City of Doncaster explained

City of Doncaster
Type:Metropolitan borough and city
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms of the city council
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:Constituent country
Subdivision Name1:England
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Yorkshire and the Humber
Subdivision Type3:Ceremonial county
Subdivision Name3:South Yorkshire
Seat Type:Admin. HQ
Seat:Civic Office, Waterdale
Government Type:City and metropolitan district council
Governing Body:City of Doncaster Council
Leader Title:Leadership
Leader Name:Mayor and cabinet
Leader Title2:Mayor
Leader Name2:Ros Jones (L)
Leader Title3:MPs
Leader Name3:Lee Pitcher (L),
Ed Miliband (L),
Sally Jameson (L)
Established Title:Founded
Area Rank:
Population Rank:Ranked
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Greenwich Mean Time
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:British Summer Time
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Area Code:01302, 01405, 01709, 01977
Blank Name:ISO 3166-2
Blank1 Name:ONS code
Blank1 Info:00CE (ONS)
E08000017 (GSS)
Blank2 Name:OS grid reference
Blank3 Name:NUTS 3
Demographics Type1:Ethnicity (2021)
Demographics1 Title1:Ethnic groups
Demographics Type2:Religion (2021)
Demographics2 Title1:Religion
Website:doncaster.gov.uk

The City of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire, England.[1] [2] [3] It is named after its principal settlement, Doncaster, and includes the surrounding suburbs of Doncaster as well as numerous towns and villages. The district has large amounts of countryside; at, it is the largest metropolitan borough in England by area.

The largest settlement in the borough are Doncaster itself, followed by the towns of Thorne, Hatfield and Mexborough (the latter of which is part of the Barnsley/Dearne Valley built-up area), and it additionally covers the towns of Conisbrough, Stainforth, Bawtry, Askern, Edlington and Tickhill.

Doncaster borders North Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, North Lincolnshire to the east, Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire to the south-east, Rotherham to the south-west, Barnsley to the west, and Wakefield, West Yorkshire, to the north-west. It is part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region.

The borough was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the former County Borough of Doncaster, the urban districts of Adwick-le-Street, Bentley with Arksey, Conisbrough, Mexborough, and Tickhill, Doncaster and Thorne rural districts, and the parish of Finningley from East Retford Rural District and small parts of the parish of Harworth from Worksop Rural District from Nottinghamshire.

Population statistics

According to the 2011 census, the population of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is 302,400.

With approximately 110,000 inhabitants, the town of Doncaster itself contains around a third of the population of the entire borough. Around half of the borough's population reside within Doncaster's urban area (approximately 160,000).

Verified population statistics per Ward from the 2001 census are shown as

Doncaster population ! Ward! Population! Households
Adwick16,1426,220
Armthorpe16,9776,495
Askern11,4144,293
Balby14,3365,514
Bentley Central12,1684,665
Bentley North Road11,6064,728
Bessacarr13,6525,425
Central11,4815,144
Conisbrough14,8945,837
Edlington & Warmsworth12,2914,641
Hatfield15,0485,630
Intake10,9944,417
Mexborough15,2826,281
Richmond13,4715,308
Rossington12,6474,705
South East16,8806,247
Southern Parks14,4395,520
Stainforth 15,4475,825
Thorne17,0576,380
Town Field11,1314,587
Wheatley11,4974,877
Doncaster Total288,854112,739

Elected mayor

A referendum was held in 2001, to decide if a directly elected mayor should be appointed. The first mayor, Martin Winter, representing the Labour Party, was elected in 2002 and successfully defended his post in 2005.

In 2009 the English Democrat candidate, Peter Davies, won the election for mayor.[4] [5] In January 2013 Davies left the English Democrats citing "a big influx of new members (of the English Democrats) joining from the British National Party".[6] In the May 2013 mayoral election he was defeated by Labour's Ros Jones.

Borough council

The council as a whole has been dominated by the Labour Party traditionally, but in the 2004 local elections, they lost overall control of the council (though they retained more councillors than any other single party). Labour regained overall control at the 2010 local elections.[7]

2010 Audit Commission report and central government intervention

In January 2010, the Audit Commission initiated a corporate governance inspection of Doncaster Council. This followed the sudden resignation of the Chief executive leading to a conflict between the mayor and council over the appointment of a successor. The Commission felt that this, along with evidence that the council had not been well run for 15 years, was leading to a loss of public confidence.[8]

The Commission's report was issued in April 2010. It found that Doncaster was a dysfunctional authority and that there were three factors preventing the council from providing good governance:[9]

On the recommendations of the commission, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, John Denham, used powers to appoint an acting chief executive and an advisory board to oversee the council.[8] A Doncaster Recovery Board, comprising four appointed commissioners and seven other members including the mayor and chief executive held its first quarterly meeting on 10 September 2010.[10]

Places

Settlements in the Borough of Doncaster include:

Media

In terms of television, the area is served by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire broadcasting from the Emley Moor transmitter. [11]

Radio stations that can be received in Doncaster are Sine FM 102.6 (serving central districts of around 100,000 households in FM stereo), TMCR 95.3 (which serves Northeast Doncaster and other areas in FM stereo), TX1 Radio (covering Doncaster and Bassetlaw), Capital Yorkshire, Heart Yorkshire, Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire, Hallam FM and BBC Radio Sheffield. Although the above stations can be received within various areas of Doncaster, the only stations actually owned by Doncaster-based companies are Sine FM 102.6 and TMCR 95.3.

The borough is also the base of Nova Productions who produce the syndicated TV series Walks Around Britain.

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Doncaster.

Individuals

Military Units

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doncaster: Residents choose newest city's new name . BBC News . 2 November 2022 . 31 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Doncaster City Status Naming . Visit Doncaster . 2 November 2022 .
  3. News: What should Doncaster be called now it has gained city status? . 2 November 2022 . ITV News . 24 August 2022 .
  4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/8084538.stm English Democrat wins mayor vote
  5. http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Living_in_Doncaster/The_Mayor_and_Council/voting_elections_democracy/Elections/Mayoral/Mayoral_Election_2009_Results.asp Mayoral results 2009
  6. Web site: Doncaster mayor quits English Democrats 'because of BNP'. 5 February 2013 . 2 March 2013.
  7. Web site: Doncaster council . Election 2010 . . 19 May 2010 . 15 December 2010.
  8. News: Ministers take over 'dysfunctional' Doncaster council . Patrick . Butler . . 19 April 2010 .
  9. Web site: Corporate Governance Inspection: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council . April 2010 . . 12 May 2010.
  10. Web site: Meetings. Doncaster Recovery Board. 27 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426005039/http://www.doncasterrecoveryboard.org.uk/meetings.asp. 26 April 2012.
  11. Web site: Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter . May 2004 .
  12. Web site: Freedom of Doncaster. 7 June 2012. 14 June 2019.
  13. Web site: Hometown honours injured soldier. BBC News. 14 June 2019.
  14. Web site: Ben Parkinson to receive the Freedom of the Borough | Business Doncaster. wearedoncaster.co.uk. 14 June 2019.
  15. Web site: Tony Sockett receives Freedom of the Borough. www.doncaster-chamber.co.uk. 14 June 2019.
  16. Web site: Doncaster resident receives 'Freedom of the Borough' Award. 3 April 2019. Doncaster Echo . 14 June 2019.
  17. Web site: The Queen's Birthday Honours List . Doncaster Council. 14 June 2019.
  18. Web site: Yvonne can ‘take her sheep down the High Street’ . The Doncaster Free Press . 23 March 2022 .
  19. Web site: Coppinger to be presented with Freedom of the Borough on May 21. 2021-06-05. www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk.
  20. Web site: Doncaster Rovers legend James Coppinger receives Freedom of the Borough . Goodwin . Paul . 22 March 2022 . The Doncaster Free Press . 23 March 2022 .
  21. Web site: James Coppinger presented with Freedom of the Borough . Doncaster Borough Council . 23 March 2022 .
  22. Web site: DFS founder Lord Kirkham granted freedom of the city of Doncaster . Mower . Shannon . 15 July 2023 . The Yorkshire Post . 20 July 2023 .
  23. Web site: TOP BRASS: Lieutenant General Nick Parker receives(sic) the Freedom of the Borough scrolls from Chair of Council Tony Sockett and Mayor Winter, and right, veterans from the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and Light Infantry. Pictures: MARIE CALEY D8661. 14 June 2019. 22 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204134/http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/top-brass-lieutenant-general-nick-parker-recieves-the-freedom-of-the-borough-scrolls-from-chair-of-council-tony-sockett-and-mayor-winter-and-right-veterans-from-the-king-s-own-yorkshire-light-infantry-and-light-infantry-pictures-marie-caley-d8661-1-506865. dead.
  24. Web site: Yorkshire town to bestow 'Freedom of Entry' to prestigious Coldstream Guards . Torr . George . 11 July 2021 . The Yorkshire Post . 13 July 2021 .
  25. Web site: Doncaster Freedom of Entry presented to the Coldstream Guards . Doncaster Borough Council . 26 September 2021 . 25 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210925082627/https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/News/doncaster-freedom-of-entry-presented-to-the-coldstream-guards . dead .