Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (UK Parliament constituency)

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Lee Pitcher of the Labour Party.

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Electorate	70,113[1]
Major settlements	Bawtry Hatfield Thorne Rossington Auckley Epworth Haxey Crowle
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Lee Pitcher (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Brigg & Goole Don Valley Doncaster North

The seat covers eastern areas of Doncaster in South Yorkshire and the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire.^[3]

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The City of Doncaster wards of: Finningley; Hatfield; Rossington & Bawtry; Thorne & Moorends.
• The District of North Lincolnshire wards of Axholme Central; Axholme North; Axholme South.^[4]

It comprises the following:^[5]

In the City of Doncaster:

• Finningley, Hatfield, Rossington, Bawtry and Thorne from Don Valley (abolished)
• Moorends from Doncaster North

In North Lincolnshire:

• The Isle of Axholme from Brigg and Goole (abolished)

Members of Parliament

Brigg & Goole and Don Valley prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Lee Pitcher	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lee Pitcher	15,122	38.6	+9.9
	Conservative	Nick Fletcher	12,811	32.7	−19.4
	Reform UK	Irwen Martin	8,487	21.6	+11.4
	Green	Paul Garrett	1,400	3.6	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nicola Turner	1,166	3.0	−1.4
	Climate	Michael John Longfellow	146	0.4	N/A
Majority			2,311	5.9	N/A
Turnout			39,132	55.8	−5.6
Registered electors			70,154
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+14.7

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[8]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	22,460	52.1
	Labour	12,375	28.7
	Brexit Party	4,452	10.3
	Liberal Democrats	1,912	4.4
	Green	1,015	2.4
	Others	870	2.0
Turnout		43,084	61.4
Electorate		70,113

See also

• Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire
• Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside
• Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber