# 2011 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2011 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect one third of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council as part of the 2011 local elections in the United Kingdom.
The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council, increasing its majority by seven seats. The Liberal Democrats lost four of the five seats it was defending, all of which were gained by Labour. After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 43
* Conservative 9
* Liberal Democrats 6
* Others 5

## Result

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 17 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 46.2 | 37,921 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 15,750 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 7 | 5,723 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 12.3 | 10,105 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 7,703 |
| Community Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2.1 | 1,686 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 1,302 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 847 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 794 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 268 |

## Ward results

The results in each ward are shown below. Changes are compared with the previous election in 2007.

### Adwick

Adwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Mary Bolton | 2,326 | 68.1 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Kerry Nigel Wood | 509 | 14.9 | N/A |
| | English Democrat | Vivien Woodrow | 323 | 9.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Farrell | 259 | 7.6 | −32.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,417 | 32 | +4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Armthorpe

Armthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Corden | 1,958 | 51.8 | +16.7 |
| | Independent | Scott Andrew Pickles | 1,410 | 37.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Barbara Fletcher | 412 | 11 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,783 | 34.2 | +3.1 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Askern Spa

Askern Spa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Jones | 2,205 | 54.8 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Carol Greenhalgh | 831 | 20.6 | −13.8 |
| | English Democrat | Malcolm Woodrow | 574 | 14.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | John Hardy | 416 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,026 | 40.9 | +6.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Balby

Balby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick Jameson | 2,105 | 56.9 | +18 |
| | Independent | Margaret Thompson | 925 | 25 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Liz Sparrow | 669 | 18.1 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,699 | 32.6 | +0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bentley

Bentley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charlie Hogarth | 1,937 | 61 | +10.5 |
| | English Democrat | Tony Wagstaffe | 739 | 23.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Phil Mason | 498 | 15.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,174 | 31.9 | −0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bessacarr & Cantley

Bessacarr & Cantley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Coddington | 1,614 | 34 | −18.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Bissett | 1,371 | 28.9 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Martin Greenhalgh | 1,006 | 21.2 | +1.6 |
| | English Democrat | Keith Hewitt | 756 | 15.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,747 | 42 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Wilkinson | 1,914 | 55.5 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Hutchinson | 504 | 14.6 | −1.2 |
| | Community Group | Stuart Exelby | 402 | 11.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Jean Bell | 358 | 10.4 | −20.5 |
| | TUSC | Mal Perkins | 268 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,446 | 30.4 | −0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Conisbrough & Denaby

Conisbrough & Denaby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Craig Sahman | 2,417 | 70.4 | +24.1 |
| | BNP | Erwin Toseland | 596 | 17.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Sherwin Broughton | 422 | 12.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,435 | 32.8 | +0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun

Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Revill | 1,618 | 36.5 | +12.5 |
| | Independent | Michael Thomas Maye | 928 | 20.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nick Allen | 837 | 18.9 | +4.2 |
| | English Democrat | Fred Gee | 655 | 14.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karl Goodman | 394 | 8.9 | −29.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,432 | 41.5 | +4.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Edlington & Warmsworth

Edlington & Warmsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Johnson | 1,856 | 48 | +7.6 |
| | Independent | Georgina Mullis | 1,053 | 27.2 | −14.8 |
| | English Democrat | John Brennan | 512 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Jones | 292 | 7.6 | −3.7 |
| | BNP | Helen Ellis | 153 | 4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,866 | 36.9 | +4.1 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Finningley

Finningley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Schofield | 2,217 | 41.4 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Francis John Jackson | 1,327 | 24.8 | +10.5 |
| | English Democrat | Nigel Berry | 1,137 | 21.2 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Alan Johnson | 670 | 12.5 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,351 | 44.4 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Great North Road

Great North Road :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Mordue | 2,195 | 48.4 | +12.3 |
| | Independent | David Hughes | 893 | 19.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Frank Lloyd Calladine | 551 | 12.1 | −4.2 |
| | English Democrat | Steve Grocott | 492 | 10.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Stephen Platt | 245 | 5.4 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Victor Butterfield | 161 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,537 | 38.6 | +4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hatfield

Hatfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pat Knight | 1,519 | 39.5 | +0.3 |
| | English Democrat | Mick Glynn | 673 | 17.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jessie Jamieson Credland | 604 | 15.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James Vincent Hart | 556 | 14.4 | −9 |
| | Community Group | Stewart Rayner | 329 | 8.5 | −28.9 |
| | Independent | Peter Knight | 169 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,850 | 38 | +4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mexborough

Mexborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Phillips | 2,116 | 56.1 | 20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Jevons | 924 | 24.5 | −33.3 |
| | BNP | John Alfred Bettney | 265 | 7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Anthony Mark Watson | 255 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Phyllis Calladine | 211 | 5.6 | −1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,771 | 32.8 | +1.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Rossington

Rossington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hilary McNamee | 1,498 | 42.7 | +8.7 |
| | Independent | Terry Wilde | 921 | 26.3 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | John Nolan Cooke | 656 | 18.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Margaret Beard | 296 | 8.4 | −2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Brown | 134 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,505 | 34.6 | +3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sprotbrough

Sprotbrough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cynthia Ransome | 1,629 | 38.4 | −5.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Alexander Edward Millar | 1,398 | 33 | +13.2 |
| | English Democrat | Barbara Hewitt | 662 | 15.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Lynette Chipp | 549 | 13 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,238 | 44 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stainforth & Moorends

Stainforth & Moorends :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joe Blackham | 1,582 | 51 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Martin Edward Drake | 471 | 15.2 | −1.7 |
| | English Democrat | Margaret Rose Holt-Taylor | 394 | 12.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | Dave Owen | 288 | 9.3 | −11.7 |
| | Community Group | Allison Jane Wilson | 232 | 7.5 | −15.7 |
| | Independent | John Quinn | 135 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,102 | 31.5 | +4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Thorne

Thorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Hodson | 1,696 | 42.1 | +20.2 |
| | Conservative | John Brown | 951 | 23.6 | −0.7 |
| | Community Group | Tony Brookes | 723 | 17.9 | −14.1 |
| | Independent | Richard Walker | 663 | +16.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,033 | 37.7 | +3.6 |
| | Labour gain from Community Group | Labour gain from Community Group | Swing | | |

### Torne Valley

Torne Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Mary Hoyle | 2,255 | 49.4 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Ian Pearson | 1,241 | 27.2 | +10.9 |
| | UKIP | Rebecca Walters | 592 | 13 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Adgar | 473 | 10.4 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,561 | 45.5 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Town Moor

Town Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Knowles | 1,775 | 48 | −18.4 |
| | Conservative | Chris Allen | 628 | 17 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Patrick Wilson | 834 | 22.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kim Doyle | 460 | 12.4 | −40.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,697 | 36 | +1.1 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Wheatley

Wheatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Sheppard | 1,867 | 54.4 | +19.5 |
| | English Democrat | Roy John Penketh | 786 | 22.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Maurice Field | 500 | 14.6 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michelle Goodman | 276 | 8 | −32.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,429 | 34.4 | +1.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |