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
CountySouth Yorkshire
Electorate70,446 (December 2019)[1]
Major settlementsDoncaster
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentRosie Winterton (Labour)
Number of membersOne
Created fromDoncaster 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
See also: Doncaster Parliamentary constituencies

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
ElectionMember[3]PartyNotes
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

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
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  3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
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