LOCAL ELECTIONS: Reform UK win control of Doncaster council as party support surges
It comes after Labour narrowly held onto the Mayoralty
Reform UK have surged to an overall majority on the City of Doncaster Council, making them the main opposition to Mayor Ros Jones and her cabinet.
After Labour’s narrow victory in the race for Doncaster’s elected Mayor, few in the party predicted a collapse in support like the one seen across the city.
Reform UK won 37 seats compared to Labour’s 12 and the Conservatives’ six.
The previously successful Mexborough First were wiped out by Nigel Farage’s party after three consecutive ward sweeps.
Seven of the nine Labour councillors who had previously served in Mayor Ros Jones’ cabinet lost their seats – including Nigel and Lani-Mae Ball who, along with new candidate Dawn Lawrence, lost to Reform UK in Conisbrough.
However, due to the City of Doncaster Council’s directly elected mayor model, Reform UK’s majority will give them little power – instead, they will settle for an opposition role.
The Mayor of Doncaster – Ros Jones, Labour – and her cabinet make around 95 per cent of key decisions, minimising the role Reform UK councillors will play.
The Mayor will have to face the full council on votes for the budget – of which there will be four during the next term – and on Doncaster Sheffield Airport, a major issue in the city.
The full results, including specific vote tallies, can be found on the City of Doncaster Council website.
Here are the elected councillors in each of the council wards.
Adwick-le-Street and Carcroft
Nicola Brown, Reform UK
Maria Hollingworth, Reform UK
Steven Plater, Reform UK
Armthorpe
Tim Needham, Labour
Christopher Marriott, Reform UK
Nick Pritchard, Reform UK
Balby South
Ioan-Emanuel Craciun, Reform UK
Sue Farmer, Labour
Bentley
Rebecca Booth, Reform UK
Samuel Booth, Reform UK
James Church, Labour
Bessacarr
Nick Allen, Conservatives
David Carroll, Reform UK
Chris Kidger, Reform UK
Conisbrough
Jason Charity, Reform UK
Rachel Reed, Reform UK
William Shaw, Reform UK
Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall
Alexander Jones, Reform UK
David Nevett, Labour
Edlington and Warmsworth
Stephen Barnett, Reform UK
Joan Briggs, Reform UK
Finningley
Steve Cox, Conservatives
Jane Cox, Conservatives
Symeon Waller, Conservatives
Hatfield
Mark Broadhurst, Reform UK
Nick Smith, Reform UK
Dan Dawson, Reform UK
Hexthorpe and Balby North
Glyn Jones, Labour
Russ Linley, Reform UK
Mexborough
Anthony Dodds, Reform UK
Brendan Megaw, Reform UK
John Reed, Reform UK
Norton and Askern
Frank Jackson, Reform UK
Vicky Lawson, Reform UK
Gerald Squire, Reform UK
Roman Ridge
Howard Rimmer, Reform UK
Craig Ward, Reform UK
Rossington and Bawtry
Bob Anderson, Labour
Ken Guest, Labour
Lee Sammut, Labour
Sprotbrough
Cynthia Ransome, Conservatives
Oliver Bloor, Reform UK
Stainforth and Barnby Dun
Karl Hughes, Reform UK
Neil James, Reform UK
Thorne and Moorends
Glyn Whiting, Reform UK
Kieran Lay, Reform UK
Dave Knight, Reform UK
Tickhill and Wadworth
Martin Greenhalgh, Conservatives
Jackie Dudley, Reform UK
Town
Gemma Cobby, Labour
Rob Dennis, Labour
Majid Khan, Labour
Wheatley Hills and Intake
Guy Aston, Reform UK
Paul Cutts, Reform UK
Jane Kidd, Labour and Co-Operative Party