# 2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect one third of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
The Labour Party retained its control of the council with an increased majority after increasing its vote share by 21.7% and gaining three seats from the Liberal Democrats and five from various independents. The Conservatives held the three seats it was defending with a reduced vote share. After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 50
* Conservative 9
* Liberal Democrats 3
* Others 1

## Result

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 16 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 50.9 | 34,603 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12,247 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 8.3 | 5,621 |
| Community Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,618 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 10.2 | 6,949 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 5,276 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 643 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 575 |
| Democratic Nationalists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 410 |

## Ward results

The results in each ward are shown below. Changes are compared with the previous election in 2008. Spoilt ballots are not included in the below results.

### Adwick

Adwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ted Kitchen | 2,058 | 76.2 | +24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Farrell | 358 | 13.2 | −12.6 |
| | Conservative | Kerry Wood | 286 | 10.6 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,700 | 62.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,702 | 25.3 | −4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Armthorpe

Armthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue McGuinness | 1,677 | 52.5 | +23.3 |
| | Independent | Scott Pickles | 1,289 | 40.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Chris Allen | 226 | 7.1 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | 12.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,192 | 29.2 | −2.1 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Askern Spa

Askern Spa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Austen White | 2,269 | 70.4 | +38.3 |
| | Conservative | Martin Greenhalgh | 954 | 29.6 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,315 | 40.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,223 | 33.3 | −4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Balby

Balby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nuala Fennelly | 1,436 | 45.7 | +17.3 |
| | Independent | Mark Thompson | 1,136 | 36.2 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Eaton | 435 | 13.8 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edwin Simpson | 135 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,142 | 28.3 | −3.7 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Bentley

Bentley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Nightingale | 1,750 | 64.5 | +26.4 |
| | English Democrat | Barbara Hewitt | 681 | 25.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Allen | 282 | 10.4 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,069 | 39.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,713 | 27.4 | −4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bessacarr & Cantley

Bessacarr & Cantley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Monty Cuthbert | 1,764 | 42.5 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Bissett | 1,230 | 29.6 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Wells | 623 | 15.0 | −13.5 |
| | English Democrat | Glenn Bluff | 535 | 12.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,152 | 36.8 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Glyn Jones | 1,957 | 64.5 | +21.6 |
| | English Democrat | Howard Dove | 533 | 17.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ian Hutchinson | 297 | 9.8 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Bell | 226 | 7.5 | −25.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,424 | 47.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,033 | 26.0 | −6.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Conisbrough & Denaby

Conisbrough & Denaby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Mills | 2,420 | 87.3 | +26.9 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Broughton | 352 | 12.7 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,068 | 74.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,772 | 26.8 | −3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun

Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pat Hall | 1,409 | 38.4 | +16.4 |
| | English Democrat | Keith Hewitt | 731 | 19.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Hampson | 579 | 15.8 | −39.2 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Fletcher | 518 | 14.1 | −9.0 |
| | Independent | Karl Goodman | 437 | 11.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 678 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,674 | 34.6 | −2.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Edlington & Warmsworth

Edlington & Warmsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phil Cole | 1,830 | 53.1 | +12.7 |
| | Independent | Ray Mullis | 1,356 | 39.3 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Liz Jones | 261 | 7.6 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,447 | 33.2 | −1.2 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Finningley

Finningley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Woodcock | 1,803 | 40.3 | −8.4 |
| | Labour | Thomas Scott-Chambers | 1,237 | 27.7 | +15.9 |
| | English Democrat | Nigel Berry | 1,163 | 26.0 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Brown | 270 | 6.0 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 566 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,473 | 37.3 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Great North Road

Great North Road :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debbie Hutchinson | 2,378 | 62.2 | +34.5 |
| | Conservative | Frank Calladine | 643 | 16.8 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Stephen Platt | 575 | 15.0 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Butterfield | 227 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,735 | 45.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,823 | 32.8 | −3.6 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Hatfield

Hatfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pat Haith | 1,049 | 32.9 | ? |
| | English Democrat | Mick Glynn | 827 | 26.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jessie Credland | 791 | 24.8 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | James Hart | 343 | 10.8 | −17.6 |
| | Community Group | Stewart Rayner | 176 | 5.5 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | +7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,186 | 37.7 | +2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mexborough

Mexborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tracey Leyland-Jepson | 1,577 | 55.6 | +23.1 |
| | Independent | Andrew Pickering | 687 | 24.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Jevons | 472 | 16.7 | −38.8 |
| | Conservative | Phyllis Calladine | 98 | 3.5 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 890 | 31.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,834 | 24.6 | −5.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Rossington

Rossington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Cooper-Holmes | 1,581 | 56.3 | +30.5 |
| | Independent | Terry Wilde | 880 | 31.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Beard | 240 | 8.5 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Johnson | 108 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 25.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,809 | 28.5 | −4.9 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Sprotbrough

Sprotbrough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Wood | 1,637 | 46.6 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Millar | 1,565 | 44.5 | +26.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Simpson | 312 | 8.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,514 | 37.9 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stainforth & Moorends

Stainforth & Moorends :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Keegan | 1,627 | 65.8 | +30.1 |
| | Conservative | Martin Drake | 436 | 17.6 | −4.6 |
| | Democratic Nationalists | Dave Owen | 410 | 16.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,191 | 48.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,473 | 25.4 | −3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Thorne

Thorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Community Group | Martin Williams | 1,442 | 46.7 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Susan Durant | 1,176 | 38.1 | +24.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard Walker | 467 | 15.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,085 | 28.8 | −5.7 |
| | Community Group hold | Community Group hold | Swing | | |

### Torne Valley

Torne Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Ford | 1,563 | 42.7 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Shane McAleavey | 1,112 | 30.4 | +16.0 |
| | UKIP | Rebecca Walters | 643 | 17.6 | +10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Adgar | 339 | 9.3 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | 12.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,657 | 37.1 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Town Moor

Town Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Wray | 1,569 | 49.0 | +20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cliff Hampson | 831 | 25.9 | −12.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Cox | 432 | 13.5 | −5.6 |
| | Independent | Michelle Goodman | 373 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 738 | 23.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,205 | 31.4 | −3.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Wheatley

Wheatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eva Hughes | 1,696 | 59.4 | +22.0 |
| | English Democrat | Roy Penketh | 806 | 28.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Knight | 351 | 12.3 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 890 | 31.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,853 | 29.1 | −4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Mayoral referendum

Alongside the council election, and election took place to decide whether to have an elected mayor in Doncaster. Doncaster was one of the two cities on the night to vote 'Yes'.
Doncaster Mayoral referendum 2012 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 42,196 | 61.7 |
| No | 25,879 | 37.8 |
| Total votes | 68,075 | 100.00 |