Results

Below are the results for the Local Elections held on Thursday 5th May 2011. They are arranged alphabetically in Ward order.

Electorate =  223,413
Votes cast =  82,099
Average percentage of all wards =  36.75%

In addition to the Local Elections, a referendum was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to decide on the folowing question:

At present, the UK uses the ‘first past the post’ system to elect MPs to the House of Commons. Should the ‘alternative vote’ system be used instead?

Results in Doncaster are as follows:  YES = 21179    NO = 58726

Adwick Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
BOLTON  Susan Mary	The Labour Party Candidate	2326 (Elected)
FARRELL Dave	Liberal Democrats	259
WOOD Kerry Nigel	The Conservative Party Candidate	509
WOODROW Vivien	English Democrats "Putting England First!"	323

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
1817	10727	32%

 

Armthorpe Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
CORDENTony	The Labour Party Candidate	1958 (Elected)
FLETCHER   Barbara	The Conservative Party Candidate	415
PICKLES Scott Andrew	Independent	1410

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
548	11079	34.15%

 

Askern Spa Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
GREENHALGH Carol	The Conservative Party Candidate	831
HARDY John	Independent	416
JONES Alan	The Labour Party Candidate	2205 (Elected)
WOODROW Malcolm	English Democrats - "Putting England First!"	574

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
1374	9840	40.91%

 

 

Balby Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
JAMESON Mick	The Labour Party Candidate	2105 (Elected)
SPARROW   Liz	The Conservative Party Candidate	669
THOMPSON Margaret	Independent	925

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
1180	11343	32.61%

 

Bentley Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
HOGARTH   Charlie	The Labour Party Candidate	1937 (Elected)
MASON Phil	Independent	498
WAGSTAFFE Tony	English Democrats - "Putting England First!"	739

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
1198	9964	31.85%

 

Bessacarr and Cantley Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
CODDINGTON Paul	Liberal Democrats	1614 (Elected)
BISSETT Paul	The Labour Party Candidate	1371
GREENHALGH Martin	The Conservative Party Candidate	1006
HEWITT Keith	English Democrats - "Putting England First!"	756

Majority	Electorate	Turnout

 

Central Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
BELL   Barbara Jean	Liberal Democrats	358
EXELBY Stuart	Community Group	402
HUTCHINSON  Paul	The Conservative Party Candidate	504
PERKINS Mal	Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts	268
WILKINSON Sue	The Labour Party Candidate	1914 (Elected)

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
1410	11323	30.43%

 

Conisbrough and Denaby Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
BROUGHTON Jonathan Sherwin	The Conservative Party Candidate	422
SAHMAN Craig	The Labour Party Candidate	2417 (Elected)
TOSELAND Erwin	British National Party	596

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
1821	10477	32.79%

 

 

Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
ALLEN Nick	The Conservative Party Candidate	837
GEE Fred	English Democrats - "Putting England First!"	655
GOODMAN Karl	Liberal Democrats	394
MAYE Michael Thomas	Independent	928
REVILL  Tony	The Labour Party Candidate	1618 (Elected)

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
690	10689	41.46%

 

Edlington and Warmsworth Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
BRENNAN  John	English Democrats - "Putting England First!"	512
ELLIS  Helen	British National Party	153
JOHNSON Bob	The Labour Party Candidate	1856 (Elected)
JONES  Elizabeth	The Conservative Party Candidate	292
MULLIS  Georgina	Independent	1053

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
803	10488	36.86%

 

 

Finningley Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
BERRY  Nigel	English Democrats - "Putting England First!"	1137
JACKSON Francis John	The Labour Party Candidate	1327
JOHNSON Richard Alan	Liberal Democrats	670
SCHOFIELD Patricia	The Conservative Party Candidate	2217 (Elected)

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
890	12055	44.39%

 

 

Great North Road Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
BUTTERFIELD  John Victor	Liberal Democrats	161
CALLADINE  Frank Llloyd	The Conservative Party Candidate	551
GROCOTT  Steve	English Democrats - "Putting England First!"	492
HUGHES  David	Independent	893
MORDUE  Bill	The Labour Party Candidate	2195 (Elected)
PLATT  Stephen	The Green Party Candidate	245

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
1302	11761	38.58%

 

Hatfield Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
CREDLAND Jessie Jamieson	Independent	604
GLYNN Mick	English Democrats - "Putting England First!"	673
HART James Vincent	The Conservative Party Candidate	556
KNIGHT PAT	The Labour Party Candidate	1519 (Elected)
KNIGHT Peter	Independent	169
RAYNER Stewart	The Community Group	329

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
846	10118	38%

 

Mexborough Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
BETTNEY  John Alfred	British National Party	265
CALLADINE Phyllis	The Conservative Party Candidate	211
JEVONS Malcolm	Liberal Democrats	924
PHILLIPS Sue	The Labour Party Candidate	2116 (Elected)
WATSON Anthony Mark	UK Independence Party	255

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
1192	11486	32.83%

 

 

Rossington Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
BEARD Kathleen Margaret	The Conservative Party Candidate	296
BROWN John	Liberal Democrats	134
COOKE John Nolan	Independent	656
MCNAMEE Hilary	The Labour Party Candidate	1498 (Elected)
WILDE Terry	Independent	921

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
577	10138	34.57%

 

 

Sprotbrough Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
CHIPP Lynette	The Green Party Candidate	549
HEWITT Barbara	English Democrats - "Putting England First!"	662
MILLAR Peter Alexander Edward	The Labour Party Candidate	1398
RANSOME Cynthia	The Conservative Party Candidate	1629 (Elected)

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
231	9665	44%

 

 

Stainforth and Moorends Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
BLACKHAM Joe	The Labour Party Candidate	1582 (Elected)
DRAKE Martin Edward	The Conservative Party Candidate	471
HOLT-TAYLOR  Margaret Rose	English Democrats - "Putting England First!"	394
OWEN Dave	British National Party	288
QUINN John	Independent	135
WILSON Allison Jane	Community Group	232

 

 

Thorne Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
BROOKES Tony	Community Group	723
BROWN John	The Conservative Party Candidate	951
HODSON Rachel	The Labour Party Candidate	1696 (Elected)
WALKER Richard	Independent	663

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
745	10707	37.67%

 

 

Torne Valley Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
ADGAR David	Liberal Democrats	473
HOYLE Barbara Mary	The Conservative Party Candidate	2255 (Elected)
PEARSON  Ian	The Labour Party Candidate	1241
WALTERS  Rebecca	UK Independence Party	592

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
1014	10032	45.46%

 

 

Town Moor Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
ALLEN Chris	The Conservative Party Candidate	628
DOYLE  Kim	Liberal Democrats	460
KNOWLES  Sue	The Labour Party Candidate	1775 (Elected)
WILSON  Patrick	The Independent Candidate	834

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
941	10290	36%

 

 

Wheatley Ward
Voting figures for Thursday, 5 May 2011
Candidates	Party	Votes
FIELD  Maurice	The Conservative Party Candidate	500
GOODMAN Michelle	Liberal Democrats	276
PENKETH Roy John	English Democrats - "Putting England First!"	786
SHEPPARD John	The Labour Party Candidate	1867 (Elected)

Majority	Electorate	Turnout
1081	9972	34.39%

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