Doncaster Central | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
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![]() Boundary of Doncaster Central in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
County | South Yorkshire |
Electorate | 70,446 (December 2019) [1] |
Major settlements | Doncaster |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Rosie Winterton (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Doncaster and Don Valley [2] |
Doncaster Central is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Dame Rosie Winterton of the Labour Party. [n 2] Since 2017, Winterton has served as one of three Deputy Speakers of the House; she is the second MP for the constituency to be a Deputy Speaker, after Harold Walker.
Created in 1983, the seat covers most of the Yorkshire city of Doncaster. Although formerly considered a Labour stronghold, since 2019 the seat has become a marginal between Labour and the Conservatives.
1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Armthorpe, Balby, Bessacarr, Central, Intake, Town Field, and Wheatley.
2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Armthorpe, Balby, Bessacarr and Cantley, Central, Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun, Town Moor, and Wheatley.
The constituency includes most of the town of Doncaster and neighbours the Doncaster North and Don Valley seats.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
Minor changes to reflect revised ward boundaries, including the gain from Don Valley of Tickhill and Wadworth in the south, and the transfer to Doncaster North of Barnby Dun in the north.’'
Electoral Calculus categorises the seat as being part of the “Somewheres” demographic, those who have socially conservative views and economically soft left views alongside strong support for Brexit. For reference, support to leave the EU within this constituency was 67% back in 2016. In addition to this, at least 55% of Doncaster Central is deprived, in terms of employment, income and education, according to the site. For general statistics, the average age is 49.5, at least 73% of the local population owns a car, whilst 60% own a home, and the gross household income is £35,959. [4]
Election | Member [5] | Party | |
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1983 | Sir Harold Walker | Labour | |
1997 | Rosie Winterton | Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nick Allen [6] | ||||
Reform UK | Surjit Duhre [7] | ||||
Labour | Sally Jameson [8] | ||||
Workers Party | Tosh McDonald [9] | ||||
Green | Jennifer Rozenfelds [10] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Greg Ruback [11] | ||||
Yorkshire | Andrew Walmsley [12] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rosie Winterton | 16,638 | 40.0 | -17.9 | |
Conservative | Roberto Weeden-Sanz | 14,360 | 34.5 | +0.1 | |
Brexit Party | Surjit Duhre | 6,842 | 16.5 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Horton | 1,748 | 4.2 | +1.9 | |
Yorkshire | Leon French | 1,012 | 2.4 | -0.7 | |
Green | Frank Sheridan | 981 | 2.4 | New | |
Majority | 2,278 | 5.5 | -18.0 | ||
Turnout | 41,581 | 58.2 | -1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rosie Winterton | 24,915 | 57.9 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | Tom Hunt | 14,784 | 34.4 | +13.7 | |
Yorkshire | Chris Whitwood | 1,346 | 3.1 | New | |
Independent | Eddie Todd | 1,006 | 2.3 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison Brelsford | 973 | 2.3 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 10,131 | 23.5 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 43,024 | 60.0 | +3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rosie Winterton | 19,840 | 49.1 | +9.4 | |
UKIP | Chris Hodgson | 9,747 | 24.1 | +20.7 | |
Conservative | Zoë Metcalfe | 8,386 | 20.7 | −4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Brown | 1,717 | 4.2 | −16.9 | |
TUSC | Mev Akram | 421 | 1.0 | New | |
English Democrat | David Burnett | 309 | 0.8 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 10,093 | 25.0 | +10.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,420 | 56.8 | +1.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rosie Winterton | 16,569 | 39.7 | −11.3 | |
Conservative | Gareth M. Davies | 10,340 | 24.8 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Wilson | 8,795 | 21.1 | −2.6 | |
English Democrat | Lawrence E. Parramore | 1,816 | 4.4 | New | |
BNP | John Bettney | 1,762 | 4.2 | +0.9 | |
UKIP | John Andrews | 1,421 | 3.4 | 0.0 | |
Independent | Scott A. Pickles | 970 | 2.3 | New | |
Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality | Derek A. Williams | 72 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 6,229 | 14.9 | −13.6 | ||
Turnout | 41,745 | 55.5 | +3.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −8.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rosie Winterton | 17,617 | 51.3 | −7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Wilson | 7,815 | 22.8 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | Stefan Kerner | 6,489 | 18.9 | −4.8 | |
BNP | John Wilkinson | 1,239 | 3.6 | New | |
UKIP | Alan Simmons | 1,191 | 3.5 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 9,802 | 28.5 | -6.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,351 | 52.3 | +0.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −8.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rosie Winterton | 20,034 | 59.1 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | Gary Meggitt | 8,035 | 23.7 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Southcombe | 4,390 | 12.9 | +3.5 | |
UKIP | David Gordon | 926 | 2.7 | +1.6 | |
Socialist Alliance | Janet Terry | 517 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 11,999 | 35.4 | -5.7 | ||
Turnout | 33,902 | 51.6 | −12.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rosie Winterton | 26,961 | 62.1 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | David Turtle | 9,105 | 21.0 | −12.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Tarry | 4,091 | 9.4 | −2.4 | |
Referendum | Michael Cliff | 1,273 | 2.9 | New | |
Socialist Labour | Michael Kenny | 854 | 2.0 | New | |
ProLife Alliance | Jonathan Redden | 694 | 1.6 | New | |
UKIP | Peter Davies | 462 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 17,856 | 41.1 | +20.3 | ||
Turnout | 43,440 | 63.9 | -10.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Walker | 27,795 | 54.3 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | George Glossop | 17,113 | 33.5 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clifford Hampson | 6,057 | 11.8 | −1.8 | |
Workers Revolutionary | Michael Driver | 184 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 10,682 | 20.8 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 51,149 | 74.2 | +0.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Walker | 26,266 | 51.2 | +9.2 | |
Conservative | Patricia Rawlings | 18,070 | 35.2 | −1.9 | |
SDP | James Gore-Browne | 7,004 | 13.6 | −7.3 | |
Majority | 8,196 | 16.0 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 51,340 | 73.7 | +2.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Walker | 21,154 | 42.0 | ||
Conservative | John Somers | 18,646 | 37.1 | ||
SDP | Trevor Stables | 10,524 | 20.9 | ||
Majority | 2,508 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 50,324 | 70.8 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
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