2012_Doncaster_Council_election

2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election
One third (21 of 63) seats to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council; 32 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 2012 Doncaster Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election

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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.^[1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

Quick Facts One third (21 of 63) seats to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

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:^[2]

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.^[3]

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"Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

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"Vote 2012 - Doncaster". BBC News. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

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"Local Election results 2012". Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Votes %	Votes
Labour	16	8	0	+8	50.9	34,603
Conservative	3	0	0	0	18	12,247
Liberal Democrats	1	0	3	-3	8.3	5,621
Community Group	1	0	0	0	2.4	1,618
Independent	0	0	5	-5	10.2	6,949
English Democrat	0	0	0	0	7.8	5,276
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0.9	643
Green	0	0	0	0	0.8	575
Democratic Nationalists	0	0	0	0	0.6	410

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ted Kitchen	2,058	76.2	+24.8
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Farrell	358	13.2	−12.6
	Conservative	Kerry Wood	286	10.6	−5.2
Majority			1,700	62.9
Turnout			2,702	25.3	−4.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sue McGuinness	1,677	52.5	+23.3
	Independent	Scott Pickles	1,289	40.4	N/A
	Conservative	Chris Allen	226	7.1	−5.9
Majority			388	12.2
Turnout			3,192	29.2	−2.1
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Austen White	2,269	70.4	+38.3
	Conservative	Martin Greenhalgh	954	29.6	−0.7
Majority			1,315	40.8
Turnout			3,223	33.3	−4.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nuala Fennelly	1,436	45.7	+17.3
	Independent	Mark Thompson	1,136	36.2	−7.5
	Conservative	Richard Eaton	435	13.8	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Edwin Simpson	135	4.3	N/A
Majority			300	9.5
Turnout			3,142	28.3	−3.7
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

2012_Doncaster_Council_election

2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election

Result

Ward results

Adwick

Armthorpe

Askern Spa

Balby

Bentley

Bessacarr & Cantley

Central

Conisbrough & Denaby

Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun

Edlington & Warmsworth

Finningley

Great North Road

Hatfield

Mexborough

Rossington

Sprotbrough

Stainforth & Moorends

Thorne

Torne Valley

Town Moor

Wheatley

Mayoral referendum

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Nightingale	1,750	64.5	+26.4
	English Democrat	Barbara Hewitt	681	25.1	N/A
	Conservative	Alexandra Allen	282	10.4	−6.4
Majority			1,069	39.4
Turnout			2,713	27.4	−4.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Monty Cuthbert	1,764	42.5	−9.9
	Labour	Paul Bissett	1,230	29.6	+15.2
	Conservative	Mark Wells	623	15.0	−13.5
	English Democrat	Glenn Bluff	535	12.9	N/A
Majority			534	12.9
Turnout			4,152	36.8	−4.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Glyn Jones	1,957	64.5	+21.6
	English Democrat	Howard Dove	533	17.6	N/A
	Conservative	Ian Hutchinson	297	9.8	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Bell	226	7.5	−25.9
Majority			1,424	47.0
Turnout			3,033	26.0	−6.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine Mills	2,420	87.3	+26.9
	Conservative	Jonathan Broughton	352	12.7	−7.0
Majority			2,068	74.6
Turnout			2,772	26.8	−3.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Hall	1,409	38.4	+16.4
	English Democrat	Keith Hewitt	731	19.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Hampson	579	15.8	−39.2
	Conservative	Barbara Fletcher	518	14.1	−9.0
	Independent	Karl Goodman	437	11.9	N/A
Majority			678	18.5
Turnout			3,674	34.6	−2.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phil Cole	1,830	53.1	+12.7
	Independent	Ray Mullis	1,356	39.3	−4.4
	Conservative	Liz Jones	261	7.6	−8.3
Majority			474	13.8
Turnout			3,447	33.2	−1.2
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Yvonne Woodcock	1,803	40.3	−8.4
	Labour	Thomas Scott-Chambers	1,237	27.7	+15.9
	English Democrat	Nigel Berry	1,163	26.0	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Brown	270	6.0	−1.9
Majority			566	12.7
Turnout			4,473	37.3	−4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Debbie Hutchinson	2,378	62.2	+34.5
	Conservative	Frank Calladine	643	16.8	−3.8
	Green	Stephen Platt	575	15.0	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Butterfield	227	5.9	N/A
Majority			1,735	45.4
Turnout			3,823	32.8	−3.6
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Haith	1,049	32.9	?
	English Democrat	Mick Glynn	827	26.0	N/A
	Independent	Jessie Credland	791	24.8	−1.4
	Conservative	James Hart	343	10.8	−17.6
	Community Group	Stewart Rayner	176	5.5	−9.1
Majority			222	+7.0
Turnout			3,186	37.7	+2.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tracey Leyland-Jepson	1,577	55.6	+23.1
	Independent	Andrew Pickering	687	24.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Jevons	472	16.7	−38.8
	Conservative	Phyllis Calladine	98	3.5	−8.5
Majority			890	31.4
Turnout			2,834	24.6	−5.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Rossington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Cooper-Holmes	1,581	56.3	+30.5
	Independent	Terry Wilde	880	31.3	N/A
	Conservative	Kathleen Beard	240	8.5	−5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Johnson	108	3.8	N/A
Majority			701	25.0
Turnout			2,809	28.5	−4.9
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Sprotbrough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Wood	1,637	46.6	−7.8
	Labour	Peter Millar	1,565	44.5	+26.0
	Liberal Democrats	Diana Simpson	312	8.9	N/A
Majority			72	2.0
Turnout			3,514	37.9	−2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Community Group	Martin Williams	1,442	46.7	−3.6
	Labour	Susan Durant	1,176	38.1	+24.8
	Conservative	Richard Walker	467	15.1	+1.1
Majority			266	8.6
Turnout			3,085	28.8	−5.7
	Community Group hold		Swing

Torne Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Ford	1,563	42.7	−8.8
	Labour	Shane McAleavey	1,112	30.4	+16.0
	UKIP	Rebecca Walters	643	17.6	+10.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Adgar	339	9.3	−3.7
Majority			451	12.3
Turnout			3,657	37.1	−5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Keegan	1,627	65.8	+30.1
	Conservative	Martin Drake	436	17.6	−4.6
	Democratic Nationalists	Dave Owen	410	16.6	New
Majority			1,191	48.2
Turnout			2,473	25.4	−3.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Wray	1,569	49.0	+20.5
	Liberal Democrats	Cliff Hampson	831	25.9	−12.5
	Conservative	Stephen Cox	432	13.5	−5.6
	Independent	Michelle Goodman	373	11.6	N/A
Majority			738	23.0
Turnout			3,205	31.4	−3.3
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eva Hughes	1,696	59.4	+22.0
	English Democrat	Roy Penketh	806	28.3	N/A
	Conservative	Malcolm Knight	351	12.3	−7.6
Majority			890	31.2
Turnout			2,853	29.1	−4.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	42,196	61.7
No	25,879	37.8
Total votes	68,075	100.00