Doncaster Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Dame Rosie Winterton of the Labour Party. Since 2017, Winterton has served as one of three Deputy Speakers of the House; she is the second MP for the constituency to be a Deputy Speaker, after Harold Walker.
History and profile
Created in 1983, the seat covers most of the large Yorkshire city of Doncaster. Although formerly considered a Labour stronghold, since 2019 the seat has become a marginal between Labour and the Conservatives.
Boundaries
1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Armthorpe, Balby, Bessacarr, Central, Intake, Town Field, and Wheatley.
2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Armthorpe, Balby, Bessacarr and Cantley, Central, Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun, Town Moor, and Wheatley.
The constituency includes most of the town of Doncaster and neighbours the Doncaster North and Don Valley seats.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
See also
List of parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire
Notes
References
Sources
Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present) Politicsresources.net - Official Web Site ✔ (Election results from 1951 to the present)