Doncaster Council - Wards and Councillors

Metropolitan borough · Yorkshire and the Humber · 55 seats in 21 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 3 May 2029

Doncaster has a directly elected Labour mayor. Reform UK hold 33 of the 55 council seats. The council has 55 councillors in 21 wards. Seats by party: Reform 33, Labour 12, Conservative 6, Other 4. The next election is on 3 May 2029.

Control

Seats by party

Labour mayor

55 seats - 28 for a majority

Reform 33Labour 12Conservative 6Other 4

Seat changes since the 1 May 2025 election Other +4 Reform −4

Vote share at the 1 May 2025 election (55 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Reform35.1%37

Labour29.0%12

Conservative15.1%6

Green8.6%0

Other8.4%0

Lib Dem3.7%0

Next election

3 May 2029

all 55 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Reform 33

majority of 11; 28 needed

Closest result

Tickhill & Wadsworth

Conservative won the last seat by 3 votes over another Conservative candidate, 1 May 2025

Latest by-election

Bentley

Reform hold, 21 August 2025 (3 since 2021)

Constituencies

4 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

69%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeReform

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 21 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Adwick le Street & Carcroft Maria Hollingworth, Nicola Brown, Steven Plater	1 May 2025 Reform 46.2% lead 18.1 pts
Armthorpe Christopher Marriott, Tim Needham, Nick Pritchard	1 May 2025 Reform 38.8% lead 5.9 pts
Balby South Ioan-Emanuel Craciun, Sue Farmer	1 May 2025 Reform 39.5% lead 8.5 pts
Bentley Isaiah-John Reasbeck, Rebecca Booth, James Church	1 May 2025 Reform 39.6% lead 6.7 pts
Bessacarr Nick Allen, David Carroll, Chris Kidger	1 May 2025 Conservative 27.8% lead 0.1 pts
Conisbrough William Shaw, Jason Charity, Rachel Reed	1 May 2025 Reform 40.2% lead 5.0 pts
Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall Alexander Jones, David Nevett	1 May 2025 Reform 38.6% lead 7.7 pts
Edlington & Warmsworth Joan Briggs, Stephen Barnett	1 May 2025 Reform 35.2% lead 3.9 pts
Finningley Jane Cox, Steve Cox, Symeon Waller	1 May 2025 Conservative 33.5% lead 5.6 pts
Hatfield Mark Broadhurst, Nick Smith, Dan Dawson	1 May 2025 Reform 37.2% lead 11.7 pts
Hexthorpe & Balby North Glyn Jones, Russ Linley	1 May 2025 Labour 36.0% lead 1.6 pts
Mexborough Antony Dodds, Brendan Megaw, John Reed	1 May 2025 Reform 38.0% lead 8.7 pts
Norton & Askern Frank Jackson, Gerald Squire, Vicky Lawson	1 May 2025 Reform 37.4% lead 17.7 pts
Roman Ridge Howard Rimmer, Craig Ward	1 May 2025 Reform 42.6% lead 13.0 pts
Rossington & Bawtry Bob Anderson, Ken Guest, Lee Sammut	1 May 2025 Labour 37.4% lead 14.8 pts
Sprotbrough Oliver Bloor, Cynthia Ransome	1 May 2025 Reform 35.9% lead 5.7 pts
Stainforth & Barnby Dun Karl Hughes, Neil Wood	1 May 2025 Reform 45.4% lead 21.6 pts
Thorne & Moorends Dave Knight, Kieran Lay, Glyn Whiting	1 May 2025 Reform 43.6% lead 7.3 pts
Tickhill & Wadsworth Jackie Dudley, Martin Greenhalgh	1 May 2025 Reform 33.6% lead 1.4 pts
Town Gemma Cobby, Majid Khan, Rob Dennis	1 May 2025 Labour 35.5% lead 12.8 pts
Wheatley Hills & Intake Guy Aston, Jane Kidd, Paul Cutts	1 May 2025 Reform 32.8% lead 3.8 pts

Adwick le Street & Carcroft

Maria Hollingworth ReformNicola Brown IndependentSteven Plater Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform46.2%

Labour28.1%

Green9.5%

Conservative8.5%

Lib Dem4.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Maria Ann Hollingworth Elected	Reform	1,588
Nicola Brown Elected	Reform	1,450
Steven Plater Elected	Reform	1,435
Sarah Smith	Labour	966
Debbie Hutchinson	Labour	921
Tommy Shaw	Labour	866
Julie Hazel Winter	Green	327
Chris Allen	Conservative	291
Midori Wilkinson	Lib Dem	158
Ashley Mulligan	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	105

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Armthorpe

Christopher Marriott IndependentNick Pritchard ReformTim Needham Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform38.8%

Labour32.9%

Conservative12.9%

Green9.7%

Lib Dem5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Christopher Marriott Elected	Reform	1,567
Tim Needham Elected	Labour	1,329
Nick Pritchard Elected	Reform	1,190
Phil Smith	Reform	1,072
Emma Louise North	Labour	1,004
Anya Fay Duckitt	Labour	998
Craig Frazer Armstrong	Conservative	520
Wendy Easton-McLellan	Conservative	418
James Kaya	Green	392
Sara Anne Booth-Card	Lib Dem	233

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Balby South

Ioan-Emanuel Craciun ReformSue Farmer Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform39.5%

Labour31.0%

Conservative14.3%

Green8.4%

Independent3.5%

Independent3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ioan-Emanuel Craciun Elected	Reform	950
Sue Farmer Elected	Labour	745
James Richard Hart	Reform	736
Aimee Dickson	Labour	638
Thomas James Jennions	Conservative	344
Lynette Chipp	Green	201
Shannon Leigh Gaines	Independent	83
Rob Reid	Independent	81

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bentley

Isaiah-John Reasbeck ReformJames Church LabourRebecca Booth Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform39.6%

Labour32.9%

Conservative10.8%

Green8.9%

Lib Dem4.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Samuel George Booth Elected	Reform	1,595
Rebecca Emily Booth Elected	Reform	1,554
James Vernon Church Elected	Labour	1,328
Steve Wharton	Reform	1,238
Jane Nightingale	Labour	1,137
Matthew Peter Jones	Labour	1,131
Sandra Bluff	Conservative	435
James Robert Breen	Green	359
Frank Cooper	Green	280
Giulia Savini	Lib Dem	188
Steven Flint	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	127

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 21 August 2025

Reform43.8%

Labour37.6%

Independent7.0%

Conservative5.0%

Green3.3%

Lib Dem1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Isaiah-John Reasbeck Elected	Reform	1,062	43.8%
Matthew Peter Jones	Labour	912	37.6%
Jane Nightingale	Independent	169	7.0%
Christine Helen Lunney	Conservative	121	5.0%
Venessa Aradia	Green	79	3.3%
Giulia Savini	Lib Dem	39	1.6%
Andy Hiles	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	29	1.2%
Ahsan Jamil	Workers Party of Britain	15	0.6%

Bessacarr

Chris Kidger ReformDavid Carroll ReformNick Allen Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Conservative27.8%

Reform27.7%

Labour23.9%

Lib Dem9.9%

Green8.8%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nick Allen Elected	Conservative	1,412
David John Carroll Elected	Reform	1,405
Chris Kidger Elected	Reform	1,282
Lee Christopher Mulholland	Labour	1,214
Aaran Strong	Reform	1,173
Sue Knowles	Labour	1,108
Laura Samantha Bluff	Conservative	1,091
Andrew Bosmans	Labour	1,029
Carol Greenhalgh	Conservative	889
Andrew Brooke	Lib Dem	505
Richard Francis Mallinder	Green	448
Stacy Johnson	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	97

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Conisbrough

Jason Charity ReformRachel Reed ReformWilliam Shaw Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform40.2%

Labour35.2%

Conservative7.4%

Green6.0%

Lib Dem4.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
William Brooke Shaw Elected	Reform	1,577
Jason Vernon Charity Elected	Reform	1,544
Rachel Ann Reed Elected	Reform	1,453
Lani-Mae Ball	Labour	1,379
Nigel Ball	Labour	1,353
Dawn Ann Lawrence	Labour	1,088
Terry Taylor	Conservative	291
Danny Fielding	Green	237
Dave Lee	Lib Dem	169
Steve Merriman	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	156
Frank Lloyd Calladine	British Democratic Party	111

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall

Alexander Jones ReformDavid Nevett Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform38.6%

Labour30.9%

Conservative10.4%

Independent10.2%

Green7.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alexander Jones Elected	Reform	1,239
David Andrew Nevett Elected	Labour	992
Andrea Robinson	Labour	946
Ismail Newton	Reform	808
Patrick Musami	Conservative	335
Paul Bissett	Independent	328
Frank Sheridan	Green	243
Gregory Beaumont	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	69

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Edlington & Warmsworth

Joan Briggs ReformStephen Barnett Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform35.2%

Labour31.3%

Conservative9.5%

Independent8.1%

Independent6.8%

Green4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Joan Briggs Elected	Reform	1,013
Stephen Charles Barnett Elected	Reform	986
Phil Cole	Labour	901
Sam Siddall	Labour	877
Richard Allan Jones	Conservative	274
Chris Mitchell	Independent	234
Craig Alan Bowker	Independent	195
Gillian Margaret Nixon	Green	136
Joseph Reid	Lib Dem	127

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Finningley

Jane Cox ConservativeSteve Cox ConservativeSymeon Waller Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Conservative33.5%

Reform27.9%

Labour21.3%

Green7.9%

Lib Dem7.0%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jane Margaret Cox Elected	Conservative	1,896
Steve Cox Elected	Conservative	1,894
Symeon Mark Waller Elected	Conservative	1,720
Owen Neil Wheatley	Reform	1,579
Stephane Alfred Leclerc	Reform	1,555
Surjit Singh Duhre	Reform	1,347
Katie Tamsyn Victoria Smith	Labour	1,206
Robert Grice	Labour	1,173
Anthony Brian Rawlings	Labour	1,109
Leanne Marie Gilbride	Green	449
Roger Long	Lib Dem	394
Mihai Melenciuc	Lib Dem	228
Henry Nchendze	Lib Dem	195
Heather Nicholls	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	133

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hatfield

Dan Dawson ReformMark Broadhurst IndependentNick Smith Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform37.2%

Labour25.5%

Conservative17.6%

Independent9.2%

Green5.4%

Lib Dem5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark Stephen Broadhurst Elected	Reform	1,733
Nick Smith Elected	Reform	1,433
Dan Dawson Elected	Reform	1,427
Glynis Smith	Labour	1,187
Fiona Patricia Anderson	Labour	1,050
Jude Knight	Labour	959
James Aitken	Conservative	823
Ethan David Lee Bluff	Conservative	669
Hakan Hyusein	Conservative	439
James Vincent Hart	Independent	431
Brian Charles Scullion Webster	Green	252
Linda Cotton	Lib Dem	238

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hexthorpe & Balby North

Glyn Jones LabourRuss Linley Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Labour36.0%

Reform34.4%

Conservative12.3%

Green9.8%

Lib Dem7.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Glyn Jones Elected	Labour	813
Russ Linley Elected	Reform	775
Isaiah-John Reasbeck	Reform	685
Sophie Liu	Labour	584
Clive Paul Jones	Conservative	278
Angela Curtis	Green	222
Dean Southall	Lib Dem	168

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Mexborough

Antony Dodds ReformBrendan Megaw ReformJohn Reed Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform38.0%

Mexborough First29.3%

Labour25.7%

Green4.3%

Conservative2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Anthony James Dodds Elected	Reform	1,138
Brendan John Megaw Elected	Reform	1,001
John Arthur Reed Elected	Reform	938
Sean Michael Gibbons	Mexborough First	877
John Anthony Beal	Mexborough First	795
Tina Needham	Mexborough First	770
Bev Chapman	Labour	768
Martin Leslie Booth	Labour	537
John Jeffrey Avery	Labour	486
Keagan Patrick Edward Barnes	Green	130
Neil Saran Srivastava	Conservative	80

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Norton & Askern

Frank Jackson ReformGerald Squire ReformVicky Lawson Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform37.4%

Labour19.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition16.9%

Conservative11.7%

Green7.2%

Lib Dem7.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Frank Jackson Elected	Reform	1,968
Gerald Squire Elected	Reform	1,842
Vicky Lawson Elected	Reform	1,758
Iris Beech	Labour	1,036
Austen William White	Labour	913
Andy Hiles	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	891
Janet Silcock	Labour	831
Steven James Ratcliffe	Conservative	617
John Carl Russo	Conservative	462
Venessa Aradia	Green	379
Adrian Jonathan McLeay	Lib Dem	378

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Roman Ridge

Craig Ward ReformHoward Rimmer Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform42.6%

Labour29.6%

Green20.6%

Conservative7.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Howard Rimmer Elected	Reform	1,278
Craig Matthew Ward Elected	Reform	941
Julie Grace	Labour	888
Leanne Hempshall	Labour	874
Tony Nicholson	Green	619
Paul David Garrett	Green	464
Ann Nadin Martin	Conservative	217
Ben Smith	Conservative	202

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rossington & Bawtry

Bob Anderson LabourKen Guest LabourLee Sammut Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Labour37.4%

Reform22.6%

Conservative11.8%

Independent10.2%

Independent8.7%

Green5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Bob Anderson Elected	Labour	2,173
Ken Guest Elected	Labour	1,921
Lee Sammut Elected	Labour	1,406
Gerrad Farmer	Reform	1,313
Ellis Anthony Mohoney	Reform	1,251
Clive Graham Stone	Reform	1,097
David Bluff	Conservative	685
Mick Taylor	Independent	592
Teresa Glynn	Conservative	549
Reuben Glynn	Conservative	538
John Nolan Cooke	Independent	504
Margaret Nancy Garrett	Green	313
Joshua Brignall-Morley	Lib Dem	187
Anne Wilkinson	Independent	49

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sprotbrough

Cynthia Ransome ConservativeOliver Bloor Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform35.9%

Conservative30.2%

Labour24.3%

Green9.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Oliver Christian Bloor Elected	Reform	1,175
Cynthia Anne Ransome Elected	Conservative	990
Simon Wellings	Reform	980
Glenn Bluff	Conservative	926
Michael John MacDonald	Labour	797
Kevin Terence Rodgers	Labour	680
Fiona Cahill	Green	314
Olivia Anne Alder	Green	301

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Stainforth & Barnby Dun

Karl Hughes ReformNeil Wood Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform45.4%

Labour23.8%

Conservative13.2%

Independent9.9%

Green7.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Karl Antony Hughes Elected	Reform	1,014
Neil James Wood Elected	Reform	850
Keith Allsopp	Labour	532
Dan Cosgrove	Labour	412
Christine Helen Lunney	Conservative	295
Gary Stapleton	Conservative	285
Andy Flynn	Independent	221
Amy Catherine Mack	Green	171

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Thorne & Moorends

Dave Knight ReformGlyn Whiting ReformKieran Lay Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform43.6%

Labour36.3%

Conservative10.3%

Green6.5%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dave Knight Elected	Reform	1,692
Kieran Tommy Lay Elected	Reform	1,528
Glyn Whiting Elected	Reform	1,439
Susan Durant	Labour	1,407
Mark Houlbrook	Labour	1,329
Joe Blackham	Labour	1,120
Michael Kirkbride	Conservative	399
Charlotte Smith	Conservative	352
Andrew Francis Smith	Conservative	347
Diar Davey-Rogerson	Green	253
Adam Holgate	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	127

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Tickhill & Wadsworth

Jackie Dudley ReformMartin Greenhalgh Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform33.6%

Conservative32.2%

Labour23.8%

Green10.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jackie Dudley Elected	Reform	1,163
Martin Damian Greenhalgh Elected	Conservative	1,114
David Laurence Dixon	Conservative	1,111
Simon Menzies	Reform	1,032
Louis Joseph Jackson	Labour	825
Laura Jane Vieira	Labour	801
Sarah Henton	Green	363

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Town

Gemma Cobby LabourMajid Khan LabourRob Dennis Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Labour35.5%

Reform22.7%

Green16.3%

Conservative10.3%

Lib Dem6.2%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gemma Cobby Elected	Labour	1,567
Majid Khan Elected	Labour	1,468
Rob Dennis Elected	Labour	1,433
Steffan Louis George Eyre	Reform	999
Ryan Malee	Reform	962
Macauley Gibb	Reform	948
Julie Buckley	Green	719
Dene Flannigan	Conservative	454
Helen Joanne Simcock	Conservative	418
Neil Snowdon	Lib Dem	273
Tosh McDonald	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	204
Nikki McDonald	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	199
Richie Vallance	Independent	103
Mal Perkins	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	98
Richard Young	Independent	89

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wheatley Hills & Intake

Guy Aston ReformJane Kidd LabourPaul Cutts Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform32.8%

Labour29.0%

Independent9.4%

Conservative9.3%

Green9.2%

Independent8.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Guy Aston Elected	Reform	1,546
Jane Kidd Elected	Labour	1,370
Paul John Cutts Elected	Reform	1,335
Simon Bonnett	Reform	1,330
Yetunde Elebuibon	Labour	1,171
Emma Michelle Muddiman-Rawlins	Labour	1,165
Daniel Steven Barwell	Independent	444
Jan Woning	Conservative	441
Martin Hugh Boyd	Green	434
Tim Brown	Independent	383
Miriam Patterson Clarke	Independent	101

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

4 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Adwick le Street & Carcroft	Nicola Brown	Reform 2025	Independent
Armthorpe	Christopher Marriott	Reform 2025	Independent
Conisbrough	William Shaw	Reform 2025	Independent
Hatfield	Mark Broadhurst	Reform 2025	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

3 by-elections since July 2021, 0 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
21 August 2025	Bentley	Reform hold	44.0%
4 July 2024	Town	Labour hold
18 November 2023	Rossington	Labour hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Doncaster Central	37%	Labour	Labour 39%
Doncaster North	32%	Labour	Labour 45%
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme	22%	Labour	Reform 34%
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough	9%	Labour	Labour 42%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Doncaster

308,096 residents in 133,492 households

Voted Leave in 2016

69% 17 above GB

Degree or higher

23% 11 below GB

No qualifications

25% 7 above GB

Own their home

63% 2 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

17% same as GB

Rent privately

19% 1 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

29% 2 below GB

Aged 65 and over

24% 2 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.