Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Electorate	70,113 [1]
Major settlements	Bawtry Hatfield Thorne Rossington Auckley Epworth Haxey Crowle
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Lee Pitcher (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Brigg & Goole Don Valley Doncaster North

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. ^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Lee Pitcher of the Labour Party.

The seat covers eastern areas of Doncaster in South Yorkshire and the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire. ^[3]

Constituency profile

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme is a mostly rural constituency. The west of the constituency lies within South Yorkshire and contains towns and villages on the outskirts of the city of Doncaster (Rossington, Auckley Bawtry, Thorne and Hatfield). The east of the constituency is rural and covers the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire, so named because the area was once a raised area of land surrounded by marshes before being drained in the 17th century. This area contains the small towns of Crowle, Epworth and Haxey. There is some deprivation in the towns near Doncaster, whilst the Isle of Axholme is comparatively wealthier. ^[4]

On average, residents of the constituency are older and more religious than the rest of the country. Household income is similar to national averages whilst levels of education and professional employment are lower. At the 2021 census, White people made up 96% of the population. ^[5] At the local council level, Bawtry and Rossington are represented by Labour Party councillors, Hatfield and Thorne by Reform UK and Auckley and the Isle of Axholme by Conservatives. In the 2016 referendum on European Union membership, an estimated 68% of voters in the constituency supported Brexit, one of the top 40 highest rates out of 650 constituencies nationwide. ^[5]

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The City of Doncaster wards of: Finningley; Hatfield; Rossington & Bawtry; Thorne & Moorends.
• The District of North Lincolnshire wards of Axholme Central; Axholme North; Axholme South. ^[6]

It comprises the following: ^[7]

In the City of Doncaster:

• Finningley, Hatfield, Rossington, Bawtry and Thorne from Don Valley (abolished)
• Moorends from Doncaster North

In North Lincolnshire:

• The Isle of Axholme from Brigg and Goole (abolished)

Members of Parliament

Brigg & Goole and Don Valley prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Lee Pitcher	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme ^{[8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lee Pitcher	15,122	38.6	+9.9
	Conservative	Nick Fletcher	12,811	32.7	−19.4
	Reform	Irwen Martin	8,487	21.6	+11.4
	Green	Paul Garrett	1,400	3.6	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nicola Turner	1,166	3.0	−1.4
	Climate	Michael John Longfellow	146	0.4	N/A
Majority			2,311	5.9	N/A
Turnout			39,132	55.8	−5.6
Registered electors			70,154
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+14.7

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [10]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	22,460	52.1
	Labour	12,375	28.7
	Brexit Party	4,452	10.3
	Liberal Democrats	1,912	4.4
	Green	1,015	2.4
	Others	870	2.0
Turnout		43,084	61.4
Electorate		70,113

See also

• Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire
• Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside
• Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England".
2. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
3. Mower, Shannon (30 Jun 2023). "'Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme' constituency to replace Don Valley at next election". Doncaster Free Press.
4. "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
5. "Seat Details - Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
6. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
7. "New Seat Details – Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
8. "General Parliamentary Elections 2024". City of Doncaster Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
9. "Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme results Share General election 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
10. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

• Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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