2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election

2012 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 2011 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election 2011 2014 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election 2014 One third (21 of 63) seats to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council 32 3 May 2012 Labour Party (UK) 16 8 34,603 50.9% 21.7% Conservative Party (UK) 3 0 12,247 18.0% 6.8% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 3 5,621 8.3% 7.4% Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012.svg 300px Map showing the results of the 2012 Doncaster Council elections. Council control Council control after election Labour Labour The 2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect one third of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17299200 Local elections 2012 30 April 2012 BBC News This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Labour Party retained its control of the council with an increased majority after increasing its vote share by 21.7% and gaining three seats from the Liberal Democrats and five from various independents. The Conservatives held the three seats it was defending with a reduced vote share. After the election, the composition of the council was:Vote 2012 – Doncaster https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E08000017.stm BBC News 28 July 2017 Labour 50 Conservative 9 Liberal Democrats 3 Others 1 Result Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012 Labour Party (UK) 16 8 0 +8 50.9 34,603 +21.7 Conservative Party (UK) 3 0 0 0 18.0 12,247 -6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 3 -3 8.3 5,621 -7.4 Community Group 1 0 0 0 2.4 1,618 Independent (politician) 0 0 5 -5 10.2 6,949 English Democrats 0 0 0 0 7.8 5,276 UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.9 643 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.8 575 Democratic Nationalists 0 0 0 0 0.6 410 Ward results The results in each ward are shown below. Changes are compared with the previous election in 2008. Spoilt ballots are not included in the below results.Local Election results 2012 http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/the-council-democracy/local-election-results-2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council 27 July 2017 Adwick Adwick Labour Party (UK) Ted Kitchen 2,058 76.2 +24.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dave Farrell 358 13.2 −12.6 Conservative Party (UK) Kerry Wood 286 10.6 −5.2 1,700 62.9 2,702 25.3 −4.0 Labour Party (UK) Armthorpe Armthorpe Labour Party (UK) Sue McGuinness 1,677 52.5 +23.3 Independent (politician) Scott Pickles 1,289 40.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Chris Allen 226 7.1 −5.9 388 12.2 3,192 29.2 −2.1 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Askern Spa Askern Spa Labour Party (UK) Austen White 2,269 70.4 +38.3 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Greenhalgh 954 29.6 −0.7 1,315 40.8 3,223 33.3 −4.6 Labour Party (UK) Balby Balby Labour Party (UK) Nuala Fennelly 1,436 45.7 +17.3 Independent (politician) Mark Thompson 1,136 36.2 −7.5 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Eaton 435 13.8 −2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edwin Simpson 135 4.3 N/A 300 9.5 3,142 28.3 −3.7 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Bentley Bentley Labour Party (UK) Jane Nightingale 1,750 64.5 +26.4 English Democrats Barbara Hewitt 681 25.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Alexandra Allen 282 10.4 −6.4 1,069 39.4 2,713 27.4 −4.1 Labour Party (UK) Bessacarr & Cantley Bessacarr & Cantley Liberal Democrats (UK) Monty Cuthbert 1,764 42.5 −9.9 Labour Party (UK) Paul Bissett 1,230 29.6 +15.2 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Wells 623 15.0 −13.5 English Democrats Glenn Bluff 535 12.9 N/A 534 12.9 4,152 36.8 −4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Central Central Labour Party (UK) Glyn Jones 1,957 64.5 +21.6 English Democrats Howard Dove 533 17.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ian Hutchinson 297 9.8 −4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Bell 226 7.5 −25.9 1,424 47.0 3,033 26.0 −6.5 Labour Party (UK) Conisbrough & Denaby Conisbrough & Denaby Labour Party (UK) Christine Mills 2,420 87.3 +26.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Broughton 352 12.7 −7.0 2,068 74.6 2,772 26.8 −3.1 Labour Party (UK) Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun Labour Party (UK) Pat Hall 1,409 38.4 +16.4 English Democrats Keith Hewitt 731 19.9 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Karen Hampson 579 15.8 −39.2 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Fletcher 518 14.1 −9.0 Independent (politician) Karl Goodman 437 11.9 N/A 678 18.5 3,674 34.6 −2.9 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Edlington & Warmsworth Edlington & Warmsworth Labour Party (UK) Phil Cole 1,830 53.1 +12.7 Independent (politician) Ray Mullis 1,356 39.3 −4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liz Jones 261 7.6 −8.3 474 13.8 3,447 33.2 −1.2 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Finningley Finningley Conservative Party (UK) Yvonne Woodcock 1,803 40.3 −8.4 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Scott-Chambers 1,237 27.7 +15.9 English Democrats Nigel Berry 1,163 26.0 +4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Brown 270 6.0 −1.9 566 12.7 4,473 37.3 −4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Great North Road Great North Road Labour Party (UK) Debbie Hutchinson 2,378 62.2 +34.5 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Calladine 643 16.8 −3.8 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Platt 575 15.0 +3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Butterfield 227 5.9 N/A 1,735 45.4 3,823 32.8 −3.6 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Hatfield Hatfield Labour Party (UK) Pat Haith 1,049 32.9 ? English Democrats Mick Glynn 827 26.0 N/A Independent (politician) Jessie Credland 791 24.8 −1.4 Conservative Party (UK) James Hart 343 10.8 −17.6 Community Group Stewart Rayner 176 5.5 −9.1 222 7.0 3,186 37.7 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) Mexborough Mexborough Labour Party (UK) Tracey Leyland-Jepson 1,577 55.6 +23.1 Independent (politician) Andrew Pickering 687 24.2 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Jevons 472 16.7 −38.8 Conservative Party (UK) Phyllis Calladine 98 3.5 −8.5 890 31.4 2,834 24.6 −5.9 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Rossington Rossington Labour Party (UK) Richard Cooper-Holmes 1,581 56.3 +30.5 Independent (politician) Terry Wilde 880 31.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Beard 240 8.5 −5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Johnson 108 3.8 N/A 701 25.0 2,809 28.5 −4.9 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Sprotbrough Sprotbrough Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Wood 1,637 46.6 −7.8 Labour Party (UK) Peter Millar 1,565 44.5 +26.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Simpson 312 8.9 N/A 72 2.0 3,514 37.9 −2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Stainforth & Moorends Stainforth & Moorends Labour Party (UK) Ken Keegan 1,627 65.8 +30.1 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Drake 436 17.6 −4.6 Democratic Nationalists Dave Owen 410 16.6 New 1,191 48.2 2,473 25.4 −3.4 Labour Party (UK) Thorne Thorne Community Group Martin Williams 1,442 46.7 −3.6 Labour Party (UK) Susan Durant 1,176 38.1 +24.8 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Walker 467 15.1 +1.1 266 8.6 3,085 28.8 −5.7 Community Group Torne Valley Torne Valley Conservative Party (UK) Bob Ford 1,563 42.7 −8.8 Labour Party (UK) Shane McAleavey 1,112 30.4 +16.0 UK Independence Party Rebecca Walters 643 17.6 +10.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Adgar 339 9.3 −3.7 451 12.3 3,657 37.1 −5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Town Moor Town Moor Labour Party (UK) Paul Wray 1,569 49.0 +20.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cliff Hampson 831 25.9 −12.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Cox 432 13.5 −5.6 Independent (politician) Michelle Goodman 373 11.6 N/A 738 23.0 3,205 31.4 −3.3 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Wheatley Wheatley Labour Party (UK) Eva Hughes 1,696 59.4 +22.0 English Democrats Roy Penketh 806 28.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Knight 351 12.3 −7.6 890 31.2 2,853 29.1 −4.4 Labour Party (UK) Mayoral referendum Alongside the council election, and election took place to decide whether to have an elected mayor in Doncaster. Doncaster was one of the two cities on the night to vote 'Yes'. Doncaster Mayoral referendum 2012 42196 25879 30.5 References Doncaster 2012 Category:2010s in South Yorkshire