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.
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]
- Labour 50
- Conservative 9
- Liberal Democrats 3
- Others 1
Result
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | 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 | |
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]
Adwick
Adwick 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 | | |
Armthorpe
Armthorpe 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 | | |
Askern Spa
Askern Spa 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 | | |
Balby
Balby 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 | | |
Bentley
Bentley 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 | | |
Bessacarr & Cantley
Bessacarr & Cantley 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 | | |
Central
Central 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 | | |
Conisbrough & Denaby
Conisbrough & Denaby 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 | | |
Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun
Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun 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 | | |
Edlington & Warmsworth
Edlington & Warmsworth 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 | | |
Finningley
Finningley 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 | | |
Great North Road
Great North Road 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 | | |
Hatfield
Hatfield 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 | | |
Mexborough
Mexborough 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
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
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 | | |
Stainforth & Moorends
Stainforth & Moorends 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 | | |
Thorne
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
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 | | |
Town Moor
Town Moor 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 | | |
Wheatley
Wheatley 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 | | |
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 Choice | Votes | % |
Yes | 42,196 | 61.7 |
No | 25,879 | 37.8 |
Total votes | 68,075 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Vote 2012 - Doncaster". BBC News. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Local Election results 2012". Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 27 July 2017.