Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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] From 2017 to 2019, Winterton served as Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, one of three Deputy Speakers of the House; she was the second MP for the constituency to be a Deputy Speaker, after Harold Walker.

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)
Number of members	One
Created from	Doncaster and Don Valley[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. 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.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[3]	Party	Notes
	1983	Sir Harold Walker	Labour	Previously MP for Doncaster 1964-1983. Chairman of Ways and Means 1983-1992, knighted 1992
	1997	Rosie Winterton	Labour	Labour Chief Whip 2010-2016; Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means 2017–2019

Elections

General election results since 1983

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Doncaster Central[4]

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	N/A
	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	N/A
Majority			2,278	5.5	-18.0
Turnout			41,581	58.2	-1.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.0

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General election 2017: Doncaster Central[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosie Winterton	24,915	57.9	+8.8
	Conservative	Tom Hunt	14,784	34.4	+13.6
	Yorkshire	Chris Whitwood	1,346	3.1	N/A
	Independent	Eddie Todd	1,006	2.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Brelsford	973	2.3	-2.0
Majority			10,131	23.5	-1.5
Turnout			43,024	60.0	+3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.4

General election 2015: Doncaster Central[6][7]

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 Democrats	John Brown	1,717	4.2	−16.8
	TUSC	Mev Akram	421	1.0	+1.0
	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

General election 2010: Doncaster Central[8][9]

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	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[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosie Winterton	17,617	51.3	−7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Wilson	7,815	22.8	+9.9
	Conservative	Stefan Kerner	6,489	18.9	−4.8
	BNP	John Wilkinson	1,239	3.6	+3.6
	UKIP	Alan 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[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosie Winterton	20,034	59.1	−3.0
	Conservative	Gary Meggitt	8,035	23.7	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Southcombe	4,390	12.9	+3.5
	UKIP	David Gordon	926	2.7	+1.7
	Socialist Alliance	Janet 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[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosie Winterton	26,961	62.1	+7.8
	Conservative	David Turtle	9,105	21.0	−12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Tarry	4,091	9.4	−2.4
	Referendum	Michael Cliff	1,273	2.9	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Michael Kenny	854	2.0	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Jonathan 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[13][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Walker	27,795	54.3	+3.2
	Conservative	George Glossop	17,113	33.5	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Clifford Hampson	6,057	11.8	−1.8
	Workers Revolutionary	Michael 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[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Walker	26,266	51.2	+9.2
	Conservative	Patricia Rawlings	18,070	35.2	−1.9
	SDP	James 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[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Walker	21,154	42.0	N/A
	Conservative	John Somers	18,646	37.1	N/A
	SDP	Trevor 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

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire

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. "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
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Sources

• Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present)
• Politicsresources.net - Official Web Site ✔ (Election results from 1951 to the present)