Election Name: | 2014 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2015 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2015 |
Seats For Election: | One third (21 of 63) seats to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 32 |
Election Date: | 22 May 2014 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 15 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 26,552 |
Percentage1: | 38.2% |
Swing1: | 2.3% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 3 |
Seat Change2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 8,880 |
Percentage2: | 12.8% |
Swing2: | 7.4% |
Party3: | UK Independence Party |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 22,046 |
Percentage3: | 31.7% |
Swing3: | 30.5% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Labour |
After Election: | Labour |
The 2014 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 as part of the 2014 local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] One third of 63 seats were up for election. The 2014 European Parliament Elections were also held on the same day.
The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council, with a slightly reduced majority after losing two seats overall. UKIP won a substantial number of votes at this election, increasing its vote share by 30.5%, but only won a single seat. The Liberal Democrats lost the only seat they were defending. After the election, the composition of the council was:[2]
The results in each ward are shown below. Changes are compared with the previous election in 2010.[3]