Election Name: | 2011 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2010 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Next Election: | 2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Seats For Election: | One third (21 of 63) seats to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 32 |
Election Date: | 5 May 2011 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 17 |
Seat Change1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 37,921 |
Percentage1: | 46.2 |
Swing1: | 13% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 3 |
Seat Change2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 15,750 |
Percentage2: | 19.2% |
Swing2: | 0% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seat Change3: | 4 |
Popular Vote3: | 5,723 |
Percentage3: | 7% |
Swing3: | 10.2% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Labour |
After Election: | Labour |
The 2011 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect one third of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council as part of the 2011 local elections in the United Kingdom.[1]
The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council, increasing its majority by seven seats. The Liberal Democrats lost four of the five seats it was defending, all of which were gained by Labour. After the election, the composition of the council was:
The results in each ward are shown below. Changes are compared with the previous election in 2007.[2]