Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

Ward results

Spoilt ballots are not included in the below results.

Adwick ward

Adwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ted Kitchen 2,058 76.2 +24.8
Liberal Democrat 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 ward

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 ward

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 ward

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 Democrat Edwin Simpson 135 4.3 N/A
Majority 300 9.5
Turnout 3,142 28.3 3.7
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Bentley ward

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 ward

Bessacarr & Cantley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing

Central ward

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 Democrat Barbara Bell 226 7.5 25.9
Majority 1,424 47.0
Turnout 3,033 26.0 6.5
Labour hold Swing

Conisbrough & Denaby ward

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 ward

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 Democrat 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 Democrat Swing

Edlington & Warmsworth ward

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 ward

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 Democrat John Brown 270 6.0 1.9
Majority 566 12.7
Turnout 4,473 37.3 4.4
Conservative hold Swing

Great North Road ward

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 Democrat 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 ward

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 ward

Mexborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tracey Leyland-Jepson 1,577 55.6 +23.1
Independent Andrew Pickering 687 24.2 N/A
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat Swing

Rossington ward

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 Democrat Richard Johnson 108 3.8 N/A
Majority 701 25.0
Turnout 2,809 28.5 4.9
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Sprotbrough ward

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

Stainforth & Moorends ward

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 N/A
Majority 1,191 +48.2
Turnout 2,473 25.4 3.4
Labour hold Swing

Thorne ward

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 ward

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 Democrat David Adgar 339 9.3 3.7
Majority 451 12.3
Turnout 3,657 37.1 5.5
Conservative hold Swing

Town Moor ward

Town Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Wray 1,569 49.0 +20.5
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat Swing

Wheatley ward

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 %
Referendum passed Yes 42,196 61.7
No 25,879 37.8
Total votes 68,075 100.00

References

  1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
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