2025 Doncaster mayoral election
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The 2025 Doncaster mayoral election was held on the 1 May 2025 to elect the Mayor of Doncaster. Incumbent mayor Ros Jones won re-election for a fourth term, albeit with a slender majority of 698 voters.[1] At the separate election for councillors on City of Doncaster Council on the same day, Labour lost its majority and Reform UK won an overall majority.[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ros Jones | 23,805 | 32.4 | −10.9 | |
| Reform UK | Alexander Jones | 23,107 | 31.5 | +29.9 | |
| Conservative | Nick Fletcher | 18,982 | 26.0 | −2.2 | |
| Green | Julie Buckley | 2,449 | 3.3 | −2.0 | |
| Yorkshire | Andrew Walmsley | 1,164 | 1.6 | −4.8 | |
| SDP | David Bettney | 929 | 1.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mihai Melenciuc | 895 | 1.2 | ||
| British Democrats | Frank Calladine | 448 | 0.6 | ||
| Workers Party | Ahsan Jamil | 434 | 0.6 | ||
| TUSC | Andy Hiles | 393 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Richie Vallance | 245 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | Doug Wright | 157 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 698 | −19.1 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 398 | 0.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 227,496 | ||||
| Turnout | 73,406 | 32.27 | +4.22 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Burke, Darren (2 May 2025). "Labour's Ros Jones wins fourth term as mayor of Doncaster by narrow margin". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Doncaster election result - Local Elections 2025". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ Council, Doncaster. "Statement of Persons Nominated - Election of the Mayor of Doncaster - Doncaster Council" (PDF). www.doncaster.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ Council, Doncaster. "Mayoral election results 2025". www.doncaster.gov.uk.
