City of Doncaster Council
Doncaster Council | |
|---|---|
| Whole council elected every four years | |
 Council logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Cllr. Linda Curran since 18th May 2019 | |
Chief Executive Officer | Damian Allen |
| Structure | |
| Seats | Elected mayor 55 councillors |
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Political groups |
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Joint committees | Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority |
| Elections | |
| Plurality-at-large | |
Last election | 5 May 2017 |
Next election | 2021 |
| Meeting place | |
 Civic Office Waterdale, Doncaster | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of four in South Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Doncaster.
The directly elected mayor is Ros Jones.[1]
Doncaster is divided into 21 wards for electoral purposes, electing a total of 55 councillors.[2]
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.[3]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[4]
| 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
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://doncaster.moderngov.co.uk/mgFindMember.aspx
- ^ "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.
