The 2025 City of Doncaster Council election took place on 1 May 2025 to elect all 55 members of City of Doncaster Council in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, alongside other nationwide local elections.
Reform UK gained control of the council from Labour. At the separate mayoral election held on the same day, the incumbent Labour Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones, narrowly retained the mayoralty.
Background At the 2025 election, Reform UK won a majority of seats.
Council composition After 2021 election Before 2025 election Party Seats Party Seats 40 41 11 11 3 2 1 1 Changes: February 2022: Daniel Barwell (Labour) resigns – by-election held 31 March 2022 31 March 2022: Yetunde Elebuibon (Labour) wins by-election October 2023: Barry Johnson (Labour) resigns – by-election held 16 November 2023 16 November 2023: Ken Guest (Labour) wins by-election 8 December 2023: Mexborough First councillor Bev Chapman changes allegiance to the Labour Party. 15 May 2024: Jake Kearsley (Labour) resigns – by-election held 4 July 2024 4 July 2024: Rob Dennis (Labour) wins by-election
Summary Election result
Results by ward Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk.
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
Opinion polls
Seat projections
Date(s)conductedPollsterClientSamplesizeAreaLabConRefOthers 1 – 10 Mar 2025 Electoral Calculus Daily Telegraph5,421GB1353256 May 20212021 local elections––401104
By-elections
Bentley
See also Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council elections
References