry[n 3] but large numbers of constituents work in construction and manufacturing.[3][4][5][6]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Michael Welsh | Labour | |
| 1992 | Kevin Hughes | Labour | |
| 2005 | Ed Miliband | Labour | |
Elections
General election results since 1983
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election 2010 [8] Turnout: 41,483 (57.3%) +4.7 | Labour hold Majority: 10,909 (26.3%) −12.7 Swing: 2.8% from Lab to Con | Ed Miliband | Labour | 19,637 | 47.3 | −8.8 | ||
| Sophie Brodie | Conservative | 8,728 | 21.0 | +6.8 | ||||
| Ed Sanderson | Liberal Democrat | 6,174 | 14.9 | −0.8 | ||||
| Pamela Chambers | BNP | 2,818 | 6.8 | +2.8 | ||||
| Wayne Crawshaw | English Democrats | 2,148 | 5.2 | +3.7 | ||||
| Liz Andrews | UKIP | 1,797 | 4.3 | +2.1 | ||||
| Bill Rawcliffe | TUSC | 181 | 0.4 | +0.4 | ||||
| General Election 2005 [9] Turnout: 31,578 (51.1%) +0.6 | Labour hold Majority: 12,656 (40.1%) −8.3 Swing: 4.2% from Lab to Con | Ed Miliband | Labour | 17,531 | 55.5 | −7.6 | ||
| Martin Drake | Conservative | 4,875 | 15.4 | +0.7 | ||||
| Doug Pickett | Liberal Democrat | 3,800 | 12.0 | +1.4 | ||||
| Martin Williams | Community Group | 2,365 | 7.5 | +7.5 | ||||
| Lee Hagan | BNP | 1,506 | 4.8 | +4.8 | ||||
| Robert Nixon | UKIP | 940 | 3.0 | +0.7 | ||||
| Michael Cassidy | English Democrats | 561 | 1.8 | +1.8 | ||||
| General Election 2001 [10] Turnout: 31,363 (50.5%) −12.8 | Labour hold Majority: 15,187 (48.4%) −6.6 Swing: 3.3% from Lab to Con | Kevin Hughes | Labour | 19,788 | 63.1 | −6.7 | ||
| Anita Kapoor | Conservative | 4,601 | 14.7 | −0.1 | ||||
| Colin Ross | Liberal Democrat | 3,323 | 10.6 | +2.1 | ||||
| Martin Williams | Independent | 2,926 | 9.3 | +6.4 | ||||
| John Wallis | UKIP | 725 | 2.3 | N/A | ||||
| General Election 1997 [11][12][13][14] Turnout: 39,888 (63.3%) | Labour hold Majority: 21,937 (55.0%) +12.9 Swing: 6.6% from Con to Lab | Kevin Hughes | Labour | 27,843 | 69.8 | +5.4 | ||
| Peter Kennerley | Conservative | 5,906 | 14.8 | −7.5 | ||||
| Michael Cook | Liberal Democrat | 3,369 | 8.4 | −4.5 | ||||
| Ron Thornton | Referendum Party | 1,589 | 4.0 | N/A | ||||
| Neil Swan | Anti Sleaze Labour [15] | 1,181 | 3.0 | N/A | ||||
| General Election 1992 [16] Turnout: 55,244 (73.9%) +0.8 | Labour hold Majority: 19,813 (35.9%) −1.5 Swing: 0.7% from Lab to Con | Kevin Hughes | Labour | 34,135 | 61.8 | +0.0 | ||
| Robert C. Light | Conservative | 14,322 | 25.9 | +1.5 | ||||
| Steve Whiting | Liberal Democrat | 6,787 | 12.3 | −1.6 | ||||
| General Election 1987 Turnout: 53,359 (73.1%) +3.4 | Labour hold Majority: 19,935 (37.4%) +12.2 Swing: 6.1% from Con to Lab | Michael Welsh | Labour | 32,950 | 61.8 | +9.0 | ||
| R. J. Shepherd | Conservative | 13,015 | 24.4 | −3.2 | ||||
| P. Norwood | Social Democrat | 7,394 | 13.9 | −5.8 | ||||
| General Election 1983 Turnout: 69.9% | Labour hold Majority: 12,711 (25.2%) | Michael Welsh | Labour | 26,626 | 52.8 | N/A | ||
| Michael Stephen | Conservative | 13,915 | 27.6 | N/A | ||||
| D. Orford | Social Democrat | 9,916 | 19.7 | N/A | ||||
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ↑ See British Coal
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007. The National Archives. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ↑ 2001 Census
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
- ↑ Guardian Unlimited Politics Election results from 1992 to the present
- ↑ Politics Resources Election results from 1945 to present
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
- ↑ "UK > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Doncaster North". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ↑ "Doncaster North: Constituency > Politics > guardian.co.uk". Election 2010. The Guardian. 2005-05-05. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ↑ "BBC NEWS > VOTE 2001 > RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES > Doncaster North". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.67 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ↑ The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
- ↑ "BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Doncaster North". Vote 2001. BBC News. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ↑ "Doncaster North constituency". The Guardian politics. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
Sources
- Ed Miliband, MP for Doncaster North The website of Ed Miliband
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| Preceded by Camberwell and Peckham |
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