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Encyclopedia > Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Doncaster Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1983, it covers a similar area to the former Doncaster constituency. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

Boundaries

It includes most of the town of Doncaster and neighbours the Doncaster North and Don Valley constituencies. Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England. ...


Member of Parliament

1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Rosalie Winterton (born August 10, 1958) is an English politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Doncaster Central. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Doncaster Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosie Winterton 17,617 51.3 -7.8
Liberal Democrats Patrick Wilson 7,815 22.8 +9.9
Conservative Stefan Kerner 6,489 18.9 -4.8
BNP John Wilkinson 1,239 3.6 +3.6
UKIP Alan Simmons 1,191 3.5 +0.8
Majority 9,802 28.5
Turnout 34,351 52.3 0.7
Labour hold Swing -8.8
General Election 2001: Doncaster Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosie Winterton 20,034 59.1 -3.0
Conservative Gary Meggitt 8,035 23.7 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Mike Southcombe 4,390 12.9 +3.5
UKIP David Gordon 926 2.7 +1.7
Socialist Alliance Janet Terry 517 1.5 N/A
Majority 11,999 35.4
Turnout 33,902 51.6 -12.3
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Rosalie Winterton (born August 10, 1958) is an English politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Doncaster Central. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Socialist Alliance is a far left electoral alliance in England. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


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