2021 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2021 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
  2017 6 May 2021 2025  

All 55 seats to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election43 seats7 seats
Seats won4011
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg4
Popular vote26,98621,015
Percentage40.2%31.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.7pp Increase2.svg6.7pp

Doncaster UK local election 2021 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2021 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2021 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. [1] All 55 councillors were elected from 21 wards which return either two or three councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Contents

The election of the Mayor of Doncaster also took place on the same day.

Results summary

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2021
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 4003Decrease2.svg372.740.226,986Increase2.svg2.7
  Conservative 1140Increase2.svg420.031.321,015Increase2.svg6.7
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.013.08,712Increase2.svg9.1
  Independent 002Decrease2.svg20.06.34,255Decrease2.svg1.5
  Mexborough First 300Steady2.svg5.52.51,673Decrease2.svg0.5
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.02.31,548Increase2.svg1.3
  Yorkshire 000Steady2.svg0.02.11,382Decrease2.svg3.2
 Edlington and Warmsworth First110Increase2.svg11.81.2778Increase2.svg1.2
  TUSC 000Steady2.svg0.00.7461Decrease2.svg0.4
  Reform UK 000Steady2.svg0.00.3207Increase2.svg0.3
  SDP 000Steady2.svg0.00.1100Increase2.svg0.1
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.00.1Decrease2.svg14.3

Council composition

Following the last election in 2017, the composition of the council was:

43732
LabourConservativeMFI

After the election, the composition of the council was:

401131
LabourConservativeMFE

MF - Mexborough First
I - Independent
E - Edlington and Warmsworth First

Wards

Map of the electoral wards of Doncaster. Doncaster wards.png
Map of the electoral wards of Doncaster.

Doncaster is divided into 21 wards for electoral purposes with each ward electing either two or three councillors. The number of councillors elected by ward is shown in the table below.

WardCouncillorsPrior to election
Adwick-Le-Street and Carcroft33x Labour
Armthorpe33x Labour
Balby South22x Labour
Bentley33x Labour
Bessacarr32x Conservative, 1x Labour
Conisbrough33x Labour
Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall22x Labour
Edlington & Warmsworth22x Labour
Finningley33x Conservative
Hatfield33x Labour
Hexthorpe & Balby North22x Labour
Mexborough33x Mexborough First
Norton & Askern32x Labour, 1x Conservative
Roman Ridge22x Labour
Rossington & Bawtry32x Labour, 1x Independent
Sprotbrough22x Conservative
Stainforth & Barnby Dun21x Labour, 1x Conservative
Thorne & Moorends33x Labour
Tickhill & Wadworth21x Independent, 1x Conservative
Town33x Labour
Wheatley Hills & Intake33x Labour

Results by ward

Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk.

Adwick-Le-Street and Carcroft

Adwick-Le-Street and Carcroft (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Diane Smith 1,467 54.3 −0.1
Labour Debbie Hutchinson 1,457 53.9 +6.9
Labour John Mounsey* 1,379 51.0 −2.6
Conservative Peter John Ransome58621.7+5.4
Conservative Charles Terence John Bluff53219.7New
Conservative Kevin Kerrigan47217.5New
Green Vanessa Aradia Myatt30411.2New
Turnout 2,70322.98−2.22
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Armthorpe

Armthorpe (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aimee Louise Dickson 1,306 46.1 −5.3
Labour Tim Needham 1,219 43.1 −3.3
Labour Sue Knowles 1,216 43.0 −2.6
Conservative Kathleen Margaret Beard1,02636.2+8.9
Conservative Ann Nadin Martin87831.0New
Green Mark Gray50717.9+6.5
Conservative Janet Sanderson42715.1New
Turnout 2,83126.01−0.59
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Balby South

Balby South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Patrick Joseph Healy* 895 47.1 +8.7
Labour Tracey Ann Moran 811 42.6 −6.2
Conservative Susan Davies69336.4New
Conservative John Thomas Papworth43122.7−10.1
Green Lynette Chipp22812.0+1.9
Turnout 1,90226.63−1.47
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bentley

Bentley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Vernon Church 1,461 49.2 −0.2
Labour Charlie Hogarth* 1,327 44.7 −6.1
Labour Jane Nightingale* 1,265 42.6 −3.5
Conservative Louise Margaret Emery74425.0−0.4
Conservative Peter Anthony Ellison74124.9+0.4
Conservative Dave Glover71324.0New
Green Dawn Longley45415.3+7.1
Green Michelle Elise Newton-Carline2919.8−2.3
TUSC Scott Middleton2107.1+1.9
Turnout 2,97223.03−2.97
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bessacarr

Bessacarr (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Allen* 1,808 43.6 +6.7
Conservative Laura Samantha Bluff 1,615 39.0 +11.1
Labour Majid Khan* 1,583 38.2 +8.4
Conservative James Paul Goff1,43734.7+8.2
Labour Neil Gethin*1,38033.3+2.3
Labour Lauren Barbara Hogg1,19928.9−0.7
Green Monty Cuthbert88521.4+16.0
Green Veronica Jane Maxwell3869.3+5.3
Liberal Democrats Giulia Savini2636.3−3.5
Turnout 4,14335.44+1.04
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Conisbrough

Conisbrough (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lani-Mae Ball* 2,126 69.3 +19.1
Labour Nigel Ball* 2,102 68.5 +13.0
Labour Ian Pearson* 1,560 50.8 −0.1
Conservative Christine Yvonne Allen61019.9−2.4
Conservative Jacqueline Isaacs40313.1New
Green Matthew Grant Wood2568.3New
TUSC Lee Trow2518.2New
Conservative Doreen Woodhouse1675.4New
Turnout 3,06925.23−0.07
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall

Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Andrew Nevett* 1,078 43.4 −0.2
Labour Andrea Robinson* 1,065 42.8 +3.6
Conservative Jason Colin Carruthers84834.1+7.8
Conservative Julia Elizabeth Gibbons81032.6+7.7
Green Fiona Wilson35514.3New
Liberal Democrats Kieron Anthony Franks1496.0New
Turnout 2,48631.66−2.04
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Edlington & Warmsworth

Edlington & Warmsworth (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Cole* 1,002 41.3 −9.5
Edlington and Warmsworth FirstRob Reid 778 32.0 New
Labour Kirsty Lenham73930.4−25.8
Edlinton and Warmsworth FirstKeri Anderson66627.4New
Conservative Joe George58324.0−5.5
Conservative Carol Greenhalgh38615.9New
Green Toby William Crane1375.6New
Turnout 2,42927.75+0.35
Labour hold Swing
Edlington and Warmsworth First gain from Labour

Finningley

Finningley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Jones* 2,458 52.0 −3.9
Conservative Jane Margaret Cox* 2,188 46.3 −15.0
Conservative Steve Cox* 2,056 43.5 −13.2
Labour Sue Lister1,26726.8−1.4
Labour Paul Stephen Caunce99020.9−7.0
Labour Rob Dennis84918.0−6.8
Green Harrison Balme78016.5New
Liberal Democrats Joshua Brignall-Morley3517.4New
Turnout 4,72934.27+1.27
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hatfield

Hatfield (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Mary Curran* 1,197 36.0 −1.7
Labour Duncan Charles John Anderson* 1,100 33.1 −1.6
Labour Glynis Smith 1,091 32.8 +0.9
Conservative Emma Adams1,06432.0+6.5
Independent Mick Glynn82624.9−5.7
Independent Jessie Jamieson Credland82524.8−0.3
Conservative Olivia Essem77723.4New
Independent Mark Steven Broadhurst68520.6New
Conservative Neil Saran Srivastava64119.3New
Green Rob Nicholas2166.5New
Turnout 3,32228.87− 1.03
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hexthorpe & Balby North

Hexthorpe & Balby North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glyn Allen Jones* 951 53.6 −5.9
Labour Sophie Liu 535 30.1 −15.4
Conservative Liz Jones50328.3+5.7
Independent Chris Nowak33218.7New
Green Angela Curtis27715.6New
Independent Tina Reid1267.1New
Turnout 1,77522.05−2.85
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Mexborough

Mexborough (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Mexborough First Sean Michael Gibbons* 1,673 60.2 −9.7
Mexborough First Bev Chapman* 1,639 59.0 −5.7
Mexborough First Andy Pickering* 1,611 57.9 −14.1
Labour Malcolm Gamble79728.7+6.3
Labour Tony Rawlings42615.3−5.9
Labour Mick Muddiman41815.0+2.7
Conservative Rory Francis Wood Forester1977.1+2.0
Conservative Teresa Mary Robson Glynn1916.9New
Conservative Colin Matthew Pinder1886.8New
Green Ann Jackson Gilbert1104.0New
Turnout 2,78023.89−3.71
Mexborough First hold Swing
Mexborough First hold Swing
Mexborough First hold Swing

Norton & Askern

Norton & Askern (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Austen William White* 1,502 41.5 −3.3
Labour Iris Beech* 1,467 40.6 −6.0
Conservative Thomas Michael Noon 1,459 40.3 +9.6
Labour Harry James Fisher91525.3−16.2
Conservative Sean Poulter89624.8New
Conservative John Whiteside84723.4New
Independent Frank Jackson65818.2−3.3
Green Alison Mary Briggs60316.7New
No DescriptionSimon Epton49513.7New
Turnout 3,61631.30−0.50
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Roman Ridge

Roman Ridge (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leanne Hempshall 1,055 42.4 −11.5
Labour Julie Grace 899 36.1 −11.1
Conservative David Edward Clayton64726.0−5.9
Green Tony Nicholson50620.3+5.1
Green Kate Needham48919.6+4.6
Conservative Danielle Jo Smith37815.2New
Reform UK Howard Bruce Rimmer2078.3New
Turnout 2,49029.17−1.03
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rossington & Bawtry

Rossington & Bawtry (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachael Blake* 1,999 50.8 +2.1
Labour Bob Anderson 1,794 45.6 +5.6
Labour Barry Johnson 1,414 35.9 −0.6
Independent John Nolan Cooke*1,14729.1−14.8
Conservative Julie Anne Kong87822.3−5.5
Conservative Mike Angus87722.3New
Independent Clive Graham Stone57314.6−10.4
Conservative Patrick Musami56414.3New
Green Han Haydn3358.5New
Turnout 3,93528.95+0.35
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sprotbrough

Sprotbrough (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cynthia Anne Ransome* 1,521 46.8 −6.9
Conservative Glenn Karl Bluff 1,124 34.6 −8.8
Labour David Holland1,00831.0−5.0
Green Jonathan Blundell Wood*71021.8New
Labour Philip Allan Doherty65120.0−4.3
Green Fiona Dorothy Patricia Cahill55217.0+0.9
SDP Laura Jane McHardy1003.1New
Turnout 3,25236.75+1.05
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Jonathan Wood was previously a Conservative councillor.

Stainforth & Barnby Dun

Stainforth & Barnby Dun (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Farmer 678 32.3 −18.1
Conservative Gary Stapleton 663 31.5 −4.1
Conservative Steven James Ratcliffe61929.4New
Labour Lee Michael Pitcher48623.1−13.4
No DescriptionKen Keegan*37417.8−32.6
Independent Anne Lesley Sylvester27212.9New
Yorkshire Rosemarie Squires2089.9New
Yorkshire George Derx*2029.6−26.9
Green Richard Needham1577.5New
No DescriptionNeil James Wood472.2New
Turnout 2,10228.71+0.91
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Both Ken Keegan and George Derx were previously elected as Labour councillors.

Thorne & Moorends

Thorne & Moorends (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Jane Durant* 1,649 49.7 −3.2
Labour Mark Stuart Houlbrook* 1,534 46.2 −3.3
Labour Joe Blackham* 1,238 37.3 −9.8
Conservative Paul David Tonge97029.2+16.9
No DescriptionMartin Williams91827.7−2.4
Conservative James Norman Aitken67420.3New
Conservative Tracey Wheeler61119.6New
Green Gwyn Ap Harri53716.2New
Turnout 3,31824.89−4.91
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Tickhill & Wadworth

Tickhill & Wadworth (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Cannings* 2,032 64.9 +20.3
Conservative Martin Damian Greenhalgh* 1,332 42.5 +11.0
Labour Phyllis Cowden74023.6−0.3
Labour Louis Joseph Jackson63320.2−1.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Michael Smith2778.8−2.8
Green Helen Hopkins2538.1New
Green Kay Goddard2267.2−3.0
Turnout 3,13135.60N/C
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Town

Town (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gemma Louise Cobby 1,768 50.2 +0.4
Labour Dave Shaw* 1,430 40.6 −3.3
Labour Jake David Kearsley 1,340 38.1 −7.5
Conservative Molly Whiteside79322.5−4.9
Conservative Dene Anthony Flannigan78322.2New
Conservative Reuben Glynn72620.6New
Green Julie Buckley72520.6+3.2
Yorkshire Chris Whitwood 52114.8−27.9
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Paul Snelling2767.8New
Turnout 3,52025.86−3.84
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wheatley Hills & Intake

Wheatley Hills & Intake (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniel Steven Barwell 1,457 43.8 −10.8
Labour Jane Kidd* 1,445 43.5 −7.3
Labour Emma Michelle Muddiman-Rawlins 1,287 38.7 −5.3
Conservative Roy John Penketh93228.0+2.5
Conservative Mark Parkinson72721.9−4.5
Conservative Nic Davison66019.8New
Yorkshire Andy Budden65319.6−1.3
Green Julie Margaret Blount37711.3New
Green Jennifer Joanne Rozenfelds3059.2New
Liberal Democrats Dean Peter Southall2327.0New
Turnout 3,32525.96−1.24
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections

Wheatley Hills & Intake

A by-election was held in the Wheatley Hills & Intake after the incumbent Labour Party councillor Daniel Barwell resigned following being arrested for an 'offence relating to the distribution of a controlled drug on a warrant issued at the request of United States authorities'. [2]

Wheatley Hills & Intake: 31 March 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yetunde Elebuibon 827 46.0 +2.2
Conservative Angus Michael Lindsay41923.3−4.7
Yorkshire Andy Budden35619.8+0.2
Green Jennifer Joanne Rozenfelds1357.5−3.8
Liberal Democrats Dean Peter Southall603.3−3.7
Labour hold Swing

Rossington & Bawtry

Rossington & Bawtry: 16 November 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Guest 1,467 56.7 +5.9
Conservative Carol Greenhalgh49219.0−3.3
Independent John Nolan Cooke46117.8−11.3
Reform UK Surjit Singh Duhre1686.5New
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Upcoming Elections". Doncaster Council. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "Doncaster councillor arrested over alleged drug distribution and faces extradition to USA". Yorkshire Live. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.