Doncaster North | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
![]() Boundary of Doncaster North in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
County | South Yorkshire |
Electorate | 71,348 (December 2019)[1] |
Major settlements | Mexborough, Stainforth[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Ed Miliband (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from |
Doncaster North is a constituency[n 1] in South Yorkshire that was created in 1983. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2005 by Ed Miliband of the Labour Party. Miliband currently serves as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero under the government of Keir Starmer. From 2010 until 2015, he was Leader of the Opposition.[n 2]
Part of the red wall, it was formerly a Labour stronghold, until the 2019 general election when it became a Labour-Conservative marginal; at the following election in 2024, it once again became a fairly safe Labour seat amid a landslide win nationally for the party under Keir Starmer's leadership.
History
[edit]The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the former constituencies of Don Valley, Doncaster, Goole, and was a Labour stronghold until the 2019 general election, when Labour held the seat with a significantly reduced majority of 2,370 votes. Ed Miliband has served as the MP for the constituency since 2005, and he also served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2010 until stepping down after the 2015 general election.
Boundaries
[edit]1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Adwick, Askern, Bentley Central, Bentley North Road, Hatfield, Stainforth, and Thorne.
1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Adwick, Askern, Bentley Central, Bentley North Road, Stainforth, and Thorne.
2010–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Adwick, Askern Spa, Bentley, Great North Road, Mexborough, Sprotbrough, Stainforth and Moorends.
2024–present: The City of Doncaster wards of Adwick le Street & Carcroft, Bentley, Mexborough, Norton & Askern, Roman Ridge, Sprotbrough, and Stainforth & Barnby Dun.[4]
- Minor changes to reflect modifications to ward boundaries and names.
Constituency profile
[edit]The constituency covers largely rural areas north and west of Doncaster, and suburban areas too, stretching to partly suburban Mexborough in the west, Bentley that lies on the northern banks of the River Don and Adwick which is farther north. The seat is an area with moderate typical incomes which has yet to fully recover from the almost total end of the local coal mining industry;[n 3] however, large numbers of constituents now work in construction and manufacturing.[5][6][7][8] Alongside these typically Labour-supporting areas, the constituency also contains more Conservative-leaning areas such as Sprotbrough, council ward of the Conservative's next Parliamentary candidate, Glenn Bluff.
Doncaster North has returned Labour MPs since 1983, when the constituency was created. The preceding constituencies had returned Labour MPs at every general election since at least 1935.
At the EU referendum held on 23 June 2016, Doncaster voted to leave the European Union. This was a contrast to the views of the constituency's MP Ed Miliband, who advocated a "Remain" vote. Miliband was re-elected on 12 December with a significantly reduced majority of 2,370 votes at the 2019 general election, which is attributed to Brexit Party candidate Andy Stewart picking up 8,294 votes and finishing in third place with 20.4% of the vote.[9] Following the collapse in the Labour vote, the seat is now marginal between Labour and the Conservatives.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Don Valley and Goole prior to 1983
Election | Member[6] | Party | |
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1983 | Michael Welsh | Labour | |
1992 | Kevin Hughes | ||
2005 | Ed Miliband |
Elections
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/DoncasterNorthGraph.svg/220px-DoncasterNorthGraph.svg.png)
Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ed Miliband | 16,231 | 52.4 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | Glenn Bluff | 7,105 | 22.9 | −10.3 | |
SDP | Dave Bettney | 1,960 | 6.3 | N/A | |
Green | Tony Nicholson | 1,778 | 5.7 | N/A | |
British Democratic | Frank Calladine | 1,160 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Yorkshire | Christopher Dawson | 1,059 | 3.4 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Harston | 1,045 | 3.4 | −0.2 | |
Party of Women | Catherine Briggs | 452 | 1.5 | N/A | |
TUSC | Andy Hiles | 212 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,126 | 29.5 | +24.3 | ||
Turnout | 31,002 | 44.4 | −11.5 | ||
Registered electors | 69,759 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +12.2 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019 notional result[12] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Labour | 15,356 | 38.3 | |
Conservative | 13,286 | 33.2 | |
Brexit Party | 8,151 | 20.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1,446 | 3.6 | |
Others | 859 | 2.2 | |
Green | 18 | <0.0 | |
Turnout | 40,070 | 55.9 | |
Electorate | 71,739 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ed Miliband[15] | 15,740 | 38.7 | −22.1 | |
Conservative | Katrina Sale | 13,370 | 32.9 | +5.3 | |
Brexit Party | Andy Stewart | 8,294 | 20.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Joe Otten | 1,476 | 3.6 | +1.9 | |
Yorkshire | Stevie Manion[16] | 959 | 2.4 | +0.6 | |
English Democrat | Frank Calladine | 309 | 0.8 | −0.1 | |
Independent | Eddie Todd | 220 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Wendy Bailey | 188 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Neil Wood | 142 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,370 | 5.8 | −27.4 | ||
Turnout | 40,698 | 56.4 | −2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -13.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ed Miliband[19] | 25,711 | 60.8 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Shade Adoh | 11,687 | 27.6 | +9.3 | |
UKIP | Kim Parkinson | 2,738 | 6.5 | −16.1 | |
Yorkshire | Charlie Bridges | 741 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Adamson | 706 | 1.7 | −0.8 | |
Independent | Frank Calladine | 366 | 0.9 | N/A | |
English Democrat | David Allen | 363 | 0.9 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 14,024 | 33.2 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 42,312 | 58.5 | +2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ed Miliband | 20,708 | 52.4 | +5.1 | |
UKIP | Kim Parkinson | 8,928 | 22.6 | +18.3 | |
Conservative | Mark Fletcher | 7,235 | 18.3 | −2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Penny Baker | 1,005 | 2.5 | −12.4 | |
Green | Pete Kennedy | 757 | 1.9 | N/A | |
English Democrat | David Allen | 448 | 1.1 | −4.1 | |
TUSC | Mary Jackson | 258 | 0.7 | +0.3 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Nick the Flying Brick | 162 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,780 | 29.8 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 39,501 | 55.7 | −1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ed Miliband | 19,637 | 47.3 | −8.8 | |
Conservative | Sophie Brodie | 8,728 | 21.0 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ed Sanderson | 6,174 | 14.9 | −0.8 | |
BNP | Pamela Chambers | 2,818 | 6.8 | +2.8 | |
English Democrat | Wayne Crawshaw | 2,148 | 5.2 | +3.7 | |
UKIP | Liz Andrews | 1,797 | 4.3 | +2.1 | |
TUSC | Bill Rawcliffe | 181 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,909 | 26.3 | −12.7 | ||
Turnout | 41,483 | 57.3 | +4.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.8 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ed Miliband | 17,531 | 55.5 | −7.6 | |
Conservative | Martin Drake | 4,875 | 15.4 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Doug Pickett | 3,800 | 12.0 | +1.4 | |
Community Group | Martin Williams | 2,365 | 7.5 | N/A | |
BNP | Lee Hagan | 1,506 | 4.8 | N/A | |
UKIP | Robert Nixon | 940 | 3.0 | +0.7 | |
English Democrat | Michael Cassidy | 561 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,656 | 40.1 | −8.3 | ||
Turnout | 31,578 | 51.1 | +0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kevin Hughes | 19,788 | 63.1 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | Anita Kapoor | 4,601 | 14.7 | −0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Ross | 3,323 | 10.6 | +2.2 | |
Independent | Martin Williams | 2,926 | 9.3 | N/A | |
UKIP | John Wallis | 725 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,187 | 48.4 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 31,363 | 50.5 | −12.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.3 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kevin Hughes | 27,843 | 69.8 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Peter Kennerley | 5,906 | 14.8 | −7.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Cook | 3,369 | 8.4 | −4.5 | |
Referendum | Ron Thornton | 1,589 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Anti Sleaze Labour | Neil Swan | 1,181 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 21,937 | 55.0 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 39,888 | 63.3 | −10.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Hughes | 34,135 | 61.8 | 0.0 | |
Conservative | Robert C Light | 14,322 | 25.9 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Whiting | 6,787 | 12.3 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 19,813 | 35.9 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 55,244 | 73.9 | +0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.7 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Welsh | 32,950 | 61.8 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Shepherd | 13,015 | 24.4 | −3.2 | |
SDP | Peter Norwood | 7,394 | 13.9 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 19,935 | 37.4 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 53,359 | 73.1 | +3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Welsh | 26,626 | 52.8 | ||
Conservative | Michael Stephen | 13,915 | 27.6 | ||
SDP | Dennis Orford | 9,916 | 19.7 | ||
Majority | 12,711 | 25.2 | |||
Turnout | 50,457 | 69.9 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
Notes
[edit]- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ 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.
- ^ See British Coal
References
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Sources
[edit]- Ed Miliband, MP for Doncaster North The website of Ed Miliband
External links
[edit]- Doncaster North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Doncaster North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK