# 2010 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2010 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect one third of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England as part of the 2010 United Kingdom local elections. The 2010 General Election also took place on the same day.
The election resulted in the Labour Party taking control of the council from No overall control for the first time since 2003 after gaining eight seats overall. After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 34
* Liberal Democrats 10
* Conservative 9
* Others 11

## Result

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 17 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 35.9 | 45,467 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 25,590 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 15 | 19,022 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 18,412 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 7.6 | 9,570 |
| Community Group | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2.2 | 2,809 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 2,756 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1,552 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1,501 |

## Ward results

The results in each ward are shown below. Changes are compared with the previous election in 2006. Spoilt ballots are not included in the below results.

### Adwick

Adwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Mounsey | 2,948 | 51.99 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Farrell | 1,068 | 18.84 |
| | English Democrat | Janine Clark | 1,004 | 17.71 |
| | Conservative | Alan Smith | 650 | 11.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,670 | 52.83 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Armthorpe

Armthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Chris McGuinness | 2,369 | 39.20 |
| | Independent | Tony Brown | 1,258 | 20.81 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Mitchell | 877 | 14.51 |
| | Conservative | Malcom Andrew Knight | 848 | 14.03 |
| | English Democrat | Lawrence Edward Parramore | 692 | 11.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,044 | 55.59 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |

### Askern Spa

Askern Spa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ros Jones | 2,756 | 48.58 |
| | Conservative | Martin Damian Greenhalgh | 1,502 | 26.48 |
| | English Democrat | Malcolm Eric Woodrow | 1,415 | 24.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,673 | 59.51 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Balby

Balby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Bosmans | 2,505 | 42.10 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Peter Brunning | 1,462 | 24.57 |
| | Independent | Garth Oxby | 1,289 | 21.66 |
| | Independent | Margaret Yvonne Dorothy Thompson | 694 | 11.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,950 | 53.60 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |

### Bentley

Bentley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stuart Hardy | 2,262 | 46.96 |
| | English Democrat | Bernard Warner | 1,114 | 23.13 |
| | Independent | Eddie Storey | 792 | 16.44 |
| | Conservative | Brian Woodhouse | 649 | 13.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,817 | 49.64 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bessacarr and Cantley

Bessacarr and Cantley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Victor Tatton-Kelly | 2,496 | 34.83 |
| | Conservative | Liz Sparrow | 1,895 | 26.44 |
| | Labour | Sue Wilkinson | 1,626 | 22.69 |
| | English Democrat | Mick Cooper | 1,149 | 16.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,166 | 64.12 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John McHale | 2,752 | 50.89 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marie Madeleine Lane | 1,023 | 18.92 |
| | English Democrat | Berny Boldry | 783 | 14.48 |
| | Conservative | Ian Paul Hutchinson | 735 | 13.59 |
| | Community Group | Jim Davies | 115 | 2.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,408 | 49.19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Conisbrough and Denaby

Conisbrough and Denaby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sandra Mary Holland | 3,771 | 57.76 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Victor Butterfield | 753 | 11.53 |
| | English Democrat | Julie Anne Bulcroft | 722 | 11.06 |
| | BNP | Erwin Toseland | 690 | 10.57 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Sherwin Broughton | 593 | 9.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,529 | 53.66 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun

Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Andrew Nevett | 1,632 | 24.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karl Goodman | 1,585 | 23.31 |
| | Conservative | Nick Allen | 1,383 | 20.34 |
| | English Democrat | Fred Gee | 1,100 | 16.18 |
| | Independent | Michael Thomas Maye | 1,100 | 16.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,800 | 63.00 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |

### Edlington and Warmsworth

Edlington and Warmsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Elsie Butler | 2,242 | 37.49 |
| | English Democrat | Wayne Crawshaw | 1,024 | 17.12 |
| | Conservative | Liz Jones | 863 | 14.43 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Thomas Patterson | 777 | 12.99 |
| | Community Group | Margaret Ward | 722 | 12.07 |
| | Independent | Rodger Lee | 352 | 5.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,980 | 57.76 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Finningley

Finningley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Allan Jones | 2,988 | 36.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Alan Johnson | 1,995 | 24.68 |
| | English Democrat | Eric Tetley | 1,612 | 19.95 |
| | Labour | Francis Jackson | 1,487 | 18.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,082 | 67.85 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Great North Road

Great North Road :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Rodgers | 2,464 | 36.46 |
| | Independent | David Hughes | 1,236 | 18.29 |
| | English Democrat | Steve Grocott | 1,229 | 18.19 |
| | Conservative | Frank Lloyd Calladine | 1,222 | 18.08 |
| | Green | Stephen Platt | 607 | 8.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,758 | 58.52 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |

### Hatfield

Hatfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Linda Curran | 1,961 | 33.76 |
| | Conservative | James Vincent Hart | 1,145 | 19.71 |
| | English Democrat | Mick Glynn | 801 | 13.79 |
| | Independent | Jessie Jamieson Credland | 716 | 12.33 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vic Fairhead | 602 | 10.36 |
| | UKIP | William Brooke Shaw | 315 | 5.42 |
| | Community Group | Stewart Anthony Rayner | 269 | 4.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,809 | 58.90 |
| | Labour gain from Community Group | Labour gain from Community Group | Labour gain from Community Group | Labour gain from Community Group |

### Mexborough

Mexborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Holland | 2,334 | 40.05 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracey Leyland | 1,784 | 30.61 |
| | BNP | Helen Ellis | 785 | 13.47 |
| | Conservative | Phyllis Calladine | 512 | 8.79 |
| | English Democrat | Ieva Parramore | 413 | 7.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,828 | 52.14 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Rossington

Rossington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barry Johnson | 1,771 | 32.56 |
| | Independent | Terry Wilde | 971 | 17.85 |
| | Community Group | John Nolan Cooke | 812 | 14.93 |
| | English Democrat | Carol Young | 733 | 13.48 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Atkinson | 638 | 11.73 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Margaret Beard | 514 | 9.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,439 | 54.21 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Sprotbrough

Sprotbrough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Doreen Woodhouse | 2,414 | 37.79 |
| | Labour | Peter Millar | 1,802 | 28.21 |
| | English Democrat | Barbara Hewitt | 1,342 | 21.01 |
| | Green | Lynette Chipp | 830 | 12.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,388 | 67.51 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Stainforth and Moorends

Stainforth and Moorends :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barbara Ann Hedley | 1,884 | 38.08 |
| | Conservative | Martin Edward Drake | 1,000 | 20.21 |
| | BNP | Dave Owen | 608 | 12.29 |
| | English Democrat | Margaret Rose Holt-Taylor | 580 | 11.72 |
| | UKIP | Ronald William Clegg | 399 | 8.06 |
| | Independent | Derek Troops | 302 | 6.10 |
| | Community Group | Mick Green | 175 | 3.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,948 | 52.05 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Thorne

Thorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Eddie Dobbs | 1,653 | 27.46 |
| | Conservative | John Brown | 1,383 | 22.98 |
| | Independent | Richard Walker | 860 | 14.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Brown | 734 | 12.19 |
| | Community Group | Tony Brookes | 716 | 11.90 |
| | BNP | Anthony Holt | 673 | 11.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,019 | 57.65 |
| | Labour gain from Community Group | Labour gain from Community Group | Labour gain from Community Group | Labour gain from Community Group |

### Torne Valley

Torne Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Bartlett | 2,863 | 42.05 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Adgar | 1,580 | 23.21 |
| | Labour | Rachel Hodson | 1,325 | 19.46 |
| | English Democrat | Bernie Aston | 523 | 7.68 |
| | UKIP | Rebecca Walters | 517 | 7.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,808 | 69.42 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Town Moor

Town Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane Kidd | 1,906 | 34.17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Michael Abell | 1,681 | 30.14 |
| | Conservative | Mark David Wells | 969 | 17.37 |
| | English Democrat | Guy Aston | 637 | 11.42 |
| | UKIP | John Michael Andrews | 270 | 4.84 |
| | Green | Darren Robinson | 115 | 2.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,578 | 55.21 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Wheatley

Wheatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Moira Hood | 2,017 | 40.46 |
| | English Democrat | Roy John Penketh | 1,539 | 30.87 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Hall | 1,429 | 28.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,985 | 51.09 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |