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Doncaster Central is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Rosie Winterton of the Labour party.
The Doncaster Central constituency has a total population of 105,529, of which 82,843 are eligible (18+) to vote (78.5%).
Doncaster Central ranks 384th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 147th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Rosalie Winterton (born 10 August 1958) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster Central since 1997. She served under Prime Minister Gordon Brown as the Minister for Work and Pensions from 2008 to 2009, and the Minister for Local Government from 2009 to 2010. She later entered the Shadow Cabinet in May 2010 as the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons. In September 2010, she was nominated and elected unopposed as Labour Chief Whip.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_Winterton
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rosie Winterton MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Labour |
| Email Address | rosie@labour4doncaster.co.uk |
| Constituency | Doncaster Central |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 10/08/1958 |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 20.7% | 49.1% | 4.2 % | 0% | 24.1% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Doncaster Central constituency in 2015 was 56.80%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hodgson | UK Independence Party | Male | 07 April 1956 (68) | - | - |
| David Burnett | English Democrats | Male | - | - | - |
| John Brown | Liberal Democrat | Male | - | - | http://www.doncasterlibdems.org.uk/ |
| Mev Akram | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Female | - | - | - |
| Rosie Winterton | Labour | Female | 10 August 1958 (66) | - | - |
| Zoe Metcalfe | Conservative | Female | - | - | http://www.doncasterconservatives.org/ |
| 24.77% | 39.69% | 21.07% | % | % | % | 4.22% | 3.4% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BNP | 1,762 | 4.2% |
| Conservative | 10,340 | 24.8% |
| CURE | 72 | 0.2% |
| ED | 1,816 | 4.4% |
| Ind1 | 970 | 2.3% |
| Labour | 16,569 | 39.7% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 8,795 | 21.1% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 1,421 | 3.4% |
| Electorate | 72,985 |
| Votes | 41,745 |
| Turnout | 55.5% |
| Conservative | Davies, Gareth |
| Labour | Winterton, Rosie |
| Liberal Democrat | Wilson, Patrick |
| BNP | Bettney, John |
| UKIP | Andrews, Michael |
Election turnout for the Doncaster Central constituency in 2010 was 55.5%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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