Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
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| Doncaster Council | |
|---|---|
| Whole council elected every four years | |
| Type | |
| Type | Metropolitan district |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Elected Mayor | Ros Jones, Labour Since 2 May 2016 |
Civic Mayor | Cllr Majid Khan [1] Since 18 May 2018 |
| 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 | |
Voting system | Plurality-at-large |
Last election | 5 May 2017 |
Next election | 2021 |
| Meeting place | |
| Civic Office Doncaster | |
| Website | |
| www.doncaster.gov.uk | |
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.[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 in future from 2017, so that the council elections would coincide with the election of the Mayor of Doncaster in future.[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 |
References
^ "Majid Khan: Doncaster's first Muslim councillor makes history again after becoming Civic Mayor". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 25 May 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.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 2010-05-07.
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