Mayor of Doncaster

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{{main|2025 Doncaster mayoral election}}

The seventh mayoral election was held on 1 May 2025. Unlike previous elections, this election did not provide for transfer votes due to the passing of the Elections Act 2022, which mandated that mayoral elections in England should be conducted using first-past-the-post rather than the supplementary vote system.

{{Election box begin|title=2025 Doncaster mayoral election{{Cite web|last=Council|first=Doncaster|title=Statement of Persons Nominated - Election of the Mayor of Doncaster - Doncaster Council|url=https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Documents/DocumentView/Stream/Media/Default/Council%20and%20Democracy/Elections/Mayor%20-%20Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated.pdf|access-date=2025-04-19|website=www.doncaster.gov.uk|language=en}}

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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990-present)|candidate=David Bettney|votes=929|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Julie Buckley|votes=2,449|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=British Democratic Party (2013)|candidate=Frank Calladine|votes=448|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Nick Fletcher|votes=18,982|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition|candidate=Andy Hiles|votes=393|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Workers Party of Britain|candidate=Ahsan Jamil|votes=434|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Alexander Jones|votes=23,107|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Ros Jones|votes=23,805|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Mihai Melenciuc|votes=895|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Richie Vallance|votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Yorkshire Party|candidate=Andrew Walmsley|votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Doug Wright|votes=|percentage=|change=}}

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{{main|2021 Doncaster mayoral election}}

The election took place on 6 May 2021.

{{Election box supplementary vote begin

| title = 2021 Doncaster mayoral election{{cite web|url=https://dmbcwebstolive01.blob.core.windows.net/media/Default/Council%20and%20Democracy/Elections/Mayoral%20-%20Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated.pdf|title=Statement of Persons Nominated|last=Allen|first=Damian|date=8 April 2021|website=dmbcwebstolive01.blob.core.windows.net}}

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Labour Party (UK)

| candidate = Ros Jones

| fullwidthvotes = 31232

| r1votes = 27669

| r1votespercent = 43.3

| r2votes = 3563

| totalpercent = 59.8

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Conservative Party (UK)

| candidate = James Hart

| fullwidthvotes = 31232

| r1votes = 17980

| r1votespercent = 28.2

| r2votes = 3039

| totalpercent = 40.2

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Frank Calladine

| fullwidthvotes = 31232

| r1votes = 5166

| r1votespercent = 8.1

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Yorkshire Party

| candidate = Andy Budden

| fullwidthvotes = 31232

| r1votes = 4073

| r1votespercent = 6.4

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Joan Briggs

| fullwidthvotes = 31232

| r1votes = 3904

| r1votespercent = 6.1

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Green Party of England and Wales

| candidate = Warren Draper

| fullwidthvotes = 31232

| r1votes = 3370

| r1votespercent = 5.3

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Reform UK

| candidate = Surjit Duhre

| fullwidthvotes = 31232

| r1votes = 1012

| r1votespercent = 1.6

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{{Election box supplementary vote majority

|votes = 10,213

|percentage = 19.6%

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{{Election box supplementary vote turnout

|votes = 63,862

|percentage = 28.05%

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{{Election box supplementary vote hold

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

| swing =

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{{Election box end}}

The fifth mayoral election took place on 4 May 2017.

{{Election box supplementary vote begin

| title = 2017 Doncaster mayoral election{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39784805|title=Election 2017: Doncaster mayoral election result|date=5 May 2017|work=BBC News|access-date=9 May 2017}}

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Labour Party (UK)

| candidate = Ros Jones

| fullwidthvotes = 32631

| r1votes = 32631

| r1votespercent = 50.9

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Conservative Party (UK)

| candidate = George Jabbour

| fullwidthvotes = 32631

| r1votes = 13575

| r1votespercent = 21.2

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = UK Independence Party

| candidate = Brian Whitmore

| fullwidthvotes = 32631

| r1votes = 7764

| r1votespercent = 12.1

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Eddie Todd

| fullwidthvotes = 32631

| r1votes = 5344

| r1votespercent = 8.3

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Yorkshire Party

| candidate = Chris Whitwood

| fullwidthvotes = 32631

| r1votes = 3235

| r1votespercent = 5.0

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

| candidate = Steve Williams

| fullwidthvotes = 32631

| r1votes = 1531

| r1votespercent = 2.4

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{{Election box supplementary vote majority

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{{Election box supplementary vote turnout

|votes = 64,080

|percentage =29.35

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{{Election box supplementary vote hold

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

| swing =

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{{Election box end}}

The fourth mayoral election took place on 2 May 2013.

{{Election box supplementary vote begin

| title = 2013 Doncaster mayoral election{{Cite web |url=https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/sections/councilanddemocracy/votingelectionsanddemocracy/ElectionResults/Results/Mayoral_Election_2013_Results.aspx |title=Mayoral Election 2013 Results |access-date=3 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506032159/http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/sections/councilanddemocracy/votingelectionsanddemocracy/ElectionResults/Results/Mayoral_Election_2013_Results.aspx |archive-date=6 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21701661 | work=BBC News | title=Mayoral results for Doncaster | date=30 April 2013}}

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Labour Party (UK)

| candidate = Ros Jones

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=21996 | r1votespercent=35.8| r2votes=3368 |totalpercent=50.6%

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Peter Davies

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=21406 | r1votespercent=34.9 | r2votes=3319 |totalpercent=49.4%

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = English Democrats

| candidate = David Allen

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=4615 | r1votespercent=7.5

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Michael Maye

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=4557 | r1votespercent=7.4

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Conservative Party (UK)

| candidate = Martin Drake

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=2811 | r1votespercent=4.6

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

| candidate = Mary Jackson

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=1916 | r1votespercent=3.1

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| candidate = John Brown

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=1122 | r1votespercent=1.8

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Tony Ward

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=1110 | r1votespercent=1.8

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = National Front (UK)

| candidate = Dave Owen

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=1066 | r1votespercent=1.7

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate

| party = Save Your Services

| candidate = Doug Wright

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=786 | r1votespercent=1.3

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{{Election box supplementary vote gain

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = English Democrats

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{{Election box end}}

{{Main|2009 Doncaster mayoral election}}

The third mayoral election was held on 4 June 2009, the same day as the Elections to the European Parliament. Peter Davies of the English Democrats won. Placing second in terms of first preference votes, Davies beat Michael Maye, an independent with backing from the Liberal Democrats and Green Party,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/8068279.stm |title=Mayoral hopefuls' mini-manifestos |date=26 May 2009 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=21 November 2009}} after second preference votes were counted.

{{Election box supplementary vote begin

| title = 2009 Doncaster mayoral election{{cite web|url=http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/sections/councilanddemocracy/votingelectionsanddemocracy/electionsmayoral/index.aspx |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121104202551/http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/sections/councilanddemocracy/votingelectionsanddemocracy/electionsmayoral/index.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |title=Mayoral Election 2009 Results, results of Thursday, 4th June 2009 Election |publisher=Doncaster Council |date=4 June 2009 |access-date=21 December 2012 }}

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = English Democrats

| candidate = Peter Davies

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=16961 | r1votespercent=22.5 | r2votes=8383 |totalpercent=50.4%

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Michael Maye

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=17150 | r1votespercent=22.8 | r2votes=7840 |totalpercent=49.6%

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Labour Party (UK)

| candidate = Sandra Holland

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=16549 | r1votespercent= 22.0

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Conservative Party (UK)

| candidate = Jonathan Wood

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=12198 | r1votespercent= 16.2

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = British National Party

| candidate = David Owen

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=8175 | r1votespercent= 10.9

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Community Group

| candidate = Stuart Exelby

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=2152 | r1votespercent= 2.9

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Michael Felse

| fullwidthvotes=25344 | r1votes=2051 | r1votespercent= 2.7

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{{Election box supplementary vote gain

|winner = English Democrats

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

In the elections of 2002 and 2005, Martin Winter won the mayoralty.

{{Election box supplementary vote begin

|title = 2005 Doncaster Council mayoral election{{cite web|title=Mayoral Election Results 2005 |url=http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/sections/councilanddemocracy/votingelectionsanddemocracy/electionsmayoral/Mayoral_Election_Results_2005.aspx |publisher=Doncaster Council }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Martin Winter

|fullwidthvotes = 45742

|r1votes = 40015

|r1votespercent = 36.72

|r2votes = 5727

|totalpercent = 55.08%

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Michael Maye

|fullwidthvotes = 45742

|r1votes = 27304

|r1votespercent = 25.06

|r2votes = 10004

|totalpercent = 44.92%

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Raymond Bartlett

|fullwidthvotes = 45742

|r1votes = 12533

|r1votespercent = 11.50

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = Community Group

|candidate = Jessie Credland

|fullwidthvotes = 45742

|r1votes = 10263

|r1votespercent = 9.42

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Michael Cooper

|fullwidthvotes = 45742

|r1votes = 7773

|r1votespercent = 7.13

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = British National Party

|candidate = David Owen

|fullwidthvotes = 45742

|r1votes = 6128

|r1votespercent = 5.62

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Richard Rolt

|fullwidthvotes = 45742

|r1votes = 4930

|r1votespercent = 4.52

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{{Election box supplementary vote turnout with spoilt

|votes = 108,946

|percentage = 53.54

|spoilt = 7,569

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{{Election box supplementary vote registered electors|

|reg. electors = 234,514

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{{Election box supplementary vote hold

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box supplementary vote begin

|title = 2002 Doncaster mayoral election{{cite news|title=Mayoral Election Results|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2002/may/03/localgovernment|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=3 May 2002}}

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Martin Winter

|fullwidthvotes = 25707

|r1votes = 21494

|r1votespercent = 36.75

|r2votes = 4213

|totalpercent = 66.92%

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Burden

|fullwidthvotes = 25707

|r1votes = 9000

|r1votespercent = 15.39

|r2votes = 3707

|totalpercent = 33.08%

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = Community Group

|candidate = Jessie Credland

|fullwidthvotes = 25707

|r1votes = 8469

|r1votespercent = 14.48

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Michael Maye

|fullwidthvotes = 25707

|r1votes = 7502

|r1votespercent = 12.83

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Graham Newman

|fullwidthvotes = 25707

|r1votes = 5150

|r1votespercent = 8.81

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Terry Wilcox

|fullwidthvotes = 25707

|r1votes = 4036

|r1votespercent = 6.90

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Shafiq Ahmad Khan

|fullwidthvotes = 25707

|r1votes = 2836

|r1votespercent = 4.85

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{{Election box supplementary vote turnout

|votes = 58,487

|percentage = 27.02

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{{Election box supplementary vote registered electors|

|reg. electors = 216,097

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{{Election box supplementary vote win

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

A referendum was held after being triggered by the councils' ruling Labour group on the retention of the mayor system or reverting to the previous leader and cabinet system. The results of the referendum were in favour of retaining the mayor.

{{Referendum

| title = Mayoral referendum
3 May 2012

| option1 = Elected Mayor

| yes = 42,196

| yespct = 61.7

| option2 = Cabinet System

| no = 25,879

| nopct = 37.8

| majorityneeded = 50

| valid = 68,075

| validpct = 99.63

| invalid = 255

| invalidpct = 0.37

| total = 68,630

| turnoutpct = 30.72

| electorate = 223,404

| source =Doncaster Council{{cite web |title=Doncaster Council online |url=http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Council_and_Democracy/voting_elections_democracy/Elections/Local/Local_Election_Results_2012.asp |access-date=4 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608041219/http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Council_and_Democracy/voting_elections_democracy/Elections/Local/Local_Election_Results_2012.asp |archive-date=8 June 2012 }}

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An all-postal ballot was held on 20 September 2001 on whether to establish an executive mayor, resulting in a majority of the electorate voting in favour.

{{Referendum

| title = Doncaster Mayoral referendum
20 September 2001

| option1 = Elected Mayor

| yes = 35,453

| yespct = 65

| option2 = Cabinet System

| no = 19,398

| nopct = 35

| majorityneeded = 50

| valid =

| validpct =

| invalid =

| invalidpct =

| total = 54,851

| turnoutpct = 25

| electorate =

| source =

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090510083517/http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/mayor/ The Mayor]

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