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| Doncaster Central | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Doncaster Central in South Yorkshire for the 2010 general election | |
 Location of South Yorkshire within England | |
| County | South Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 70,446 (December 2019)[1] |
| Major settlements | Doncaster |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Rosie Winterton (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Doncaster and Don Valley[2] |
Doncaster Central is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Dame Rosie Winterton of the Labour Party.[n 2] Since 2017, Winterton has served as one of three Deputy Speakers of the House; she is the second MP for the constituency to be a Deputy Speaker, after Harold Walker.
History and profile
Created in 1983, the seat covers most of the Yorkshire city of Doncaster. Although formerly considered a Labour stronghold, since 2019 the seat has become a marginal between Labour and the Conservatives.
Boundaries
1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Armthorpe, Balby, Bessacarr, Central, Intake, Town Field, and Wheatley.
2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Armthorpe, Balby, Bessacarr and Cantley, Central, Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun, Town Moor, and Wheatley.
The constituency includes most of the town of Doncaster and neighbours the Doncaster North and Don Valley seats.
Proposed
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Doncaster wards of: Armthorpe; Balby South; Bessacarr; Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall; Hexthorpe & Balby North; Tickhill & Wadworth; Town; Wheatley Hills & Intake.[3]
Minor changes to reflect revised ward boundaries, including the gain from Don Valley of Tickhill and Wadworth in the south, and the transfer to Doncaster North of Barnby Dun in the north.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Sir Harold Walker | Labour | |
| 1997 | Rosie Winterton | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Surjit Duhre[5] | ||||
| Labour | Sally Jameson[6] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rosie Winterton | 16,638 | 40.0 | -17.9 | |
| Conservative | Roberto Weeden-Sanz | 14,360 | 34.5 | +0.1 | |
| Brexit Party | Surjit Duhre | 6,842 | 16.5 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Horton | 1,748 | 4.2 | +1.9 | |
| Yorkshire | Leon French | 1,012 | 2.4 | -0.7 | |
| Green | Frank Sheridan | 981 | 2.4 | New | |
| Majority | 2,278 | 5.5 | -18.0 | ||
| Turnout | 41,581 | 58.2 | -1.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -9.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rosie Winterton | 24,915 | 57.9 | +8.8 | |
| Conservative | Tom Hunt | 14,784 | 34.4 | +13.7 | |
| Yorkshire | Chris Whitwood | 1,346 | 3.1 | New | |
| Independent | Eddie Todd | 1,006 | 2.3 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Brelsford | 973 | 2.3 | -1.9 | |
| Majority | 10,131 | 23.5 | -1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 43,024 | 60.0 | +3.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rosie Winterton | 19,840 | 49.1 | +9.4 | |
| UKIP | Chris Hodgson | 9,747 | 24.1 | +20.7 | |
| Conservative | Zoë Metcalfe | 8,386 | 20.7 | −4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Brown | 1,717 | 4.2 | −16.9 | |
| TUSC | Mev Akram | 421 | 1.0 | New | |
| English Democrat | David Burnett | 309 | 0.8 | −3.6 | |
| Majority | 10,093 | 25.0 | +10.1 | ||
| Turnout | 40,420 | 56.8 | +1.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rosie Winterton | 16,569 | 39.7 | −11.3 | |
| Conservative | Gareth M. Davies | 10,340 | 24.8 | +6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Wilson | 8,795 | 21.1 | −2.6 | |
| English Democrat | Lawrence E. Parramore | 1,816 | 4.4 | New | |
| BNP | John Bettney | 1,762 | 4.2 | +0.9 | |
| UKIP | John Andrews | 1,421 | 3.4 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Scott A. Pickles | 970 | 2.3 | New | |
| Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality | Derek A. Williams | 72 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 6,229 | 14.9 | −13.6 | ||
| Turnout | 41,745 | 55.5 | +3.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −8.7 | |||