Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of four in South Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Doncaster. The directly elected mayor is Ros Jones. Doncaster is divided into 21 wards for electoral purposes, electing a total of 55 councillors. From 1973 to 2014, the council was elected by thirds every year except the year in which county council elections took place in other  parts of England. In 2015, the whole council was elected due to boundary changes to the wards and it was decided that the whole council would be elected every four years from 2017, so that the council elections would coincide with the election of the Mayor of Doncaster. Political control. Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Wards. Doncaster is divided into 21 wards for electoral purposes with each ward electing either two or three councillors.