Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England is elected every four years. The council also has a directly elected mayor since 2001.
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.
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1998Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2003Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015 (boundary changes)Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2017On 20 September 2001 Doncaster held a referendum on introducing a directly elected mayor. The result saw 35,453 (65%) vote in favour, while 19,398 (35%) opposed, on a turnout of 25%.
Labour 2001 - 2008Independent 2008English Democrats 2009 - 2013Independent 2013Labour 2013-Doncaster Council mayoral election, 2001Doncaster Council mayoral election, 2005Doncaster Council mayoral election, 2009
