Doncaster Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Sally Jameson of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile The Doncaster Central constituency is located in South Yorkshire within the City of Doncaster borough. It covers most of the city of Doncaster—including the city centre and the neighbourhoods of Balby, Intake, Armthorpe, Edenthorpe and part of Bessacarr—and a rural area to the south of the city stretching to the small market town of Tickhill. Doncaster was traditionally an important railway town and coal mining area. High levels of deprivation are present in most of the city, whilst Bessacarr and Tickhill are wealthier. Average house prices are lower than the rest of Yorkshire and considerably lower than the national average.
In general, residents of Doncaster Central have low household incomes and low levels of education and professional employment compared to nationwide averages. At the 2021 census, White people made up 88% of the population. At the city council, wards in this constituency are mostly represented by Reform UK and the Labour Party, with some Conservative councillors elected in Bessacarr and the rural area around Tickhill. Voters in the constituency strongly supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, with an estimated 67% voting for Brexit.
History Created in 1983, the seat covers most of the Yorkshire city of Doncaster. It is considered a Labour stronghold, although the 2019 result was more marginal, with Labour defeating the Conservatives by a majority of 5.5%. Dame Rosie Winterton represented the seat from 1997 to 2024, serving as a Deputy Speaker in the House of Commons from 2017 to 2024.
Boundaries
The constituency includes most of the city of Doncaster and neighbours the Doncaster North, Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme, Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, Rother Valley, and Bassetlaw seats.
1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Armthorpe, Balby, Bessacarr, Central, Intake, Town Field, and Wheatley.
2010–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Armthorpe, Balby, Bessacarr and Cantley, Central, Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun, Town Moor, and Wheatley.
2024–present: The City of Doncaster wards of Armthorpe, Balby South, Bessacarr, Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall, Hexthorpe & Balby North, Tickhill & Wadworth, Town, and Wheatley Hills & Intake. Minor changes to reflect revised ward boundaries, including the gain from Don Valley of Tickhill and Wadworth in the south, and the transfer to Doncaster North of Barnby Dun in the north.
Members of Parliament
Doncaster and Don Valley prior to 1983
ElectionMemberParty 1983 Sir Harold Walker Labour 1997 Dame Rosie Winterton Labour 2024 Sally Jameson Labour Co-op
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result Party Vote % Labour 18,124 39.4 Conservative 16,853 36.6 Brexit Party 7,173 15.6 Liberal Democrats 1,038 4.1 Green 1,038 2.3 Others 971 2.1Turnout46,04361.4Electorate75,007
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
Notes
References
Sources Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present) Politicsresources.net - Official Web Site ✔ (Election results from 1951 to the present)
External links Doncaster Central UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK Doncaster Central UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK Doncaster Central UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK