2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
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One third (21 of 63) seats to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won1631
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 80Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote34,60312,2475,621
Percentage50.9%18%8.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 21.7%Decrease2.svg 6.8%Decrease2.svg 7.4%
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012.svg
Map showing the results of the 2012 Doncaster Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

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. [1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

Contents

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: [2]

Result

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1680+850.934,603
  Conservative 30001812,247
  Liberal Democrats 103-38.35,621
  Community Group 10002.41,618
  Independent 005-510.26,949
  English Democrat 00007.85,276
  UKIP 00000.9643
  Green 00000.8575
 Democratic Nationalists00000.6410

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. [3]

Adwick

Adwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ted Kitchen2,05876.2+24.8
Liberal Democrats Dave Farrell35813.2−12.6
Conservative Kerry Wood28610.6−5.2
Majority1,70062.9
Turnout 2,70225.3−4.0
Labour hold Swing

Armthorpe

Armthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue McGuinness1,67752.5+23.3
Independent Scott Pickles1,28940.4N/A
Conservative Chris Allen2267.1−5.9
Majority38812.2
Turnout 3,19229.2−2.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Askern Spa

Askern Spa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Austen White2,26970.4+38.3
Conservative Martin Greenhalgh95429.6−0.7
Majority1,31540.8
Turnout 3,22333.3−4.6
Labour hold Swing

Balby

Balby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nuala Fennelly1,43645.7+17.3
Independent Mark Thompson1,13636.2−7.5
Conservative Richard Eaton43513.8−2.0
Liberal Democrats Edwin Simpson1354.3N/A
Majority3009.5
Turnout 3,14228.3−3.7
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Bentley

Bentley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Nightingale1,75064.5+26.4
English Democrat Barbara Hewitt68125.1N/A
Conservative Alexandra Allen28210.4−6.4
Majority1,06939.4
Turnout 2,71327.4−4.1
Labour hold Swing

Bessacarr & Cantley

Bessacarr & Cantley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Monty Cuthbert1,76442.5−9.9
Labour Paul Bissett1,23029.6+15.2
Conservative Mark Wells62315.0−13.5
English Democrat Glenn Bluff 53512.9N/A
Majority53412.9
Turnout 4,15236.8−4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glyn Jones1,95764.5+21.6
English Democrat Howard Dove53317.6N/A
Conservative Ian Hutchinson2979.8−4.5
Liberal Democrats Barbara Bell2267.5−25.9
Majority1,42447.0
Turnout 3,03326.0−6.5
Labour hold Swing

Conisbrough & Denaby

Conisbrough & Denaby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Mills2,42087.3+26.9
Conservative Jonathan Broughton35212.7−7.0
Majority2,06874.6
Turnout 2,77226.8−3.1
Labour hold Swing

Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun

Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Hall1,40938.4+16.4
English Democrat Keith Hewitt73119.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Karen Hampson57915.8−39.2
Conservative Barbara Fletcher51814.1−9.0
Independent Karl Goodman43711.9N/A
Majority67818.5
Turnout 3,67434.6−2.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Edlington & Warmsworth

Edlington & Warmsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Cole1,83053.1+12.7
Independent Ray Mullis1,35639.3−4.4
Conservative Liz Jones2617.6−8.3
Majority47413.8
Turnout 3,44733.2−1.2
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Finningley

Finningley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Yvonne Woodcock1,80340.3−8.4
Labour Thomas Scott-Chambers1,23727.7+15.9
English Democrat Nigel Berry1,16326.0+4.4
Liberal Democrats John Brown2706.0−1.9
Majority56612.7
Turnout 4,47337.3−4.4
Conservative hold Swing

Great North Road

Great North Road
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Debbie Hutchinson2,37862.2+34.5
Conservative Frank Calladine64316.8−3.8
Green Stephen Platt57515.0+3.4
Liberal Democrats John Butterfield2275.9N/A
Majority1,73545.4
Turnout 3,82332.8−3.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Hatfield

Hatfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Haith1,04932.9 ?
English Democrat Mick Glynn82726.0N/A
Independent Jessie Credland79124.8−1.4
Conservative James Hart34310.8−17.6
Community Group Stewart Rayner1765.5−9.1
Majority222+7.0
Turnout 3,18637.7+2.6
Labour hold Swing

Mexborough

Mexborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracey Leyland-Jepson1,57755.6+23.1
Independent Andrew Pickering68724.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Jevons47216.7−38.8
Conservative Phyllis Calladine983.5−8.5
Majority89031.4
Turnout 2,83424.6−5.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Rossington

Rossington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Cooper-Holmes1,58156.3+30.5
Independent Terry Wilde88031.3N/A
Conservative Kathleen Beard2408.5−5.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Johnson1083.8N/A
Majority70125.0
Turnout 2,80928.5−4.9
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Sprotbrough

Sprotbrough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Wood1,63746.6−7.8
Labour Peter Millar1,56544.5+26.0
Liberal Democrats Diana Simpson3128.9N/A
Majority722.0
Turnout 3,51437.9−2.2
Conservative hold Swing

Stainforth & Moorends

Stainforth & Moorends
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Keegan1,62765.8+30.1
Conservative Martin Drake43617.6−4.6
Democratic NationalistsDave Owen41016.6New
Majority1,19148.2
Turnout 2,47325.4−3.4
Labour hold Swing

Thorne

Thorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Group Martin Williams1,44246.7−3.6
Labour Susan Durant1,17638.1+24.8
Conservative Richard Walker46715.1+1.1
Majority2668.6
Turnout 3,08528.8−5.7
Community Group hold Swing

Torne Valley

Torne Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Ford1,56342.7−8.8
Labour Shane McAleavey1,11230.4+16.0
UKIP Rebecca Walters64317.6+10.9
Liberal Democrats David Adgar3399.3−3.7
Majority45112.3
Turnout 3,65737.1−5.5
Conservative hold Swing

Town Moor

Town Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Wray1,56949.0+20.5
Liberal Democrats Cliff Hampson83125.9−12.5
Conservative Stephen Cox43213.5−5.6
Independent Michelle Goodman37311.6N/A
Majority73823.0
Turnout 3,20531.4−3.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wheatley

Wheatley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eva Hughes1,69659.4+22.0
English Democrat Roy Penketh80628.3N/A
Conservative Malcolm Knight35112.3−7.6
Majority89031.2
Turnout 2,85329.1−4.4
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
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes42,19661.7
No25,87937.8
Total votes68,075100.00

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Vote 2012 – Doncaster". BBC News. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Local Election results 2012". Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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