18-743: Doncaster North is a constituency in South Yorkshire that was created in 1983. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2005 by Ed Miliband of the Labour Party . Miliband currently serves as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero under the government of Keir Starmer . From 2010 until 2015, he was Leader of the Opposition . Part of
36-660: A "Remain" vote. Miliband was re-elected on 12 December with a significantly reduced majority of 2,370 votes at the 2019 general election, which is attributed to Brexit Party candidate Andy Stewart picking up 8,294 votes and finishing in third place with 20.4% of the vote. Following the collapse in the Labour vote, the seat is now marginal between Labour and the Conservatives. Don Valley and Goole prior to 1983 53°34′37″N 1°03′18″W / 53.577°N 1.055°W / 53.577; -1.055 Constituencies of
54-638: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by
72-687: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following
90-560: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies
108-528: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in
126-576: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that
144-422: The red wall , it was formerly a Labour stronghold, until the 2019 general election when it became a Labour-Conservative marginal; at the following election in 2024 , it once again became a fairly safe Labour seat amid a landslide win nationally for the party under Keir Starmer 's leadership. The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the former constituencies of Don Valley , Doncaster , Goole , and
162-590: The Conservative's next Parliamentary candidate, Glenn Bluff. Doncaster North has returned Labour MPs since 1983 , when the constituency was created. The preceding constituencies had returned Labour MPs at every general election since at least 1935 . At the EU referendum held on 23 June 2016 , Doncaster voted to leave the European Union . This was a contrast to the views of the constituency's MP Ed Miliband , who advocated
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198-820: The Rural Districts of Doncaster and Thorne. 1950—1983 : The Urban Districts of Adwick-le-Street, Bentley with Arksey, and Tickhill, and the Rural District of Doncaster. 1983—1997 : The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Conisbrough, Edlington and Warmsworth, Mexborough, Richmond, Rossington, South East, and Southern Parks. 1997—2010 : The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Conisbrough, Edlington and Warmsworth, Hatfield, Rossington, South East, and Southern Parks. 2010—2024 : The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Conisbrough and Denaby, Edlington and Warmsworth, Finningley, Hatfield, Rossington, Thorne, and Torne Valley. The current constituency consists of
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#1732849045606216-542: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at
234-552: The abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023. See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details. Don Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Don Valley
252-488: The new constituency of Rawmarsh and Conisbrough . As a consequence, it was renamed Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme , and was first contested at the 2024 general election . Created in 1918 , Don Valley is a former coal mining area which elected only Labour MPs from 1922 to 2019 . The seat recorded a strong Brexit vote (69%) in the 2016 referendum . 1918—1950 : The Urban Districts of Mexborough and Tickhill, and
270-534: The southern Borough of Doncaster , from Hatfield and the Humberhead Peatlands Nature Reserve in the north and northeast, through Branton , Auckley, and Rossington, to the Torne Valley electoral ward which consists of Wadworth, Tickhill, Braithwell, and in the west Conisbrough . In boundary changes which took effect at the 2010 election , Sprotbrough was moved to Doncaster North , while in
288-536: The west, Bentley that lies on the northern banks of the River Don and Adwick which is farther north. The seat is an area with moderate typical incomes which has yet to fully recover from the almost total end of the local coal mining industry; however, large numbers of constituents now work in construction and manufacturing. Alongside these typically Labour-supporting areas, the constituency also contains more Conservative-leaning areas such as Sprotbrough , council ward of
306-1238: Was a Labour stronghold until the 2019 general election , when Labour held the seat with a significantly reduced majority of 2,370 votes. Ed Miliband has served as the MP for the constituency since 2005 , and he also served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2010 until stepping down after the 2015 general election . 1983–1997 : The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Adwick, Askern, Bentley Central, Bentley North Road, Hatfield, Stainforth, and Thorne. 1997–2010 : The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Adwick, Askern, Bentley Central, Bentley North Road, Stainforth, and Thorne. 2010–2024 : The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Adwick, Askern Spa, Bentley, Great North Road, Mexborough, Sprotbrough, Stainforth and Moorends. 2024–present : The City of Doncaster wards of Adwick le Street & Carcroft, Bentley, Mexborough, Norton & Askern, Roman Ridge, Sprotbrough, and Stainforth & Barnby Dun. The constituency covers largely rural areas north and west of Doncaster , and suburban areas too, stretching to partly suburban Mexborough in
324-576: Was a constituency in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Nick Fletcher of the Conservative Party . Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , the seat was subject to boundary changes which included gain of the Isle of Axholme in the Borough of North Lincolnshire and the loss of Conisbrough to
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