Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 53°34′37″N 1°03′18″W / 53.577°N 1.055°W
Doncaster North | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Doncaster North in South Yorkshire | |
![]() Location of South Yorkshire within England | |
County | South Yorkshire |
Electorate | 71,348 (December 2019)[1] |
Major settlements | Mexborough, Stainforth[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Ed Miliband (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Don Valley and Goole[3] |
Doncaster North is a constituency[n 1] in South Yorkshire, England, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Ed Miliband of the Labour Party. From 2010 until 2015, he was Leader of the Opposition before he lost the 2015 general election to David Cameron and the Conservatives.[n 2]
History[]
The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the former constituencies of Don Valley, Doncaster, Goole, and was a Labour stronghold until the 2019 general election, when Labour held the seat with a significantly reduced majority of 2,370 votes. Ed Miliband has served as the MP for the constituency since 2005, and he also served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2010 until stepping down after the 2015 general election.
Boundaries[]
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Adwick, Askern, Bentley Central, Bentley North Road, Hatfield, Stainforth, and Thorne.
1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Adwick, Askern, Bentley Central, Bentley North Road, Stainforth, and Thorne.
2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Adwick, Askern Spa, Bentley, Great North Road, Mexborough, Sprotbrough, Stainforth and Moorends.
Constituency profile[]
The constituency covers largely rural areas north and west of Doncaster, and suburban areas too, stretching to partly suburban Mexborough in the west, Bentley that lies on the northern banks of the River Don and Adwick which is farther north. The seat is an area with moderate typical incomes which has yet to fully recover from the almost total end of the local coal mining industry;[n 3] however, large numbers of constituents now work in construction and manufacturing.[4][5][6][7] Alongside these typically Labour-supporting areas, the constituency also contains more Conservative-leaning areas such as Sprotbrough.
Doncaster North has returned Labour MPs since 1983, when the constituency was created. The preceding constituencies had returned Labour MPs at every general election since at least 1935.
At the EU referendum held on 23 June 2016, Doncaster voted to leave the European Union. This was a contrast to the views of the constituency's MP Ed Miliband, who advocated a "Remain" vote. Miliband was re-elected on 12 December with a significantly reduced majority of 2,370 votes at the 2019 general election, which is attributed to Brexit Party candidate Andy Stewart picking up 8,294 votes and finishing in third place with 20.4% of the vote.[8] Following the collapse in the Labour vote, the seat is now marginal between Labour and the Conservatives.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member[5] | Party | |
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1983 | Michael Welsh | Labour | |
1992 | Kevin Hughes | ||
2005 | Ed Miliband |
Elections[]
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Elections in the 2010s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ed Miliband[10] | 15,740 | 38.7 | -22.1 | |
Conservative | Katrina Sale | 13,370 | 32.6 | +5.0 | |
Brexit Party | Andy Stewart | 8,294 | 20.4 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Joe Otten | 1,476 | 3.6 | +1.9 | |
Yorkshire | Stevie Manion[11] | 959 | 2.4 | +0.6 | |
English Democrat | Frank Calladine | 309 | 0.8 | -0.1 | |
No description | Eddie Todd | 220 | 0.5 | New | |
Independent | Wendy Bailey | 188 | 0.5 | New | |
Independent | Neil Wood | 142 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 2,370 | 6.1 | -27.1 | ||
Turnout | 41,229 | 56.2 | -2.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -13.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ed Miliband[13] | 25,711 | 60.8 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Shade Adoh | 11,687 | 27.6 | +9.3 | |
UKIP | Kim Parkinson | 2,738 | 6.5 | -16.1 | |
Yorkshire | Charlie Bridges | 741 | 1.8 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Adamson | 706 | 1.7 | -0.8 | |
Independent | Frank Calladine | 366 | 0.9 | New | |
English Democrat | David Allen | 363 | 0.9 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 14,024 | 33.2 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 42,312 | 58.5 | +2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ed Miliband | 20,708 | 52.4 | +5.1 | |
UKIP | Kim Parkinson | 8,928 | 22.6 | +18.3 | |
Conservative | Mark Fletcher | 7,235 | 18.3 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Penny Baker | 1,005 | 2.5 | -12.4 | |
Green | Pete Kennedy | 757 | 1.9 | New | |
English Democrat | David Allen | 448 | 1.1 | -4.1 | |
TUSC | Mary Jackson | 258 | 0.7 | +0.2 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Nick the Flying Brick | 162 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 11,780 | 29.8 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 39,501 | 55.7 | -1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ed Miliband | 19,637 | 47.3 | -8.8 | |
Conservative | Sophie Brodie | 8,728 | 21.0 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ed Sanderson | 6,174 | 14.9 | -0.8 | |
BNP | Pamela Chambers | 2,818 | 6.8 | +2.8 | |
English Democrat | Wayne Crawshaw | 2,148 | 5.2 | +3.7 | |
UKIP | Liz Andrews | 1,797 | 4.3 | +2.1 | |
TUSC | Bill Rawcliffe | 181 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 10,909 | 26.3 | -12.7 | ||
Turnout | 41,483 | 57.3 | +4.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.8 |
Elections in the 2000s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ed Miliband | 17,531 | 55.5 | -7.6 | |
Conservative | Martin Drake | 4,875 | 15.4 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Doug Pickett | 3,800 | 12.0 | +1.4 | |
Community Group | Martin Williams | 2,365 | 7.5 | New | |
BNP | Lee Hagan | 1,506 | 4.8 | New | |
UKIP | Robert Nixon | 940 | 3.0 | +0.7 | |
English Democrat | Michael Cassidy | 561 | 1.8 | New | |
Majority | 12,656 | 40.1 | -8.3 | ||
Turnout | 31,578 | 51.1 | +0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Hughes | 19,788 | 63.1 | -6.7 | |
Conservative | Anita Kapoor | 4,601 | 14.7 | -0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Ross | 3,323 | 10.6 | +2.2 | |
Independent | Martin Williams | 2,926 | 9.3 | New | |
UKIP | John Wallis | 725 | 2.3 | New | |
Majority | 15,187 | 48.4 | -6.6 | ||
Turnout | 31,363 | 50.5 | -12.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.3 |
Elections in the 1990s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Hughes | 27,843 | 69.8 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Peter Kennerley | 5,906 | 14.8 | -7.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Cook | 3,369 | 8.4 | -4.5 | |
Referendum | Ron Thornton | 1,589 | 4.0 | New | |
Anti Sleaze Labour | Neil Swan | 1,181 | 3.0 | New | |
Majority | 21,937 | 55.0 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 39,888 | 63.3 | -10.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Hughes | 34,135 | 61.8 | 0.0 | |
Conservative | Robert C Light | 14,322 | 25.9 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Whiting | 6,787 | 12.3 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 19,813 | 35.9 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 55,244 | 73.9 | +0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.7 |
Elections in the 1980s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Welsh | 32,950 | 61.8 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Shepherd | 13,015 | 24.4 | -3.2 | |
SDP | Peter Norwood | 7,394 | 13.9 | -5.8 | |
Majority | 19,935 | 37.4 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 53,359 | 73.1 | +3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Welsh | 26,626 | 52.8 | ||
Conservative | Michael Stephen | 13,915 | 27.6 | ||
SDP | D Orford | 9,916 | 19.7 | ||
Majority | 12,711 | 25.2 | |||
Turnout | 50,457 | 69.9 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ^ See British Coal
References[]
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Sources[]
- Ed Miliband, MP for Doncaster North The website of Ed Miliband
- Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
- Politics of Doncaster
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983