The 2021 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 55 councillors were elected from 21 wards which return either two or three councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.
The election of the Mayor of Doncaster also took place on the same day.
Results summary
Council composition Following the last election in 2017, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 43 7 3 2 Labour Conservative MF I
Immediately before the election, the council's composition was 39 Labour, 7 Conservative, 4 Mexborough First, 3 Independent, 1 Green and 1 Yorkshire Party councillor.
After the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 40 11 3 1 Labour Conservative MF E
MF - Mexborough First I - Independent E - Edlington and Warmsworth First
Wards
Doncaster is divided into 21 wards for electoral purposes with each ward electing either two or three councillors. The number of councillors elected by ward is shown in the table below.
Ward Councillors Prior to election Adwick-Le-Street and Carcroft 3 3x Labour Armthorpe 3 3x Labour Balby South 2 2x Labour Bentley 3 3x Labour Bessacarr 3 2x Conservative, 1x Labour Conisbrough 3 3x Labour Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall 2 2x Labour Edlington & Warmsworth 2 2x Labour Finningley 3 3x Conservative Hatfield 3 3x Labour Hexthorpe & Balby North 2 2x Labour Mexborough 3 3x Mexborough First Norton & Askern 3 2x Labour, 1x Conservative Roman Ridge 2 2x Labour Rossington & Bawtry 3 2x Labour, 1x Independent Sprotbrough 2 2x Conservative Stainforth & Barnby Dun 2 1x Labour, 1x Conservative Thorne & Moorends 3 3x Labour Tickhill & Wadworth 2 1x Independent, 1x Conservative Town 3 3x Labour Wheatley Hills & Intake 3 3x Labour
Results by ward Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk. The complete ward results, including candidate affiliations, votes, rejected ballots and turnout, are published by the City of Doncaster Council.
Adwick-Le-Street and Carcroft
Armthorpe
Balby South
Bentley
Bessacarr
Conisbrough
Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall
Edlington & Warmsworth
Finningley
Hatfield
Hexthorpe & Balby North
Mexborough
Norton & Askern
Roman Ridge
Rossington & Bawtry
Sprotbrough
Stainforth & Barnby Dun
Thorne & Moorends
Tickhill & Wadworth
Town
Wheatley Hills & Intake
Changes 2021–2025 Mexborough First councillor Bev Chapman (Mexborough) left the party in November 2023 after a falling out with deputy leader Sean Gibbons, initially sitting as an independent, before joining the Labour Party in December 2023.
By-elections Wheatley Hills & Intake A by-election was held in Wheatley Hills & Intake after Labour councillor Daniel Barwell resigned. Before his resignation, Barwell had been arrested for an alleged offence relating to the distribution of a controlled drug, on a warrant issued at the request of United States authorities, and suspended by Labour.
Rossington & Bawtry A by-election was held in Rossington & Bawtry after Labour councillor Barry Johnson resigned.
Town A by-election was held in Town ward after Labour councillor Jake Kearsley resigned in May 2024 for personal reasons. It was held on the same day as the 2024 United Kingdom general election, which produced an unusually high turnout for a single-ward by-election.
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