# City of Doncaster Council elections

The City of Doncaster Council is the local authority for Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The council is elected every four years. Since 2002 the council has been led by a directly elected mayor.
From 1973 to 2014, the council was elected by thirds every year except the year in which country council elections took place in other parts of England. In 2015, the whole council was elected due to boundary changes to the wards and it was decided that the whole council would be elected every four years in future from 2017, so that the council elections would coincide with the election of the Mayor of Doncaster in future.

## Council elections

* 1998 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1999 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2000 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2002 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2003 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2004 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election (whole council elected after boundary changes)
* 2006 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2007 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2008 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2010 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2011 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2014 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2015 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election (boundary changes)
* 2017 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2021 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2025 City of Doncaster Council election

## Results maps

* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2017 results map
* 2021 results map

## By-election results
### 1994–1998

Stainforth By-Election 12 February 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,330 | 55.9 | +45.2 |
| | Labour | | 1,048 | 44.1 | −27.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,378 | 19.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 1998–2002

Rossington By-Election 27 August 1998 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,779 | 18.0 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Adwick By-Election 3 September 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 1,071 | 51.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 614 | 29.5 |
| | Conservative | | 390 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 22.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,075 | 17.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Wheatley By-Election 3 September 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 941 | 45.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 859 | 41.1 |
| | Conservative | | 290 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,090 | 24.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Adwick By-Election 12 August 1999 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 122 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,007 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Conisbrough By-Election 18 November 1999 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 406 | 23.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,754 | 16.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Balby By-Election 5 October 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 763 | 53.2 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 404 | 28.2 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | | 266 | 18.6 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 25.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,433 | 13.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002–2006

Stainforth By-Election 20 June 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nora Troops | 1,170 | 56.7 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Abell | 444 | 21.5 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Fletcher | 238 | 11.5 | +0.0 |
| | BNP | David Owen | 210 | 10.2 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 726 | 35.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,062 | 17.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Armthorpe By-Election 19 December 2003 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 118 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,890 | 14.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Mexborough By-Election 19 February 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Phillips | 2,670 | 56.8 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | | 1,866 | 39.7 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | | 163 | 3.5 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 804 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,699 | 45.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Central By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John McHale | 2,903 | 58.0 | +17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Snelling | 2,107 | 42.0 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 796 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,010 | 47.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2006–2010

Rossington By-Election 19 November 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Cooper-Holmes | 637 | 26.9 | +1.1 |
| | English Democrat | 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 Democrats | Robert Mitchell | 78 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | George Sheldon | 76 | 3.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,369 | 24.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2010–2015

Askern Spa By-Election 22 August 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Iris Beech | 1,165 | 54.0 | −16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian McLeay | 261 | 12.1 | +12.1 |
| | UKIP | Frank Calladine | 231 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Martin Greenhalgh | 225 | 10.4 | −19.2 |
| | Independent | Martyn Bev | 106 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | English Democrat | David Allen | 98 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| | TUSC | Mary Jackson | 72 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 904 | 41.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,158 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun By-Election 24 July 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Paul Bissett | 1,203 | 40.8 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | David Nevett | 1,109 | 37.6 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Nick Allen | 479 | 16.2 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Pete Kennedy | 160 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,951 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2015–2017

Edenthorpe and Kirk Sandall By-Election 5 May 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrea Robinson | 1,148 | 44.5 | +7.4 |
| | UKIP | Paul Bissett | 960 | 37.2 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Martin Greenhalgh | 268 | 10.4 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Porter | 202 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 7.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,578 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2017–2021

Armthorpe By-Election 5 February 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Tyas | 1,431 | 75.4 | +34.8 |
| | Independent | Martin Williams | 466 | 24.6 | +24.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 965 | 50.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,897 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Town By-Election 14 June 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tosh McDonald | 1,084 | 46.8 | +7.7 |
| | Yorkshire | Chris Whitwood | 570 | 24.6 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Julie Buckley | 294 | 12.7 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Carol Greenhalgh | 260 | 11.2 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith | 66 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | Gareth Pendry | 43 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | 22.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,317 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2021–2025

Wheatley Hills and Intake By-Election 31 March 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yetunde Elebuibon | 827 | 46.0 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Angus | 419 | 23.3 | −2.2 |
| | Yorkshire | Andy Budden | 356 | 19.8 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Jennifer Rozenfelds | 135 | 7.5 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dean Southall | 60 | 3.3 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 22.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,797 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rossington and Bawtry By-Election 16 November 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Guest | 1,467 | 56.7 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | Carol Greenhalgh | 492 | 19.0 | −1.1 |
| | Independent | John Cooke | 461 | 17.8 | −8.5 |
| | Reform UK | Surjit Singh Duhre | 168 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 975 | 37.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,588 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Town By-Election 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rob Dennis | 2,770 | 49.8 | +6.5 |
| | Reform UK | Surjit Singh Duhre | 892 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| | Green | Julie Buckley | 805 | 14.5 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Dene Flannigan | 723 | 13.0 | −6.4 |
| | Independent | Nikki McDonald | 373 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,878 | 33.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,563 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |