Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Doncaster Council | |
|---|---|
| Whole council elected every four years | |
| File:Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.svg Council logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | Metropolitan borough with provisional city status |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Ian Pearson since 20 May 2022 | |
Chief Executive Officer | Damian Allen |
| Structure | |
| Seats | Elected mayor 55 councillors |
 | |
Political groups | Administration (40)
Opposition (15)
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Joint committees | South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority |
| Elections | |
| Plurality-at-large | |
Last election | 6 May 2021 |
Next election | May 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| Doncaster Civic Office | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, based at the Doncaster Civic Office in Waterdale, central Doncaster. It is one of four local authories in South Yorkshire and provides the majority of local government services in Doncaster. The borough council will become a city council when Doncaster is awarded city status, which was announced in May 2022.[1]
The directly elected mayor is Ros Jones.[2]
Doncaster is divided into 21 wards for electoral purposes, electing a total of 55 councillors.[3]
From 1973 to 2014, the council was elected by thirds every year except the year in which county council elections took place in other parts of England. In 2015, the whole council was elected due to boundary changes to the wards and it was decided that the whole council would be elected every four years from 2017, so that the council elections would coincide with the election of the Mayor of Doncaster.[4]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[5]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1973–2004 |
| No overall control | 2004–2010 |
| Labour | 2010–present |
Wards
Doncaster is divided into 21 wards for electoral purposes with each ward electing either two or three councillors.
References
- ^ "Doncaster becomes one of UK's newest Cities!". Doncaster.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Office of the Civic Mayor". Doncaster Council. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Find Councillor". 31 August 2021.
- ^ "The Borough of Doncaster (Scheme of Elections) Order 2013". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Doncaster". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.