Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | |
|---|---|
|
Executive mayor elected every four years Whole council elected every four years | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
|
Ros Jones, Labour Since 2 May 2013 | |
|
Eddie Dobbs Since 24 May 2013 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats |
55 councillors (1 executive mayor) |
 | |
Council political groups |
|
Joint committees | Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority |
| Elections | |
Council voting system | Plurality-at-large |
Mayor voting system | Supplementary vote |
Council last election |
2014 (one third of councillors) 2015 (all councillors) |
Council next election | 2017 (all councillors) |
Mayor next election | 2017 |
| Website | |
|
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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[1]
Doncaster is divided into 21 wards for electoral purposes, electing a total of 55 councillors.[2]
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.[3]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[4]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1973 - 2004 |
| No overall control | 2004 - 2010 |
| Labour | 2010–present |
References
- ↑ http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/sections/councilanddemocracy/doncasterscouncillors/office_of_the_civic_mayor.aspx
- ↑ 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.
