2015 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2015 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
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All 55 seats to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won418
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Mexborough First UKIP
Seats won32
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Map showing the results of the 2015 Doncaster Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2015 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect all members of Doncaster Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Due to boundary changes all 55 seats were up for election.

Contents

The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining control of the council, with a majority of 27 seats.

Result

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

PartyPrevious council [2] New council
Labour 4841
Conservative 88
Mexborough First 33
UKIP 12
Independent 31
Total6355
Working majority 33  27 

Ward results

The electoral division results are listed below. [3]

Spoilt ballots are not included in the below results.

Adwick and Carcroft ward

Adwick and Carcroft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Mounsey 2,812 47.5
Labour Ted Kitchen 2,649 44.7
Labour Rachel Hodson 2,098 35.4
UKIP Ryan Morling1,72029.0
Green David Carroll70011.8
Conservative Keith Oades69011.7
Liberal Democrats John Victor Butterfield62210.5
TUSC Jason Fawley4667.9
Turnout 53.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Armthorpe ward

Armthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Corden 2,709 46.8
Labour Chris McGuinness 2,496 43.1
Labour Sue McGuinness 2,386 41.2
UKIP Nigel Berry2,26038.2
Conservative Alexandra Laura Allen1,24721.1
Liberal Democrats Patricia Cooney63810.8
Green Mark Gray60510.2
Independent John Raymond Lowndes5759.7
Turnout 54.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Balby South ward

Balby South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Healy 1,867 48.2
Labour Nuala Mary Fennelly 1,419 36.7
UKIP James Cotterill1,38535.8
Conservative John Thomas Papworth90623.4
Green David Ingram2787.2
TUSC Robert James Green1925.0
Green Jordan James Ingram1624.2
Turnout 52.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bentley ward

Bentley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Mordue 3,006 47.0
Labour Charlie Hogarth 2,831 44.3
Labour Jane Nightingale 2,760 43.2
UKIP Tony Ward2,04632.0
Conservative Brian Woodhouse1,16518.2
Green Christine Florence Platt70010.9
English Democrat Keith John Hewitt6349.9
Liberal Democrats Rene Paterson5087.9
TUSC Steven Flint4467.0
Turnout 51.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bessacarr and Cantley ward

Bessacarr and Cantley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Gethin 1,982 28.4
Labour Majid Khan 1,864 26.7
Conservative Nick Allen 1,821 26.1
Labour Bob Johnson1,74425.0
UKIP Paul Coddington1,72924.8
UKIP Paul Alexander Pickering1,50421.6
Conservative Leon French1,42520.4
UKIP Bernie Aston1,36419.6
Independent Monty Cuthbert1,31618.9
Liberal Democrats Edwin Simpson92013.2
Liberal Democrats John Brown86712.4
Liberal Democrats Dianna Simpson6158.8
Green Doug Wright6118.8
English Democrat Barbara Hewitt3645.2
Turnout 62.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Conisbrough ward

Conisbrough ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Ball 3,642 55.2
Labour Sandra Mary Holland 2,983 45.2
Labour Craig Bernard Sahman 2,471 37.5
UKIP Deborah Cotterill2,02630.7
UKIP Jonathan Ellis1,81827.6
UKIP William Shaw1,47722.4
Conservative Margaret Beard78611.9
Green Andy Fisher4747.2
TUSC Steve Williams4246.4
English Democrat John Brennan4056.1
Turnout 56.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Edenthorpe and Kirk Sandall ward

Edenthorpe and Kirk Sandall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Nevett 1,857 40.3
Labour Tony Revill 1,687 36.6
UKIP Paul Bissett1,57334.1
UKIP Fred Gee1,34429.1
Conservative Christine Yvonne Allen92620.1
Independent Karen Hampson53611.6
Independent Anton Josef Fix2455.3
TUSC Greg Beaumont1172.5
Turnout 61.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Edlington and Warmsworth ward

Edlington and Warmsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Cole 2,337 51.8
Labour Elsie Butler 2,158 47.9
UKIP Richard Coulthard1,29528.7
UKIP Noel Middleton86219.1
Conservative Liz Jones73916.4
Green Bob Gilbert3207.1
Turnout 58.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Finningley ward

Finningley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Cox 2,901 35.7
Conservative Allan Jones 2,711 33.4
Conservative Steve Cox 2,656 32.7
UKIP Ross Atkinson2,26127.8
Labour Roni Chapman2,24527.6
Labour Lynne Rothwell2,19327.0
UKIP Guy Aston1,88123.2
Labour Frank Jackson1,67420.6
UKIP Karl Goodman1,47618.2
Green Olivia Ruth Brabazon85710.6
Liberal Democrats David Pratt6688.2
TUSC Anthony Hadrian Blakesley2563.2
Turnout 66.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hatfield ward

Hatfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Curran 2,691 40.9
Labour Pat Knight 2,382 36.2
UKIP Jessie Credland 2,375 36.1
UKIP Mick Glynn2,37136.0
Labour Ron Powell1,91629.1
UKIP Anne Rutherford1,74626.5
Conservative Ben Wagstaff1,41021.4
Green Ali Hurworth5298.0
Turnout 58.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
UKIP win (new seat)

Hexthorpe and Balby North ward

Hexthorpe and Balby North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glyn Jones 1,902 53.6
Labour Sue Wilkinson 1,625 45.8
UKIP Mike Robertson1,38239.0
TUSC Theresa Joan Rollinson40511.4
Turnout 49.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Mexborough ward

Mexborough [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Mexborough First Andy Pickering 2,811 47.4
Mexborough First Sean Gibbons 2,802 47.3
Mexborough First Bev Chapman 2,259 38.1
Labour Sue Phillips1,70928.8
Labour Tracey Leyland-Jepson1,57526.6
Labour David Holland1,27321.5
UKIP Chris Haret98016.5
UKIP Brian Whitmore89615.1
UKIP Mick Reilly71912.1
Green Ann Jackson Gilbert2724.6
Turnout 52.3
Mexborough First hold Swing
Mexborough First hold Swing
Mexborough First hold Swing

Norton and Askern ward

Norton and Askern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Jones 2,749 40.8
Labour Iris Beech 2,649 39.3
Labour Austin William White 2,522 37.4
UKIP Charles Morris2,24233.2
Conservative Martin Drake1,91428.4
Conservative Carol Greenhalgh1,57223.3
Liberal Democrats Adrian Jonathan McLeay78711.7
TUSC Rhiannon Mary Bartlett4056.0
Turnout 62.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Roman Ridge ward

Roman Ridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Rodgers 2,033 40.2
Labour Pat Haith 2,033 40.2
UKIP Jack Kelley1,16323.0
UKIP Darius Cooper1,15422.8
Conservative Doreen Woodhouse91518.1
Green Stephen Platt5039.9
Green Warren Peter Draper2955.8
TUSC Ann-Louise Bayley1202.4
Turnout 60.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Rossington and Bawtry ward

Rossington and Bawtry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachael Blake 2,653 36.0
Independent John Cooke 2,233 30.3
UKIP Clive Stone 1,885 25.6
Labour Graham Keith Guest1,74423.6
Conservative Martin Damian Greenhalgh1,71423.3
Labour Robert Reid1,61121.8
UKIP Mike Volante1,59321.6
Independent Richard Cooper-Holmes1,24216.8
Green Kelly Maria Connolly1,04714.2
Independent Ali Harper82811.2
Turnout 58.1
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
UKIP win (new seat)

Sprotbrough ward

Sprotbrough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cynthia Anne Ransome 2,306 38.4
Conservative Jonathan Wood 2,165 36.0
Labour Tony Bryan1,88931.4
Labour Andrew Bosmans1,63127.2
UKIP Frank Calladine1,07717.9
UKIP Phyllis Calladine96816.1
Green Lynette Chipp70411.7
Turnout 66.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Stainforth and Barnby Dun ward

Stainforth and Barnby Dun
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Keegan 1,747 43.6
Labour George Derx 1,295 32.3
UKIP John Waggitt1,05926.4
UKIP Keith Jaques1,03725.9
Conservative Terry Taylor82420.5
Green Veronica Jane Maxwell2736.8
TUSC Mary Jackson1433.6
Turnout 56.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Thorne and Moorends ward

Thorne and Moorends
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Jane Durant 2,412 36.3
Labour Joe Blackham 2,292 34.5
Labour Mark Houlbrook 2,248 33.9
Community Group Martin Williams1,96329.6
UKIP Kevin Abell1,64327.2
UKIP Kim Parkinson1,61826.8
UKIP Shaun Hirst1,33122.0
Community Group Lyndsey Clark1,02917.0
Conservative John Brown88214.6
Community Group Stewart Rayner80513.3
TUSC Brenda Nixon2073.4
Turnout 54.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Tickhill and Wadworth ward

Tickhill and Wadworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Smith 1,686 30.6
Conservative James Vincent Hart 1,644 29.9
Labour Shane McLeavey1,49327.1
Independent Nigel John Cannings1,39625.4
Labour Carrie Wilson1,37425.0
UKIP Rebecca Walters1,22322.2
UKIP Ian Stewart1,06919.4
Turnout 67.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Town ward

Town ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McHale 2,662 43.2
Labour Sue Knowles 2,633 42.8
Labour Dave Shaw 2,591 42.1
UKIP Roy Penketh1,50024.4
UKIP Dene Clark-Flannigan1,45223.6
Conservative Maurice Field1,30621.2
Green Anna Symington97215.8
TUSC Mev Akram3946.4
TUSC Joseph Henry2964.8
Turnout 51.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Wheatley Hills and Intake ward

Wheatley Hills and Intake
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eva Hughes 2,898 43.1
Labour Jane Kidd 2,806 41.7
Labour Paul Wray 2,661 39.6
UKIP Mick Andrews1,99029.6
UKIP Alistair Gerald Brogan1,67724.9
UKIP Michelle Goodman1,48222.0
Conservative Neil Saran Srivastava1,10616.5
Green Jane Louise Masheter5628.4
TUSC Lee Jonathan Jepson2333.5
Independent Richie Vallance1932.9
Turnout 52.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Doncaster". BBC. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Local Elections 2015". Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Mason, Kate (8 May 2015). "RESULT: Local Election Doncaster". Sheffield Star . Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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