2021 Doncaster mayoral election
The 2021 Doncaster mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of Doncaster. Incumbent Mayor Ros Jones was seeking reelection.
The supplementary vote system was used to elect the mayor for a four-year term of office. Subsequent elections will be held in May 2025 and every four years thereafter. The election was held alongside a full election for the Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, and the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner.[1]
Candidates
Doncaster Mayoral Election 6 May 2021[2] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Labour | Ros Jones | 27,669 | 43.3% | 3,563 | 31,232 | 59.8% | | |
Conservative | James Hart | 17,980 | 28.2% | 3,039 | 21,019 | 40.2% | | |
Independent | Frank Calladine | 5,166 | 8.1% | | ||||
Yorkshire | Andy Budden | 4,073 | 6.4% | | ||||
Independent | Joan Briggs | 3,904 | 6.1% | | ||||
Green | Warren Draper | 3,370 | 5.3% | | ||||
Reform UK | Surjit Duhre | 1,012 | 1.6% | | ||||
Majority | 10,213 | 19.6% | ||||||
Turnout | 63,862 | 28.05% | ||||||
Labour hold |
References
- ^ Council, Doncaster. "Elected Mayor - Doncaster Council". www.doncaster.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Election of a Mayor" (PDF). 8 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.