Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
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Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | |
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Executive mayor elected every four years Third of council elected three years out of four |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Unicameral |
Term limits
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None |
History | |
Founded | 1 April 1974 |
New session started
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24 May 2013 (Municipal year 2013/2014) |
Leadership | |
Ros Jones, Labour
Since 2 May 2013 |
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Eddie Dobbs
Since 24 May 2013 |
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Structure | |
Seats | 1 executive mayor 63 councillors |
Joint committees
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Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority |
Elections | |
Council voting system
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Plurality-at-large |
Mayor voting system
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Supplementary vote |
Council last election
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2010 (one third of councillors) 2011 (one third of councillors) 2012 (one third of councillors) |
Mayor last election
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2013 |
Council next election
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2014 (one third of councillors) 2015 (one third of councillors) 2016 (one third of councillors) |
Mayor next election
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2017 |
Website | |
www |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of four in South Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Doncaster.
The directly elected mayor is Ros Jones and the civic mayor is Eddie Dobbs.[1]
Doncaster is divided into 21 wards, electing a total of 63 councillors.[2]
Political control
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Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]
Party in control | Years |
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Labour | 1973 - 2004 |
No overall control | 2004 - 2010 |
Labour | 2010–present |
References
- ↑ http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/sections/councilanddemocracy/doncasterscouncillors/office_of_the_civic_mayor.aspx
- ↑ http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/sections/councilanddemocracy/doncasterscouncillors/member_support.aspx
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