2017 UK local government election
The 2017 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. The election of the Mayor of Doncaster also took place on the same day.[1] All 55 councillors were elected from 21 wards which returned either two or three councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.[2]
The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining control of the Council, with an increased majority after gaining two seats from UKIP.[3]
Result Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2017 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 43 2 0 2 37.5 28,873 Conservative 7 0 1 1 24.7 18,993 Mexborough First 3 0 0 0 3.0 2,320 Independent 2 1 0 1 7.8 6,039 UKIP 0 0 2 2 14.3 11,008 Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 5.3 4,102 Green 0 0 0 0 3.9 2,988 Community Group 0 0 0 0 1.5 1,147 TUSC 0 0 0 0 1.1 848 Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 1.0 736
Council composition Following the last election in 2015 , the composition of the council was:
↓ 41 8 3 2 1 Labour Conservative MF U I
After the election, the composition of the council was:
43 7 3 2 Labour Conservative MF I
MF - Mexborough First I - Independent U - UKIP
Mayoral election Doncaster Mayoral Election 2017 [4] Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votes Transfer votes, 2nd round Total Of round Transfers Total Of round Labour Ros Jones 32,631 50.9%
Conservative George Jabbour 13,575 21.2%
UKIP Brian Whitmore 7,764 12.1%
Independent Eddie Todd 5,344 8.3%
Yorkshire Chris Whitwood 3,235 5.0%
TUSC Steve Williams 1,531 2.4%
Majority Turnout 64,080 Labour hold
Ward results Map of electoral wards in Doncaster. Adwick-Le-Street and Carcroft Adwick-Le-Street and Carcroft (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Hughes 1,574 54.4 +9.7 Labour John Mounsey 1,553 53.6 +6.1 Labour Rachel Hodson 1,361 47.0 +11.6 Yorkshire Charles Bridges 678 23.4 New UKIP Frank Calladine 655 22.6 -6.4 Conservative Terry Taylor 472 16.3 +4.6 Turnout 25.2%
Armthorpe Armthorpe (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tony Corden 1,479 51.4 +4.6 Labour Chris McGuinness 1,336 46.4 +3.3 Labour Sue McGuinness 1,314 45.6 +4.4 UKIP Nigel Berry 1,045 36.3 -1.9 Conservative Margaret Beard 787 27.3 +6.2 UKIP Kevin Michael Abell 767 26.6 New Green Mark Gray 328 11.4 +1.2 Turnout 26.6%
Balby South Balby South (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Nuala Mary Fennelly 1,007 48.8 +12.1 Labour John Patrick Joseph Healy 792 38.4 -9.8 Conservative John Thomas Papworth 678 32.8 +9.4 UKIP James Anthony Cotterill 530 25.7 -10.1 Green Ash Ingram 208 10.1 +2.9 Turnout 28.1%
Bentley Bentley (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Charlie Hogarth 1,665 50.8 +6.5 Labour Bill Mordue 1,618 49.4 +2.4 Labour Jane Nightingale 1,511 46.1 +2.9 UKIP Louise Margaret Emery 832 25.4 -6.6 Conservative Brian Woodhouse 803 24.5 +6.3 Green Amy Louise Baker 398 12.1 +1.2 Green Tony Nicholson 300 9.2 New Green Dawn Longley 267 8.2 New TUSC Jordan James Lucas 169 5.2 New TUSC Steven Flint 167 5.1 -1.9 Turnout 7,730 26.0%
Bessacarr Bessacarr (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Nick Allen 1,448 36.9 +10.8 Labour Neil Gethin 1,217 31.0 +2.6 Labour Majid Khan 1,172 29.8 +3.1 Labour Diane Jones 1,161 29.6 +4.6 Conservative Carol Greenhalgh 1,097 27.9 New Independent Monty Cuthbert 1,044 26.6 +7.7 Conservative Leon Sean French 1,040 26.5 +6.1 Independent Paul Coddington 838 21.3 -3.5 UKIP Paul Alexander Carr Pickering 542 13.8 -7.8 Liberal Democrats Roger Leonard Long 386 9.8 -3.4 Liberal Democrats Matthew Thomas Hague 295 7.5 -4.9 Green James Michael Chatterley 212 5.4 -3.4 Green Veronica Jane Maxwell 156 4.0 New Turnout 10,608 34.4%
Conisbrough Conisbrough (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Nigel Ball 1,685 55.5 +0.3 Labour Ian Pearson 1,545 50.9 +5.7 Labour Lani-Mae Ball 1,523 50.2 +12.7 UKIP William Brooke Shaw 750 24.7 +2.3 Yorkshire Stevie Manion 716 23.6 New Conservative Rachel French 676 22.3 +10.4 Turnout 6,895 25.3%
Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Andrew Nevett 1,156 43.6 +3.3 Labour Andrea Robinson 1,039 39.2 +2.6 UKIP Paul Bissett 713 26.9 -7.2 Conservative Cliff Hampson 698 26.3 +6.2 Conservative Karen Hampson 660 24.9 +13.3 UKIP Harry Palmer 544 20.5 -8.6 Turnout 4,810 33.7%
Edlington & Warmsworth Edlington & Warmsworth (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tina Reid 1,292 56.2 +8.3 Labour Phil Cole 1,168 50.8 -1.0 Conservative Liz Jones 679 29.5 +13.1 UKIP Robert Noel Middleton 534 23.2 -5.5 Turnout 3,673 27.4%
Finningley Finningley (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jane Margaret Cox 2,579 61.3 +25.6 Conservative Stephen Leslie Cox 2,385 56.7 +24.0 Conservative Allan Jones 2,351 55.9 +22.5 Labour Tony Bryan 1,185 28.2 +0.6 Labour Sandra Mary Holland 1,173 27.9 +0.9 Labour Phil Docherty 1,042 24.8 +4.2 TUSC Owen Harris-Evans 315 7.5 +4.3 Turnout 11,030 33.0%
Hatfield Hatfield (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Linda Mary Curran 1,297 37.7 -3.2 Labour Duncan Charles Anderson 1,195 34.7 -1.5 Labour Derek William Smith 1,097 31.9 +2.8 UKIP Mick Glynn 1,053 30.6 -5.4 Conservative James Vincent Hart 878 25.5 +4.1 Independent Jessie Jamieson Credland 864 25.1 -11.0 UKIP Keith Jacques 688 20.0 -16.1 Independent Bill Morrison 631 18.3 New UKIP Deborah Cotterill 518 15.0 -11.5 Independent Anne Frances Rutherford 392 11.4 -15.1 Turnout 8,613 29.9%
Hexthorpe & Balby North Hexthorpe & Balby North (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Glyn Allen Jones 1,141 59.5 +5.9 Labour Sue Wilkinson 873 45.5 -0.3 UKIP John David Cotterill 532 27.7 -11.3 Conservative Ann Nadin Martin 433 22.6 New Turnout 2,979 24.9%
Mexborough Mexborough (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Mexborough First Andy Pickering 2,320 72.0 +24.6 Mexborough First Sean Michael Gibbons 2,252 69.9 +22.6 Mexborough First Bev Chapman 2,083 64.7 +26.6 Labour Sue Phillips 722 22.4 -6.4 Labour Tracey Joan Leyland-Jepson 682 21.2 -5.4 Labour Rob Reid 397 12.3 -9.2 Conservative Barbara Fletcher 163 5.1 New Turnout 8,619 27.6%
Norton & Askern Norton & Askern (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Iris Beech 1,651 46.6 +7.3 Labour Austen William White 1,586 44.8 +7.4 Labour John Anthony Gilliver 1,470 41.5 +0.7 Conservative Carolyn Taylor 1,088 30.7 +2.3 Yorkshire Jacob Barker 785 22.2 New Independent Frank Jackson 763 21.5 New UKIP Charles Roger Morris 742 20.9 -12.3 Turnout 8,085 31.8%
Roman Ridge Roman Ridge (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Pat Haith 1,376 53.9 +13.7 Labour Kevin Terence Rodgers 1,205 47.2 +7.0 Conservative Doreen Woodhouse 814 31.9 +13.8 Green Christine Florence Platt 387 15.2 +9.4 Green Stephen Platt 382 15.0 +5.1 Turnout 4,164 30.2%
Rossington & Bawtry Rossington & Bawtry (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Rachael Blake 1,823 48.7 +12.7 Independent John Nolan Cooke 1,645 43.9 +13.6 Labour Mick Cooper 1,497 40.0 +16.4 Labour Kevin Robert Fennelly 1,368 36.5 +14.7 Conservative Ross Lawrence David Atkinson 1,039 27.8 +4.5 UKIP Clive Graham Stone 937 25.0 -0.6 TUSC Luke Michael Jones 159 4.2 New Turnout 8,468 28.6%
Sprotbrough Sprotbrough (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Cynthia Anne Ransome 1,704 53.7 +15.3 Conservative Jonathan Blundell Wood 1,376 43.4 +7.4 Labour David Holland 1,141 36.0 +4.6 Labour Craig Bernard Sahman 772 24.3 -2.9 Green Fiona Dorothy Patricia Cahill 510 16.1 +4.4 Turnout 5,503 35.7%
Stainforth & Barnby Dun Stainforth & Barnby Dun (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ken Keegan 1,004 50.4 +6.8 Labour George Derx 728 36.5 +4.2 Conservative Christine Yvonne Allen 710 35.6 +15.1 UKIP John Waggitt 673 33.8 +7.4 Turnout 3,115 27.8%
Thorne & Moorends Thorne & Moorends (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Susan Jane Durant 2,019 52.9 +16.6 Labour Mark Stuart Houlbrook 1,890 49.5 +15.6 Labour Joe Blackham 1,797 47.1 +12.6 Community Group Martin Williams 1,147 30.1 +0.5 Community Group Tony Brookes 982 25.7 +8.7 Community Group Lee Dudgeon 735 19.3 +6.0 UKIP Kim Parkinson 583 15.3 -11.5 Conservative Keith Oades 469 12.3 -2.3 Independent Karen Lesley Mundin 374 9.8 New TUSC Mary Jackson 205 5.4 +2.0 Turnout 10,201 29.8%
Tickhill & Wadworth Tickhill & Wadworth (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Nigel John Cannings 1,349 44.6 +19.2 Conservative Martin Damian Greenhalgh 954 31.5 +1.6 Conservative Alan Smith 821 27.1 -3.5 Labour Sue Farmer 722 23.9 -3.2 Labour Bob Johnson 641 21.2 -3.8 Liberal Democrats Ian Michael Smith 350 11.6 New Green Kay Goddard 308 10.2 New Turnout 5,145 35.6%
Town Town (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John McHale 1,818 49.8 +6.6 Labour Nikki McDonald 1,667 45.6 +2.8 Labour Dave Shaw 1,603 43.9 +1.8 Yorkshire Chris Whitwood 1,195 32.7 New Conservative Guy Aston 1,003 27.4 +6.2 Green Laura Jane Vieira 637 17.4 +1.6 Majority 408 11.2 Turnout 29.7 -22.1 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Wheatley Hills & Intake Wheatley Hills & Intake (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Eva Theresa Hughes 1,899 54.6 +11.5 Labour Jane Kidd 1,767 50.8 +9.1 Labour Paul Wray 1,531 44.0 +4.4 Conservative Neil Saran Srivastava 918 26.4 +9.9 UKIP Roy John Penketh 887 25.5 -4.1 Yorkshire Gareth Shanks 728 20.9 New Turnout 7,730 27.2%
References ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2016 . ^ "The Borough of Doncaster (Scheme of Elections) Order 2013". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2016 . ^ "Local Elections 2017". Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 13 May 2017 . ^ "Election 2017: Doncaster mayoral election result". BBC News . 5 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017 .