Election Name: | 2010 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2008 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2008 |
Next Election: | 2011 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Seats For Election: | One third (21 of 63) seats to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 32 |
Election Date: | 6 May 2010 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 17 |
Seat Change1: | 8 |
Popular Vote1: | 45,467 |
Percentage1: | 35.9 |
Swing1: | 1.5% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 3 |
Seat Change2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 25,590 |
Percentage2: | 20.2% |
Swing2: | 0.1% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seat Change3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 19,022 |
Percentage3: | 15% |
Swing3: | 1% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | No overall control |
After Election: | Labour |
The 2010 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect one third of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England as part of the 2010 United Kingdom local elections. The 2010 General Election also took place on the same day.
The election resulted in the Labour Party taking control of the council from No overall control for the first time since 2003 after gaining eight seats overall. After the election, the composition of the council was:[1]
The results in each ward are shown below. Changes are compared with the previous election in 2006. Spoilt ballots are not included in the below results.[2]