The 2010 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect one third of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire , England as part of the 2010 United Kingdom local elections . The 2010 General Election also took place on the same day.
The election resulted in the Labour Party taking control of the council from No overall control for the first time since 2003 after gaining eight seats overall. After the election, the composition of the council was:[1]
Labour 34
Liberal Democrats 10
Conservative 9
Others 11
Result [ ]
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
17
8
0
+8
35.9
45,467
Conservative
3
0
0
0
20.2
25,590
Liberal Democrats
1
0
2
-2
15
19,022
English Democrat
0
0
0
0
14.5
18,412
Independent
0
0
4
-4
7.6
9,570
Community Group
0
0
2
-2
2.2
2,809
BNP
0
0
0
0
2.2
2,756
Green
0
0
0
0
1.2
1,552
UKIP
0
0
0
0
1.2
1,501
Ward results [ ]
The results in each ward are shown below. Changes are compared with the previous election in . Spoilt ballots are not included in the below results.[2]
Adwick [ ]
Adwick
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
John Mounsey
2,948
51.99
Liberal Democrats
Dave Farrell
1,068
18.84
English Democrat
Janine Clark
1,004
17.71
Conservative
Alan Smith
650
11.46
Turnout
5,670
52.83
Labour hold
Armthorpe [ ]
Armthorpe
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Chris McGuinness
2,369
39.20
Independent
Tony Brown
1,258
20.81
Liberal Democrats
Robert Mitchell
877
14.51
Conservative
Malcom Andrew Knight
848
14.03
English Democrat
Lawrence Edward Parramore
692
11.45
Turnout
6,044
55.59
Labour gain from Independent
Askern Spa [ ]
Askern Spa
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Ros Jones
2,756
48.58
Conservative
Martin Damian Greenhalgh
1,502
26.48
English Democrat
Malcolm Eric Woodrow
1,415
24.94
Turnout
5,673
59.51
Labour hold
Balby [ ]
Balby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Andrew Bosmans
2,505
42.10
Conservative
Matthew Peter Brunning
1,462
24.57
Independent
Garth Oxby
1,289
21.66
Independent
Margaret Yvonne Dorothy Thompson
694
11.66
Turnout
5,950
53.60
Labour gain from Independent
Bentley [ ]
Bentley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Stuart Hardy
2,262
46.96
English Democrat
Bernard Warner
1,114
23.13
Independent
Eddie Storey
792
16.44
Conservative
Brian Woodhouse
649
13.47
Turnout
4,817
49.64
Labour hold
Bessacarr and Cantley [ ]
Bessacarr and Cantley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Eric Victor Tatton-Kelly
2,496
34.83
Conservative
Liz Sparrow
1,895
26.44
Labour
Sue Wilkinson
1,626
22.69
English Democrat
Mick Cooper
1,149
16.03
Turnout
7,166
64.12
Liberal Democrats hold
Central [ ]
Central
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
John McHale
2,752
50.89
Liberal Democrats
Marie Madeleine Lane
1,023
18.92
English Democrat
Berny Boldry
783
14.48
Conservative
Ian Paul Hutchinson
735
13.59
Community Group
Jim Davies
115
2.13
Turnout
5,408
49.19
Labour hold
Conisbrough and Denaby [ ]
Conisbrough and Denaby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Sandra Mary Holland
3,771
57.76
Liberal Democrats
John Victor Butterfield
753
11.53
English Democrat
Julie Anne Bulcroft
722
11.06
BNP
Erwin Toseland
690
10.57
Conservative
Jonathan Sherwin Broughton
593
9.08
Turnout
6,529
53.66
Labour hold
Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun [ ]
Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
David Andrew Nevett
1,632
24.00
Liberal Democrats
Karl Goodman
1,585
23.31
Conservative
Nick Allen
1,383
20.34
English Democrat
Fred Gee
1,100
16.18
Independent
Michael Thomas Maye
1,100
16.18
Turnout
6,800
63.00
Labour gain from Independent
Edlington and Warmsworth [ ]
Edlington and Warmsworth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Elsie Butler
2,242
37.49
English Democrat
Wayne Crawshaw
1,024
17.12
Conservative
Liz Jones
863
14.43
Liberal Democrats
Dominic Thomas Patterson
777
12.99
Community Group
Margaret Ward
722
12.07
Independent
Rodger Lee
352
5.89
Turnout
5,980
57.76
Labour hold
Finningley [ ]
Finningley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Richard Allan Jones
2,988
36.97
Liberal Democrats
Richard Alan Johnson
1,995
24.68
English Democrat
Eric Tetley
1,612
19.95
Labour
Francis Jackson
1,487
18.40
Turnout
8,082
67.85
Conservative hold
Great North Road [ ]
Great North Road
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Kevin Rodgers
2,464
36.46
Independent
David Hughes
1,236
18.29
English Democrat
Steve Grocott
1,229
18.19
Conservative
Frank Lloyd Calladine
1,222
18.08
Green
Stephen Platt
607
8.98
Turnout
6,758
58.52
Labour gain from Independent
Hatfield [ ]
Hatfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Linda Curran
1,961
33.76
Conservative
James Vincent Hart
1,145
19.71
English Democrat
Mick Glynn
801
13.79
Independent
Jessie Jamieson Credland
716
12.33
Liberal Democrats
Vic Fairhead
602
10.36
UKIP
William Brooke Shaw
315
5.42
Community Group
Stewart Anthony Rayner
269
4.63
Turnout
5,809
58.90
Labour gain from Community Group
Mexborough [ ]
Mexborough
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
David Holland
2,334
40.05
Liberal Democrats
Tracey Leyland
1,784
30.61
BNP
Helen Ellis
785
13.47
Conservative
Phyllis Calladine
512
8.79
English Democrat
Ieva Parramore
413
7.09
Turnout
5,828
52.14
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Rossington [ ]
Rossington
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Barry Johnson
1,771
32.56
Independent
Terry Wilde
971
17.85
Community Group
John Nolan Cooke
812
14.93
English Democrat
Carol Young
733
13.48
Liberal Democrats
Rebecca Atkinson
638
11.73
Conservative
Kathleen Margaret Beard
514
9.45
Turnout
5,439
54.21
Labour hold
Sprotbrough [ ]
Sprotbrough
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Doreen Woodhouse
2,414
37.79
Labour
Peter Millar
1,802
28.21
English Democrat
Barbara Hewitt
1,342
21.01
Green
Lynette Chipp
830
12.99
Turnout
6,388
67.51
Conservative hold
Stainforth and Moorends [ ]
Stainforth and Moorends
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Barbara Ann Hedley
1,884
38.08
Conservative
Martin Edward Drake
1,000
20.21
BNP
Dave Owen
608
12.29
English Democrat
Margaret Rose Holt-Taylor
580
11.72
UKIP
Ronald William Clegg
399
8.06
Independent
Derek Troops
302
6.10
Community Group
Mick Green
175
3.54
Turnout
4,948
52.05
Labour hold
Thorne [ ]
Thorne
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Eddie Dobbs
1,653
27.46
Conservative
John Brown
1,383
22.98
Independent
Richard Walker
860
14.29
Liberal Democrats
John Brown
734
12.19
Community Group
Tony Brookes
716
11.90
BNP
Anthony Holt
673
11.18
Turnout
6,019
57.65
Labour gain from Community Group
Torne Valley [ ]
Torne Valley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Patricia Bartlett
2,863
42.05
Liberal Democrats
David Adgar
1,580
23.21
Labour
Rachel Hodson
1,325
19.46
English Democrat
Bernie Aston
523
7.68
UKIP
Rebecca Walters
517
7.59
Turnout
6,808
69.42
Conservative hold
Town Moor [ ]
Town Moor
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Jane Kidd
1,906
34.17
Liberal Democrats
Kevin Michael Abell
1,681
30.14
Conservative
Mark David Wells
969
17.37
English Democrat
Guy Aston
637
11.42
UKIP
John Michael Andrews
270
4.84
Green
Darren Robinson
115
2.06
Turnout
5,578
55.21
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Wheatley [ ]
Wheatley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Moira Hood
2,017
40.46
English Democrat
Roy John Penketh
1,539
30.87
Liberal Democrats
Liz Hall
1,429
28.67
Turnout
4,985
51.09
Labour hold
References [ ]
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See also: UK General election