# 2014 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2014 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 as part of the 2014 local elections in the United Kingdom. One third of 63 seats were up for election. The 2014 European Parliament Elections were also held on the same day.
The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council, with a slightly reduced majority after losing two seats overall. UKIP won a substantial number of votes at this election, increasing its vote share by 30.5%, but only won a single seat. The Liberal Democrats lost the only seat they were defending. After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 48
* Conservative 8
* UKIP 1
* Others 6

## Result

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 15 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 38.2 | 26,552 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 | 8,880 |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 31.7 | 22,046 |
| Mexborough First | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.7 | 1,193 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.9 | 1,981 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3.6 | 2,519 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1,556 |
| Doncaster First Independents Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1,469 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1,341 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1,241 |
| Community Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 673 |

## Ward results

The results in each ward are shown below. Changes are compared with the previous election in 2010.

### Adwick

Adwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mounsey | 1,559 | 50.7 | −1.3 |
| | UKIP | Ian Stewart | 896 | 29.1 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Jason Lee Fawley | 259 | 8.4 | N/A |
| | English Democrat | Joanne Allen | 180 | 5.9 | −11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Victor Butterfield | 180 | 5.9 | −12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,074 | 28.4 | −24.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Armthorpe

Armthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris McGuinness | 1,286 | 39.3 | +0.1 |
| | UKIP | Louise Emery | 975 | 29.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Scott Andrew Pickles | 666 | 20.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Allen | 231 | 7.1 | −6.9 |
| | TUSC | Joyce Mary Sheppard | 116 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,274 | 30 | −25.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Askern Spa

Askern Spa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Iris Beech | 1,473 | 46.5 | −2.1 |
| | UKIP | Phyllis Calladine | 1,229 | 38.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Jonathan McLeay | 469 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,171 | 32.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Balby

Balby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Bosmans | 1,330 | 42.5 | +0.4 |
| | UKIP | Steve Shukla | 1,075 | 34.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alex Allen | 430 | 13.7 | −10.9 |
| | Green | Jordan Ingram | 180 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edwin Simpson | 118 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,133 | 28.2 | −25.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bentley

Bentley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Jackson | 1,333 | 48.5 | +1.5 |
| | UKIP | Eddie Storey | 1,170 | 42.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rene Paterson | 124 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Julia Welbourn | 122 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,749 | 27.5 | −22.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bessacarr & Cantley

Bessacarr & Cantley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Gethin | 1,022 | 25.8 | +3.1 |
| | UKIP | Bernie Aston | 880 | 22.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Simpson | 858 | 21.7 | −13.1 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Fletcher | 695 | 17.6 | −8.8 |
| | English Democrat | Barbara Hewitt | 263 | 6.6 | −9.4 |
| | Green | Ali Hurworth | 124 | 3.1 | N/A |
| | Doncaster First Independents Group | Richard Walker | 115 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,957 | 35.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John McHale | 1,787 | 55.7 | +4.8 |
| | UKIP | David Roy Harrison | 906 | 28.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nick Allen | 239 | 7.4 | −6.2 |
| | TUSC | Mal Perkins | 148 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | John Garner | 130 | 4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,210 | 29.7 | −19.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Conisbrough & Denaby

Conisbrough & Denaby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Mary Holland | 1,568 | 49.6 | −8.2 |
| | UKIP | William Shaw | 1,265 | 40 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Steve Williams | 327 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,160 | 30.7 | −23 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun

Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Fred Gee | 1,304 | 36.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | David Nevett | 1,267 | 35.7 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Chris Allen | 681 | 19.2 | −1.1 |
| | English Democrat | Keith Hewitt | 198 | 5.6 | −10.6 |
| | TUSC | Greg Beaumont | 102 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,552 | 33.2 | −29.8 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Edlington & Warmsworth

Edlington and Warmsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elsie Butler | 1,246 | 37.3 | −0.2 |
| | UKIP | Kim Parkinson | 817 | 24.5 | N/A |
| | Doncaster First Independents Group | Georgina Mullis | 746 | 22.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Liz Jones | 202 | 6.1 | −8.3 |
| | English Democrat | John Brennan | 121 | 3.6 | −13.5 |
| | Green | David Ingram | 113 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Nigel Leslie Jurgens | 92 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,337 | 32.5 | −25.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Finningley

Finningley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allan Jones | 1,473 | 34.1 | −2.9 |
| | UKIP | Mick Andrews | 1,375 | 31.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Tony Bryan | 952 | 22 | +3.6 |
| | Doncaster First Independents Group | Marc Bratcher | 300 | 6.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Pratt | 225 | 5.2 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,325 | 35.6 | −32.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Great North Road

Great North Road :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Rodgers | 1,828 | 47.8 | +11.3 |
| | UKIP | Jack Kelley | 1,516 | 39.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Stephen Platt | 477 | 12.5 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,821 | 32.6 | −25.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hatfield

Hatfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Curran | 1,403 | 43.8 | +10 |
| | UKIP | Mick Glynn | 1,258 | 39.3 | +33.9 |
| | Conservative | Amy Atkinson | 468 | 14.6 | −5.1 |
| | TUSC | Bob Venus | 75 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,204 | 32.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -26.8 | |

### Mexborough

Mexborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Mexborough First | Andy Pickering | 1,193 | 35.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | David Holland | 1,073 | 31.8 | −8.3 |
| | UKIP | Frank Lloyd Calladine | 949 | 28.1 | N/A |
| | English Democrat | Brian Whitmore | 82 | 2.4 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Ann Gilbert | 82 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,379 | 29.5 | −22.6 |
| | Mexborough First gain from Labour | Mexborough First gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Rossington

Rossington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Cooke | 1,185 | 39.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Healy | 871 | 28.7 | −3.9 |
| | UKIP | Dave Matthews | 599 | 19.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Margaret Beard | 195 | 6.4 | −3.1 |
| | English Democrat | Carol Young | 180 | 5.9 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,030 | 30.7 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | -23.5 | |

### Sprotbrough

Sprotbrough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Smith | 1,240 | 35.3 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Nigel Ball | 958 | 27.3 | −0.9 |
| | UKIP | Paul Bissett | 867 | 24.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Bob Gilbert | 233 | 6.6 | −6.4 |
| | English Democrat | David Allen | 217 | 6.2 | −14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,515 | 36.9 | −30.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stainforth & Moorends

Stainforth & Moorends :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barbara Hedley | 1,036 | 40.9 | +2.9 |
| | UKIP | Mike Overton | 989 | 39.1 | +31 |
| | Conservative | Martin Drake | 373 | 14.7 | −5.5 |
| | TUSC | Mary Jackson | 132 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,530 | 26.4 | −25.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Thorne

Thorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Houlbrook | 977 | 30.5 | +3 |
| | UKIP | Tina O'Halloran | 955 | 29.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Brown | 519 | 16.2 | −6.8 |
| | Community Group | Karen Redmile | 673 | 21 | +9.1 |
| | TUSC | Brenda Denise Nixon | 77 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,201 | 30 | −27.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Torne Valley

Torne Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Vincent Hart | 1,306 | 34.3 | −7.8 |
| | UKIP | Rebecca Walters | 1,120 | 29.4 | +21.8 |
| | Labour | Eddie Dobbs | 805 | 21.2 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Adgar | 342 | 9 | −14.2 |
| | Green | Andy Fisher | 132 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Doncaster First Independents Group | Ray Mullis | 99 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,804 | 38.5 | −30.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Town Moor

Town Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Kidd | 1,408 | 44.9 | +10.7 |
| | UKIP | Charles Guy Aston | 975 | 31.1 | +26.3 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Leslie Cox | 446 | 14.2 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Brown | 203 | 6.5 | −23.6 |
| | TUSC | Rob Green | 106 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,138 | 30.9 | −24.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wheatley

Wheatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Shaw | 1,370 | 46.9 | +6.4 |
| | UKIP | Anne Rutherford | 961 | 32.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Maurice Field | 382 | 13.1 | N/A |
| | Doncaster First Independents Group | Gareth Shanks | 209 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,922 | 29.3 | −21.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |