Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 53°30′40″N 1°07′19″W / 53.511°N 1.122°W / 53.511; -1.122

Doncaster Central
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of Doncaster Central in South Yorkshire for the 2010 general election.

Outline map

Location of South Yorkshire within England.
County South Yorkshire
Electorate 73,874 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements Doncaster
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament Rosie Winterton (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from Doncaster and Don Valley[2]
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency Yorkshire and the Humber

Doncaster Central is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Rosie Winterton of the Labour Party.[n 2]

History and profile

Created in 1983, the seat covers most of the large Yorkshire town of Doncaster served by an international airport and the UK motorway network in the former Doncaster constituency and since its 1983 inception has been a Labour stronghold.

Boundaries

It includes most of the town of Doncaster and neighbours the Doncaster North, Don Valley seats.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[3]PartyNotes
1983 Sir Harold Walker Labour Chairman of Ways and Means 1983-1992, knighted 1992
1997 Rosie Winterton Labour

Elections

General election results since 1983

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Doncaster Central[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosie Winterton 19,840 49.1 +9.4
UKIP Chris Hodgson 9,747 24.1 +20.7
Conservative Zoe Metcalfe 8,386 20.7 -4.0
Liberal Democrat John Brown 1,717 4.2 −16.8
TUSC Mev Akram 421 1.0 +1.0
English Democrats David Burnett 309 0.8 −3.6
Majority 10,093 25.0 +10.1
Turnout 40,420 56.8 +1.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election 2010: Doncaster Central[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosie Winterton 16,569 39.7 −11.3
Conservative Gareth M. Davies 10,340 24.8 +6.1
Liberal Democrat Patrick J. Wilson 8,795 21.1 −2.6
English Democrats Lawrence E. Parramore 1,816 4.4 N/A
BNP John Bettney 1,762 4.2 +0.9
UKIP John Andrews 1,421 3.4 0
Independent Scott A. Pickles 970 2.3 N/A
Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality Derek A. Williams 72 0.2 N/A
Majority 6,229 14.9 −13.6
Turnout 41,745 55.5 +3.5
Labour hold Swing −8.7

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Doncaster Central[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosie Winterton 17,617 51.3 7.8
Liberal Democrat Patrick J. Wilson 7,815 22.8 +9.9
Conservative Stefan N. Kerner 6,489 18.9 4.8
BNP John C. Wilkinson 1,239 3.6 +3.6
UKIP Alan J. Simmons 1,191 3.5 +0.8
Majority 9,802 28.5
Turnout 34,351 52.3 0.7
Labour hold Swing 8.8
General Election 2001: Doncaster Central[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosie Winterton 20,034 59.1 3.0
Conservative Gary Meggitt 8,035 23.7 +2.7
Liberal Democrat Michael John Southcombe 4,390 12.9 +3.5
UKIP David Alexander Gordon 926 2.7 +1.7
Socialist Alliance Janet Anita Terry 517 1.5 N/A
Majority 11,999 35.4
Turnout 33,902 51.6 12.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Doncaster Central[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosie Winterton 26,961 62.1 +7.8
Conservative David C. Turtle 9,105 21.0 12.5
Liberal Democrat Simon P. Tarry 4,091 9.4 2.4
Referendum Mike J. Cliff 1,273 2.9 N/A
Socialist Labour Mick A. Kenny 854 2.0 N/A
ProLife Alliance Jonathan F. Redden 694 1.6 N/A
UKIP Peter Davies 462 1.1 N/A
Majority 17,856 38.7
Turnout 43,440 63.9
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Doncaster Central[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Walker 27,795 54.3 +3.2
Conservative William Glossop 17,113 33.5 1.7
Liberal Democrat Cliff J. Hampson 6,057 11.8 1.8
Workers Revolutionary Michael R. Driver 184 0.4 N/A
Majority 10,682 20.9 +4.9
Turnout 51,149 74.2 +0.6
Labour hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Doncaster Central[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Walker 26,266 51.2 +9.2
Conservative Patricia Elizabeth Rawlings 18,070 35.2 −1.9
Social Democratic James Anthony Gore-Browne 7,004 13.6 −7.3
Majority 8,196 16.0
Turnout 51,340 73.7
Labour hold Swing +5.6
General Election 1983: Doncaster Central[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Walker 21,154 42.0 N/A
Conservative J. Somers 18,646 37.1 N/A
Social Democratic T. Stables 10,524 20.9 N/A
Majority 2,508 5.0 N/A
Turnout 50,324 70.8 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
  1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. "'Doncaster Central', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
  4. "Doncaster Central". BBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  5. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. "Doncaster Central". BBC News: Election 2010. BBC. 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  7. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  12. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Sources

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