# 2006 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election

The Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council elections took place on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with the council remaining in no overall control. The Labour Party remained the largest party on the council, picking up two seats overall.

## Election results

Doncaster Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 42.9 | 34.4 | 24,457 | 3.7 |
| Independent | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 19.0 | 16.5 | 11,759 | 2.9 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 14.3 | 20.3 | 14,426 | 2.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14.3 | 16.0 | 11,383 | 3.4 |
| Community Group | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 9.5 | 5.8 | 4,102 | 4.7 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.8 | 3,417 | 2.9 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.4 | 973 | New |
| Doncaster Against Demolition | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.8 | 551 | New |

## Ward results
### Adwick

Adwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Mounsey | 1,960 | 60.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Farrell | 908 | 28.0 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Broughton | 380 | 11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,052 | 32.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Armthorpe

Armthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Anthony Brown | 1,602 | 51.1 |
| | Labour | Tony Corden | 1,260 | 40.2 |
| | Conservative | Russell Till | 276 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 342 | 10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Askern Spa

Askern Spa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roselyn Jones | 1,527 | 45.9 |
| | Conservative | Philip Bell | 1,160 | 34.9 |
| | Green | Mary Chipp | 349 | 10.5 |
| | Community Group | Julian Hurley | 289 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | 11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Balby

Balby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Garth Oxby | 1,325 | 42.8 |
| | Labour | Dorothy Chamberlain | 1,196 | 38.6 |
| | Conservative | Jane Cox | 576 | 18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.6 |
| | Independent gain from Community Group | Independent gain from Community Group | Swing | |

### Bentley

Bentley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stuart Hardy | 1,367 | 49.0 |
| | Independent | Charles Storey | 1,069 | 38.3 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Lapish | 356 | 12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Bessacarr and Cantley

Bessacarr and Cantley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Tatton-Kelly | 2,440 | 56.4 |
| | Labour | Franks Perks | 955 | 22.1 |
| | Conservative | Raja Akhtar | 933 | 21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,485 | 34.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John McHale | 1,480 | 42.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Snelling | 1,271 | 36.9 |
| | Conservative | Asma Hassan | 329 | 9.5 |
| | Green | Stephen Brandon | 254 | 7.4 |
| | Doncaster Against Demolition | Eric Tetley | 115 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Conisbrough and Denaby

Conisbrough and Denaby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sandra Holland | 1,247 | 40.4 |
| | Independent | Carol Sellars | 915 | 29.7 |
| | Independent | Michael Cooper | 447 | 14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Wheatley | 286 | 9.3 |
| | Doncaster Against Demolition | Susan Evans | 190 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun

Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Michael Maye | 2,275 | 56.1 |
| | Labour | Liz Jeffress | 1,153 | 28.4 |
| | Conservative | James Hart | 628 | 15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,122 | 27.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Edlington and Warmsworth

Edlington and Warmsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Elsie Butler | 1,345 | 42.0 |
| | Independent | Raymond Mullis | 1,140 | 35.6 |
| | Conservative | Damian Edwards | 448 | 14.0 |
| | Green | Kim Rolt | 273 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Finningley

Finningley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Jones | 1,832 | 40.0 |
| | English Democrat | Peter Davies | 973 | 21.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marie Lane | 712 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | Susan Lister | 656 | 14.3 |
| | Green | Adrian Hawley | 279 | 6.1 |
| | Independent | George Sheldon | 128 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 859 | 18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Great North Road

Great North Road :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | David Hughes | 1,260 | 34.8 |
| | Labour | Terry Rodgers | 1,099 | 30.4 |
| | Conservative | Brian Woodhouse | 701 | 19.4 |
| | Green | Thomas Platt | 561 | 15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Hatfield

Hatfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Community Group | Nigel Hodges | 1,228 | 36.9 |
| | Labour | Linda Curran | 1,170 | 35.2 |
| | Conservative | John Brown | 928 | 27.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.3 |
| | Community Group gain from Labour | Community Group gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Mexborough

Mexborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edwin Simpson | 1,588 | 48.3 |
| | Labour | Paula Walford | 1,402 | 42.7 |
| | Green | Suzanne McNaghten | 295 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Rossington

Rossington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barry Johnson | 1,373 | 47.5 |
| | Independent | Terry Wilde | 1,042 | 36.1 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Beard | 473 | 16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.8 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Sprotbrough

Sprotbrough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Doreen Woodhouse | 1,684 | 47.1 |
| | Labour | Susan Williams | 767 | 21.4 |
| | Green | Richard Rolt | 683 | 19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Coddington | 442 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 917 | 25.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Stainforth and Moorends

Stainforth and Moorends :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Norah Troops | 869 | 34.0 |
| | Community Group | Claire Taylor Hatem | 655 | 25.6 |
| | Independent | Terry Papworth | 479 | 18.7 |
| | Conservative | Martin Drake | 479 | 18.7 |
| | Independent | Rodger Lee | 77 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Thorne

Thorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Community Group | Richard Walker | 1,852 | 56.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Best | 880 | 26.9 |
| | Conservative | James Nelson | 539 | 16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 972 | 29.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.5 |
| | Community Group hold | Community Group hold | Swing | |

### Torne Valley

Torne Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Bartlett | 1,950 | 50.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Markham | 923 | 23.8 |
| | Labour | Hilary McNamee | 678 | 17.4 |
| | Green | Jamie Gash | 257 | 6.6 |
| | Community Group | Tony Brooks | 78 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,027 | 26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Town Moor

Town Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Abell | 2,052 | 60.0 |
| | Labour | Rattan Gug | 903 | 26.4 |
| | Green | Darren Robinson | 466 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,149 | 33.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Wheatley

Wheatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kathleen Hood | 1,170 | 39.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Spouse | 761 | 26.0 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Field | 754 | 25.7 |
| | Doncaster Against Demolition | Lawrence Parramore | 246 | 8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |