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2012 UK local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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One third (21 of 63) seats to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 2012 Doncaster Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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 |
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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'.
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