Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015

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Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015

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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.

Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster Metropolitan borough in England

The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire in Yorkshire and the Humber Region of England.

Contents

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

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

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 First33
UKIP 12
Independent 31
Total6355
Working majority 33  27 

Ward results

The electoral division results are listed below. [3]

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils, while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities. Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward-population counts can vary substantially. As at the end of 2014 there were 9,456 electoral wards/divisions in the UK.

Spoilt ballots are not included in the below results.

Adwick and Carcroft ward

Adwick and Carcroft
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Mounsey 2,812
Labour Ted Kitchen 2,649
Labour Rachel Hodson 2,098
UKIP Ryan Morling1,720
Green David Carroll700
Conservative Keith Oades690
Liberal Democrat John Victor Butterfield622
TUSC Jason Fawley466
Turnout 53.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Armthorpe ward

Armthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tony Corden 2,709
Labour Chris McGuinness 2,496
Labour Sue McGuinness 2,386
UKIP Nigel Berry2,260
Conservative Alexandra Laura Allen1,247
Liberal Democrat Patricia Cooney638
Green Mark Gray605
Independent John Raymond Lowndes575
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
Labour Nuala Mary Fennelly 1,419
UKIP James Cotterill1,385
Conservative John Thomas Papworth906
Green David Ingram278
TUSC Robert James Green192
Green Jordan James Ingram162
Turnout 52.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bentley ward

Bentley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Bill Mordue 3,006
Labour Charlie Hogarth 2,831
Labour Jane Nightingale 2,760
UKIP Tony Ward2,046
Conservative Brian Woodhouse1,165
Green Christine Florence Platt700
English Democrat Keith John Hewitt634
Liberal Democrat Rene Paterson508
TUSC Steven Flint446
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
Labour Majid Khan 1,864
Conservative Nick Allen 1,821
Labour Bob Johnson1,744
UKIP Paul Coddington1,729
UKIP Paul Alexander Pickering1,504
Conservative Leon French1,425
UKIP Bernie Aston1,364
Independent Monty Cuthbert1,316
Liberal Democrat Edwin Simpson920
Liberal Democrat John Brown867
Liberal Democrat Dianna Simpson615
Green Doug Wright611
English Democrat Barbara Hewitt364
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
Labour Sandra Mary Holland 2,983
Labour Craig Bernard Sahman 2,471
UKIP Deborah Cotterill2,026
UKIP Jonathan Ellis1,818
UKIP William Shaw1,477
Conservative Margaret Beard786
Green Andy Fisher474
TUSC Steve Williams424
English Democrat John Brennan405
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
Labour Tony Revill 1,687
UKIP Paul Bissett1,573
UKIP Fred Gee1,344
Conservative Christine Yvonne Allen926
Independent Karen Hampson536
Independent Anton Josef Fix245
TUSC Greg Beaumont117
Turnout 61.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Edlington and Warmsworth ward

Edlington and Warmsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Phil Cole 2,337
Labour Elsie Butler 2,158
UKIP Richard Coulthard1,295
UKIP Noel Middleton862
Conservative Liz Jones739
Green Bob Gilbert320
Turnout 58.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Finningley ward

Finningley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jane Cox 2,901
Conservative Allan Jones 2,711
Conservative Steve Cox 2,656
UKIP Ross Atkinson2,261
Labour Roni Chapman2,245
Labour Lynne Rothwell2,193
UKIP Guy Aston1,881
Labour Frank Jackson1,674
UKIP Karl Goodman1,476
Green Olivia Ruth Brabazon857
Liberal Democrat David Pratt668
TUSC Anthony Hadrian Blakesley256
Turnout 66.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hatfield ward

Hatfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Linda Curran 2,691
Labour Pat Knight 2,382
UKIP Jessie Credland 2,375
UKIP Mick Glynn2,371
Labour Ron Powell1,916
UKIP Anne Rutherford1,746
Conservative Ben Wagstaff1,410
Green Ali Hurworth529
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
Labour Sue Wilkinson 1,625
UKIP Mike Robertson1,382
TUSC Theresa Joan Rollinson405
Turnout 49.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Mexborough ward

Mexborough [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Mexborough FirstAndy Pickering2,811
Mexborough FirstSean Gibbons2,802
Mexborough FirstBev Chapman2,259
Labour Sue Phillips1,709
Labour Tracey Leyland-Jepson1,575
Labour David Holland1,273
UKIP Chris Hares980
UKIP Brian Whitmore896
UKIP Mick Reilly719
Green Ann Jackson Gilbert272
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
Labour Iris Beech 2,649
Labour Austin William White 2,522
UKIP Charles Morris2,242
Conservative Martin Drake1,914
Conservative Carol Greenhalgh1,572
Liberal Democrat Adrian Jonathan McLeay787
TUSC Rhiannon Mary Bartlett405
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
Labour Pat Haith 2,033
UKIP Jack Kelley1,163
UKIP Darius Cooper1,154
Conservative Doreen Woodhouse915
Green Stephen Platt503
Green Warren Peter Draper295
TUSC Ann-Louise Bayley120
Turnout 60.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Rossington and Bawtry ward

Rossington and Bawtry
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rachael Blake 2,653
Independent John Cooke 2,233
UKIP Clive Stone 1,885
Labour Graham Keith Guest1,744
Conservative Martin Damian Greenhalgh1,714
Labour Robert Reid1,611
UKIP Mike Volante1,593
Independent Richard Cooper-Holmes1,242
Green Kelly Maria Connolly1,047
Independent Ali Harper828
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
Conservative Jonathan Wood 2,165
Labour Tony Bryan1,889
Labour Andrew Bosmans1,631
UKIP Frank Calladine1,077
UKIP Phyllis Calladine968
Green Lynette Chipp704
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
Labour George Derx 1,295
UKIP John Waggitt1,059
UKIP Keith Jaques1,037
Conservative Terry Taylor824
Green Veronica Jane Maxwell273
TUSC Mary Jackson143
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
Labour Joe Blackham 2,292
Labour Mark Houlbrook 2,248
Community Group Martin Williams1,963
UKIP Kevin Abell1,643
UKIP Kim Parkinson1,618
UKIP Shaun Hirst1,331
Community Group Lyndsey Clark1,029
Conservative John Brown882
Community Group Stewart Rayner805
TUSC Brenda Nixon207
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
Conservative James Vincent Hart 1,644
Labour Shane McLeavey1,493
Independent Nigel John Cannings1,396
Labour Carrie Wilson1,374
UKIP Rebecca Walters1,223
UKIP Ian Stewart1,069
Turnout 67.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Town ward

Town ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John McHale 2,662
Labour Sue Knowles 2,633
Labour Dave Shaw 2,591
UKIP Roy Penketh1,500
UKIP Dene Clark-Flannigan1,452
Conservative Maurice Field1,306
Green Anna Symington972
TUSC Mev Akram394
TUSC Joseph Henry296
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
Labour Jane Kidd 2,806
Labour Paul Wray 2,661
UKIP Mick Andrews1,990
UKIP Alistair Gerald Brogan1,677
UKIP Michelle Goodman1,482
Conservative Neil Saran Srivastava1,106
Green Jane Louise Masheter562
TUSC Lee Jonathan Jepson233
Independent Richie Vallance193
Turnout 52.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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