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. 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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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	%
Yes	42,196	61.7
No	25,879	37.8
Total votes	68,075	100.00