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Mayor of Doncaster

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Field	Value
post	Mayor
body	the City of Doncaster
insigniasize	300px
insigniacaption	Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Logo
image	Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster (cropped).jpg
imagesize	250px
incumbent	Ros Jones
incumbentsince	6 May 2013
style	No courtesy title or style
appointer	Electorate of Doncaster
termlength	Four years
formation	6 May 2002
inaugural	Martin Winter
salary	£51,449 per year
website	https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/mayor/mayor-home

The Mayor of Doncaster is a directly elected mayor, first elected on 2 May 2002, taking on the executive function of City of Doncaster Council. The incumbent mayor is Ros Jones elected as a member of the Labour Party, who won the election held on 2 May 2013. The position is different from the long-existing and largely ceremonial, annually appointed mayors who are now known as the civic mayor of Doncaster.

In May 2012, voters decided in a referendum to keep the position of directly elected mayor.

List of elected mayors

Party	Name	Term of office
Labour Party (UK)}}"		Labour
(2002–2008)	Martin Winter
Independent}}"		Independent
(from 29 May 2008)
English Democrats}}"		English Democrats
(2009–2013)	Peter Davies
Independent}}"		Independent
(from 5 Feb 2013)
Labour Party (UK)}}"		Labour	Ros Jones

Timeline

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bar:Jones from: 02/05/2013 till: end color:lab text:"Ros Jones" fontsize:10

Elections

2025

Main article: 2025 Doncaster mayoral election

The seventh mayoral election was held on 1 May 2025. Unlike previous elections, this election did not provide for transfer votes due to the passing of the Elections Act 2022, which mandated that mayoral elections in England should be conducted using first-past-the-post rather than the supplementary vote system.

|reg. electors = 227,496

2021

Main article: 2021 Doncaster mayoral election

The election took place on 6 May 2021.

2017

The fifth mayoral election took place on 4 May 2017.

2013

The fourth mayoral election took place on 2 May 2013.

2009

Main article: 2009 Doncaster mayoral election

The third mayoral election was held on 4 June 2009, the same day as the Elections to the European Parliament. Peter Davies of the English Democrats won. Placing second in terms of first preference votes, Davies beat Michael Maye, an independent with backing from the Liberal Democrats and Green Party, after second preference votes were counted.

In the elections of 2002 and 2005, Martin Winter won the mayoralty.

2005

|reg. electors = 234,514

2002

|reg. electors = 216,097

Referendums

2012

A referendum was held after being triggered by the councils' ruling Labour group on the retention of the mayor system or reverting to the previous leader and cabinet system. The results of the referendum were in favour of retaining the mayor. 3 May 2012

2001

An all-postal ballot was held on 20 September 2001 on whether to establish an executive mayor, resulting in a majority of the electorate voting in favour. 20 September 2001

References

"Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | the Mayor".
"Mayors of Doncaster". Doncaster History.
"Doncaster Council online".
(29 May 2008). "Mayor expelled from Labour Party". [[BBC News]].
''BBC News'' [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21335384 "Doncaster mayor quits English Democrats 'because of BNP'"], 5 February 2013
"Mayoral election results 2025 - City of Doncaster Council".
Allen, Damian. (8 April 2021). "Statement of Persons Nominated".
(5 May 2017). "Election 2017: Doncaster mayoral election result". BBC News.
"Mayoral Election 2013 Results".
(30 April 2013). "Mayoral results for Doncaster". BBC News.
(26 May 2009). "Mayoral hopefuls' mini-manifestos". [[BBC News]].
(4 June 2009). "Mayoral Election 2009 Results, results of Thursday, 4th June 2009 Election". Doncaster Council.
(December 2016). "Mayoral Election Results 2005". [[Doncaster Council]] }}{{dead link.
(3 May 2002). "Mayoral Election Results". [[The Guardian]].
"Doncaster Council online".

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