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The 2014 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 as part of the 2014 local elections in the United Kingdom. [1] One third of 63 seats were up for election. The 2014 European Parliament Elections were also held on the same day.
The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council, with a slightly reduced majority after losing two seats overall. UKIP won a substantial number of votes at this election, increasing its vote share by 30.5%, but only won a single seat. The Liberal Democrats lost the only seat they were defending. After the election, the composition of the council was: [2]
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.
The UK Independence Party is a hard Eurosceptic, right-wing political party in the United Kingdom. It currently has one representative in the House of Lords and seven Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). It has four Assembly Members (AMs) in the National Assembly for Wales and one member in the London Assembly. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two Members of Parliament and was the largest UK party in the European Parliament.
The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 15 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 38.2 | 26,552 | |||
Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 | 8,880 | |||
UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 31.7 | 22,046 | |||
Mexborough First | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.7 | 1,193 | |||
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.9 | 1,981 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3.6 | 2,519 | |||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1,556 | |||
Doncaster First Independents Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1,469 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1,341 | |||
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1,241 | |||
Community Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 673 | |||
The results in each ward are shown below. Changes are compared with the previous election in 2010. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | John Mounsey | 1,559 | 50.7 | -1.3 | |
UKIP | Ian Stewart | 896 | 29.1 | N/A | |
TUSC | Jason Lee Fawley | 259 | 8.4 | N/A | |
English Democrat | Joanne Allen | 180 | 5.9 | -11.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Victor Butterfield | 180 | 5.9 | -12.9 | |
Turnout | 3,074 | 28.4 | -24.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris McGuinness | 1,286 | 39.3 | +0.1 | |
UKIP | Louise Emery | 975 | 29.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Scott Andrew Pickles | 666 | 20.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kenneth Allen | 231 | 7.1 | -6.9 | |
TUSC | Joyce Mary Sheppard | 116 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,274 | 30 | -25.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Iris Beech | 1,473 | 46.5 | -2.1 | |
UKIP | Phyllis Calladine | 1,229 | 38.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | Adrian Jonathan McLeay | 469 | 14.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,171 | 32.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Bosmans | 1,330 | 42.5 | +0.4 | |
UKIP | Steve Shukla | 1,075 | 34.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Alex Allen | 430 | 13.7 | -10.9 | |
Green | Jordan Ingram | 180 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | Edwin Simpson | 118 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,133 | 28.2 | -25.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Jackson | 1,333 | 48.5 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | Eddie Storey | 1,170 | 42.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | Rene Paterson | 124 | 4.5 | N/A | |
TUSC | Julia Welbourn | 122 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,749 | 27.5 | -22.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Neil Gethin | 1,022 | 25.8 | +3.1 | |
UKIP | Bernie Aston | 880 | 22.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | Diana Simpson | 858 | 21.7 | -13.1 | |
Conservative | Barbara Fletcher | 695 | 17.6 | -8.8 | |
English Democrat | Barbara Hewitt | 263 | 6.6 | -9.4 | |
Green | Ali Hurworth | 124 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Doncaster First Independents Group | Richard Walker | 115 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,957 | 35.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McHale | 1,787 | 55.7 | +4.8 | |
UKIP | David Roy Harrison | 906 | 28.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Nick Allen | 239 | 7.4 | -6.2 | |
TUSC | Mal Perkins | 148 | 4.6 | N/A | |
Independent | John Garner | 130 | 4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,210 | 29.7 | -19.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Mary Holland | 1,568 | 49.6 | -8.2 | |
UKIP | William Shaw | 1,265 | 40 | N/A | |
TUSC | Steve Williams | 327 | 10.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,160 | 30.7 | -23 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Fred Gee | 1,304 | 36.7 | N/A | |
Labour | David Nevett | 1,267 | 35.7 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | Chris Allen | 681 | 19.2 | -1.1 | |
English Democrat | Keith Hewitt | 198 | 5.6 | -10.6 | |
TUSC | Greg Beaumont | 102 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,552 | 33.2 | -29.8 | ||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elsie Butler | 1,246 | 37.3 | -0.2 | |
UKIP | Kim Parkinson | 817 | 24.5 | N/A | |
Doncaster First Independents Group | Georgina Mullis | 746 | 22.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Liz Jones | 202 | 6.1 | -8.3 | |
English Democrat | John Brennan | 121 | 3.6 | -13.5 | |
Green | David Ingram | 113 | 3.4 | N/A | |
TUSC | Nigel Leslie Jurgens | 92 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,337 | 32.5 | -25.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Allan Jones | 1,473 | 34.1 | -2.9 | |
UKIP | Mick Andrews | 1,375 | 31.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Tony Bryan | 952 | 22 | +3.6 | |
Doncaster First Independents Group | Marc Bratcher | 300 | 6.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | David Pratt | 225 | 5.2 | -19.5 | |
Turnout | 4,325 | 35.6 | -32.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Rodgers | 1,828 | 47.8 | +11.3 | |
UKIP | Jack Kelley | 1,516 | 39.7 | N/A | |
Green | Stephen Platt | 477 | 12.5 | +3.6 | |
Turnout | 3,821 | 32.6 | -25.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Curran | 1,403 | 43.8 | +10 | |
UKIP | Mick Glynn | 1,258 | 39.3 | +33.9 | |
Conservative | Amy Atkinson | 468 | 14.6 | -5.1 | |
TUSC | Bob Venus | 75 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,204 | 32.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -26.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexborough First | Andy Pickering | 1,193 | 35.3 | N/A | |
Labour | David Holland | 1,073 | 31.8 | -8.3 | |
UKIP | Frank Lloyd Calladine | 949 | 28.1 | N/A | |
English Democrat | Brian Whitmore | 82 | 2.4 | -4.7 | |
Green | Ann Gilbert | 82 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,379 | 29.5 | -22.6 | ||
Mexborough First gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent | John Cooke | 1,185 | 39.1 | N/A | |
Labour | John Healy | 871 | 28.7 | -3.9 | |
UKIP | Dave Matthews | 599 | 19.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kathleen Margaret Beard | 195 | 6.4 | -3.1 | |
English Democrat | Carol Young | 180 | 5.9 | -7.6 | |
Turnout | 3,030 | 30.7 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | -23.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Smith | 1,240 | 35.3 | -2.5 | |
Labour | Nigel Ball | 958 | 27.3 | -0.9 | |
UKIP | Paul Bissett | 867 | 24.7 | N/A | |
Green | Bob Gilbert | 233 | 6.6 | -6.4 | |
English Democrat | David Allen | 217 | 6.2 | -14.8 | |
Turnout | 3,515 | 36.9 | -30.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barbara Hedley | 1,036 | 40.9 | +2.9 | |
UKIP | Mike Overton | 989 | 39.1 | +31 | |
Conservative | Martin Drake | 373 | 14.7 | -5.5 | |
TUSC | Mary Jackson | 132 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,530 | 26.4 | -25.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Houlbrook | 977 | 30.5 | +3 | |
UKIP | Tina O'Halloran | 955 | 29.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Brown | 519 | 16.2 | -6.8 | |
Community Group | Karen Redmile | 673 | 21 | +9.1 | |
TUSC | Brenda Denise Nixon | 77 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,201 | 30 | -27.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Vincent Hart | 1,306 | 34.3 | -7.8 | |
UKIP | Rebecca Walters | 1,120 | 29.4 | +21.8 | |
Labour | Eddie Dobbs | 805 | 21.2 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Adgar | 342 | 9 | -14.2 | |
Green | Andy Fisher | 132 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Doncaster First Independents Group | Ray Mullis | 99 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,804 | 38.5 | -30.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jane Kidd | 1,408 | 44.9 | +10.7 | |
UKIP | Charles Guy Aston | 975 | 31.1 | +26.3 | |
Conservative | Stephen Leslie Cox | 446 | 14.2 | -3.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Brown | 203 | 6.5 | -23.6 | |
TUSC | Rob Green | 106 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,138 | 30.9 | -24.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dave Shaw | 1,370 | 46.9 | +6.4 | |
UKIP | Anne Rutherford | 961 | 32.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Maurice Field | 382 | 13.1 | N/A | |
Doncaster First Independents Group | Gareth Shanks | 209 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,922 | 29.3 | -21.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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