2025 City of Doncaster Council election

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2025 City of Doncaster Council election
  2021 1 May 2025

All 55 seats to City of Doncaster Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Reform UK Labour Conservative
Last election0 seats, 0.3%40 seats, 40.2%11 seats, 31.3%
Seats before04111
Seats won37126
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 37Decrease2.svg 29Decrease2.svg 5
Popular vote28,24523,10912,191
Percentage36.2%29.6%15.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 35.9 pp Decrease2.svg 10.6 pp Decrease2.svg 15.7 pp

Doncaster UK local election 2025 map.svg

The 2025 City of Doncaster Council election took place on 1 May 2025 to elect all 55 members of City of Doncaster Council in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, [1] alongside other nationwide local elections.

Contents

Reform UK gained control of the council from Labour. [2] At the separate mayoral election held on the same day, the incumbent Labour Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones, narrowly retained the mayoralty. [3]

Background

At the 2025 election, Reform UK won a majority of seats.

Council composition

After 2021 election Before 2025 election [4]
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 40 Labour 41
Conservative 11 Conservative 11
Mexborough First 3 Mexborough First 2
Edlington and Warmsworth First1Edlington and Warmsworth First1

Changes:

Summary

Election result

2025 City of Doncaster Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Reform UK 5537370+3767.336.228,245+35.9
  Labour 55120-28-2821.829.623,109-10.6
  Conservative 3860-5-510.915.612,191-15.7
  Green 24000008.96,961-4.1
  Liberal Democrats 14000003.42,640+1.1
  Independents 1500-4-403.42,629-2.9
  TUSC 11000001.61,275+0.9
  Mexborough First 300-3-301.1877-1.4
  British Democrats 1000000.1111+0.1

Results by ward

Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk.

Adwick-Le-Street and Carcroft

Adwick-Le-Street & Carcroft ward (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Maria Hollingworth 1,588 49.3 N/A
Reform UK Nicola Brown 1,450 45.0 N/A
Reform UK Steven Plater 1,435 44.5 N/A
Labour Sarah Smith (inc)96630.0−24.3
Labour Debbie Hutchinson (inc)92128.6−25.3
Labour Tommy Shaw86626.9−24.1
Green Julie Winter32710.1−1.1
Conservative Chris Allen2919.0−12.7
Liberal Democrats Midori Wilkinson1584.9N/A
Independent Ashley Mulligan1053.3N/A
Turnout 3,22426.5+3.98
Registered electors 12,157
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

Armthorpe

Armthorpe ward (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Christopher Marriott 1,567 45.6 N/A
Labour Tim Needham (inc) 1,329 38.7 −4.4
Reform UK Nick Pritchard 1,190 34.6 N/A
Reform UK Phil Smith1,07231.2N/A
Labour Emma North1,00429.2−16.9
Labour Anya Duckitt99829.1−13.9
Conservative Craig Armstrong52015.1−21.1
Conservative Wendy Easton-McLellan41812.2−18.8
Green James Kaya39211.4−6.5
Liberal Democrats Sara Booth-Card2336.8N/A
Turnout 3,43531.5+5.49
Registered electors 10,899
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

Balby South

Balby South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Ioan-Emanuel Craciun 950 43.2 N/A
Labour Sue Farmer 745 33.9 −13.2
Reform UK James Hart73633.5N/A
Labour Aimee Dickson63829.0−13.6
Conservative Thomas Jennions34415.6−20.8
Green Lynette Chipp2019.1−2.9
Independent Shannon Gaines833.8N/A
Independent Rob Reid813.7N/A
Turnout 2,20031.4+4.77
Registered electors 7,013
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bentley

Bentley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Samuel Booth 1,595 44.1 N/A
Reform UK Rebecca Booth 1,554 43.0 N/A
Labour James Church (inc) 1,328 36.7 −12.5
Reform UK Steve Wharton1,23834.2N/A
Labour Jane Nightingale (inc)1,13731.4−11.2
Labour Matt Jones1,13131.3−13.4
Conservative Sandra Bluff43512.0−13.0
Green James Breen3599.9−5.4
Green Frank Cooper2807.7−2.1
Liberal Democrats Giulia Savini1885.2N/A
TUSC Steven Flint1273.5−3.6
Turnout 3,61728.3+5.27
Registered electors 12,801
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bessacarr

Bessacarr
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Allen (inc) 1,412 32.1 −11.5
Reform UK David Carroll 1,405 31.9 N/A
Reform UK Chris Kidger 1,282 29.1 N/A
Labour Lee Mulholland1,21427.6−10.6
Reform UK Aaran Strong1,17326.7N/A
Labour Sue Knowles1,10825.2−8.1
Conservative Laura Bluff (inc)1,09124.8−14.2
Labour Andrew Bosmans1,02923.4−5.5
Conservative Carol Greenhalgh88920.2−14.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Brooke50511.5+5.2
Green Richard Mallinder44810.2−11.2
TUSC Stacy Johnson972.2N/A
Turnout 4,40038.7+3.26
Registered electors 11,378
Conservative hold Swing
Reform UK gain from Conservative Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

Conisbrough

Conisbrough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK William Shaw 1,577 43.3 N/A
Reform UK Jason Charity 1,544 42.4 N/A
Reform UK Rachel Reed 1,453 39.9 N/A
Labour Lani-Mae Ball (inc)1,37937.9−31.4
Labour Nigel Ball (inc)1,35337.2−31.3
Labour Dawn Lawrence1,08829.9−20.9
Conservative Terry Taylor2918.0−11.9
Green Danny Fielding2376.5−1.8
Liberal Democrats Dave Lee1694.6N/A
TUSC Steven Merriman1564.3−3.9
British Democrats Frank Calladine1113.1N/A
Turnout 3,63830.5+5.27
Registered electors 11,942
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall

Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Alexander Jones 1,239 43.2 N/A
Labour David Nevett (inc) 992 34.6 −8.8
Labour Andrea Robinson (inc)94633.0−9.8
Reform UK Ismail Newton80828.2N/A
Conservative Patrick Musami33511.722.4
Independent Paul Bissett32811.4N/A
Green Frank Sheridan2438.5−5.8
TUSC Greg Beaumont692.4N/A
Turnout 2,86936.5+4.84
Registered electors 7,865
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Edlington & Warmsworth

Edlington & Warmsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Joan Briggs 1,013 37.6 N/A
Reform UK Stephen Barnett 986 36.6 N/A
Labour Phil Cole90133.5−7.8
Labour Sam Siddall87732.6+2.2
Conservative Richard Jones27410.2−13.8
Independent Chris Mitchell2348.7N/A
Independent Craig Bowker1957.2N/A
Green Gillian Nixon1365.1−0.5
Liberal Democrats Joseph Reid1274.7N/A
Turnout 2,69330.2+2.45
Registered electors 8,903
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Edlington and Warmsworth First Swing

Finningley

Finningley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Cox (inc) 1,896 33.8 −12.5
Conservative Steve Cox (inc) 1,894 33.7 −9.8
Conservative Symeon Waller 1,720 30.6 −21.4
Reform UK Owen Wheatley1,57928.1N/A
Reform UK Stephane Leclerc1,55527.7N/A
Reform UK Surjit Singh Duhre1,34724.0N/A
Labour Katie Smith1,20621.5−5.3
Labour Robert Grice1,17320.9±0.0
Labour Anthony Rawlings1,10919.8+1.8
Green Leanne Gilbride4498.0−8.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Long3947.0−0.4
Liberal Democrats Mihai Melenciuc2284.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Henry Nchendze1953.5N/A
TUSC Heather Nicholls1332.4N/A
Turnout 5,61240.0+5.73
Registered electors 14,036
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hatfield

Hatfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Mark Broadhurst 1,733 43.2 +22.6
Reform UK Nick Smith 1,433 35.8 N/A
Reform UK Dan Dawson 1,427 35.6 N/A
Labour Glynis Smith (inc)1,18729.6−3.2
Labour Fiona Anderson1,05026.2−9.8
Labour Jude Knight95923.9−9.2
Conservative James Aitken82320.5−11.5
Conservative Ethan Bluff66916.7−6.7
Conservative Hakan Hyusein43911.0−8.3
Independent James Hart43110.8N/A
Green Brian Webster2526.3−0.2
Liberal Democrats Linda Cotton2385.9N/A
Turnout 4,00732.7+3.83
Registered electors 12,239
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

Hexthorpe & Balby North

Hexthorpe & Balby North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glyn Jones (inc) 813 38.3 −15.3
Reform UK Russ Linley 775 36.5 N/A
Reform UK Isaiah-John Reasbeck68532.3N/A
Labour Sophie Liu (inc)58427.5−2.6
Conservative Clive Jones27813.1−15.2
Green Angela Curtis22210.5−5.1
Liberal Democrats Dean Southall1687.9N/A
Turnout 2,12126.1+4.05
Registered electors 8,122
Labour hold Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

Mexborough

Mexborough (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Anthony Dodds 1,138 38.5 N/A
Reform UK Brendan Megaw 1,001 33.9 N/A
Reform UK John Reed 938 31.8 N/A
Mexborough First Sean Gibbons*87729.7−30.5
Mexborough First John Beal79526.9−32.1
Mexborough First Tina Needham77026.1−31.8
Labour Bev Chapman76826.0−2.7
Labour Martin Booth53718.2+2.9
Labour John Avery48616.5+1.5
Green Keagan Barnes1304.4+0.4
Conservative Neil Srivastava802.7−4.4
Turnout 2,95326.5+2.61
Registered electors 11,182
Reform UK gain from Mexborough First Swing
Reform UK gain from Mexborough First Swing
Reform UK gain from Mexborough First Swing

Norton & Askern

Norton & Askern (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Frank Jackson 1,968 49.8 N/A
Reform UK Gerald Squire 1,842 46.6 N/A
Reform UK Vicky Lawson 1,758 44.5 N/A
Labour Iris Beech*1,03626.2−14.4
Labour Austen White*91323.1−18.4
TUSC Andy Hiles89122.5N/A
Labour Janet Silcock83121.0−4.3
Conservative Steven Ratcliffe61715.6−24.7
Conservative John Russo46211.7−13.1
Green Vanessa Myatt3799.6−7.1
Liberal Democrats Adrian McLeay3789.6N/A
Turnout 3,95234.3+3
Registered electors 11,554
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Conservative Swing

Roman Ridge

Roman Ridge (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Howard Rimmer 1,278 42.8 +34.5
Reform UK Craig Ward 941 31.5 N/A
Labour Julie Grace*88829.8−6.3
Labour Leanne Hempshall*87429.2−13.2
Green Tony Nicholson61920.7+0.4
Green Paul Garrett46415.5−4.1
Conservative Ann Martin2177.3−18.7
Conservative Ben Smith2026.8−8.4
Turnout 2,98435.6+6.43
Registered electors 8,439
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

Rossington & Bawtry

Rossington & Bawtry (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Anderson* 2,173 45.8 +0.2
Labour Ken Guest 1,921 40.5 −10.3
Labour Lee Sammut 1,406 29.6 −6.3
Reform UK Gerrard Farmer1,31327.7N/A
Reform UK Ellis Mohoney1,25126.4N/A
Reform UK Clive Stone1,09723.1+8.5
Conservative David Bluff68514.4−7.9
Independent Mick Taylor59212.5N/A
Conservative Teresa Glynn54911.6−10.7
Conservative Reuben Glynn53811.3−3.0
Independent John Cooke50410.6−18.5
Green Margaret Garrett3136.6−1.9
Liberal Democrats Joshua Brignall-Morley1873.9N/A
Independent Anne Wilkinson491.0N/A
Turnout 4,74734.2+5.25
Registered electors 13,941
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sprotbrough

Sprotbrough (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Oliver Bloor 1,175 34.4 N/A
Conservative Cynthia Ransome* 990 29.0 −17.8
Reform UK Simon Wellings98028.7N/A
Conservative Glenn Bluff*92627.1−7.5
Labour Michael MacDonald79723.3−7.7
Labour Kevin Rodgers68019.9−0.1
Green Fiona Cahill3149.2−7.8
Green Olivia Alder3018.8−13.0
Turnout 3,41539.6+2.85
Registered electors 8,662
Reform UK gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Stainforth & Barnby Dun

Stainforth & Barnby Dun (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Karl Hughes 1,014 47.1 N/A
Reform UK Neil Wood 850 39.4 N/A
Labour Keith Allsopp53224.7−7.6
Labour Dan Cosgrove41219.1−4.0
Conservative Christine Lunney29513.7−15.7
Conservative Gary Stapleton*28513.2−18.3
Independent Andy Flynn22110.3N/A
Green Amy Mack1717.9+0.4
Turnout 2,15530.6+1.89
Registered electors 7,107
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Conservative Swing

Thorne & Moorends

Thorne & Moorends (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Dave Knight 1,692 45.3 N/A
Reform UK Kieran Lay 1,528 40.9 N/A
Reform UK Glyn Whiting 1,439 38.5 N/A
Labour Susan Durant*1,40737.7−12.0
Labour Mark Houlbrook*1,32935.6−10.6
Labour Joe Blackham*1,12030.0−7.3
Conservative Michael Kirkbride39910.7−18.5
Conservative Charlotte Smith3529.4−10.9
Conservative Andrew Smith3479.3−10.3
Green Diar Davey-Rogerson2536.8−9.4
TUSC Adam Holgate1273.4N/A
Turnout 3,73729.1+4.21
Registered electors 12,919
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

Tickhill & Wadworth

Tickhill & Wadworth (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Jackie Dudley 1,163 32.7 N/A
Conservative Martin Greenhalgh* 1,114 31.3 −11.2
Conservative David Dixon1,11131.2−33.7
Reform UK Simon Menzies1,03229.0N/A
Labour Louis Jackson82523.2+3.0
Labour Laura Vieira80122.5−1.1
Green Sarah Henton36310.2+2.1
Turnout 3,56238.4+2.8
Registered electors 9,314
Reform UK gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Town

Town (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gemma Cobby* 1,567 39.9 −10.3
Labour Majid Khan* 1,468 37.4 −3.2
Labour Rob Dennis 1,433 36.5 −1.6
Reform UK Steffan Eyre99925.4N/A
Reform UK Ryan Malee96224.5N/A
Reform UK Macauley Gibb94824.1N/A
Green Julie Buckley71918.3−2.3
Conservative Dene Flannigan45411.6−10.6
Conservative Helen Simcock41810.6−11.9
Liberal Democrats Neil Snowdon2737.0−13.6
TUSC Tosh McDonald2045.2N/A
TUSC Nikki McDonald1995.1N/A
Independent Richie Vallance1032.6N/A
TUSC Maldwyn Perkins982.5N/A
Independent Richard Young892.3N/A
Turnout 3,92728.7+2.84
Registered electors 13,719
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wheatley Hills & Intake

Wheatley Hills & Intake (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Guy Aston 1,546 39.6 N/A
Labour Co-op Jane Kidd* 1,370 35.1 −8.4
Reform UK Paul Cutts 1,335 34.2 N/A
Reform UK Simon Bonnett1,33034.1N/A
Labour Co-op Yetunde Elebuibon1,17130.0−13.8
Labour Co-op Emma Muddiman-Rawlins*1,16529.8−8.9
Independent Daniel Barwell*44411.4−32.4
Conservative Jan Woning44111.3−16.7
Green Martin Boyd43411.1−0.2
Independent Tim Brown3839.8N/A
Independent Miriam Clarke1012.6N/A
Turnout 3,90529.6+3.64
Registered electors 13,304
Reform UK gain from Labour Co-op Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Co-op Swing

Opinion polls

Seat projections

Date(s)
conducted
PollsterClientSample
size
Area Lab Con Ref Others
1 – 10 Mar 2025Electoral Calculus [12] Daily Telegraph 5,421GB135325
6 May 2021 2021 local elections 401104

By-elections

Bentley

Bentley by-election: 21 August 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Isaiah-John Reasbeck 1,062 43.8 Increase2.svg4.2
Labour Matthew Jones91237.6Increase2.svg4.7
Independent Jane Nightingale1697.0Increase2.svg7.0
Conservative Christine Lunney1215.0Decrease2.svg5.8
Green Vanessa Aradia793.3Decrease2.svg5.6
Liberal Democrats Giulia Savini391.6Decrease2.svg3.1
TUSC Andy Hiles291.2Decrease2.svg1.9
Workers Party Ahsan Jamil150.6Increase2.svg0.6
Majority 1506.2N/A
Turnout 2,43219.1Decrease2.svg9.2
Registered electors 12,758
Reform UK hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.3

See also

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