Don Valley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Don Valley in South Yorkshire
Outline map
Location of South Yorkshire within England
CountySouth Yorkshire
Electorate74,456 (December 2019)[1]
Major settlementsHatfield, Thorne, and Conisbrough.
Current constituency
Created1918
Member of ParliamentNick Fletcher (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromDoncaster

Don Valley is a constituency[n 1] in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Nick Fletcher of the Conservative Party.[n 2]

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will include gain of the Isle of Axholme in the Borough of North Lincolnshire and the loss of Conisbrough to the new constituency of Rawmarsh and Conisbrough. As a consequence, it will be renamed Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]

Constituency profile

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.

Boundaries

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Map of current boundaries

1918—1950: The Urban Districts of Mexborough and Tickhill, and 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—present: 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 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 the east the town of Thorne was moved from Doncaster North into Don Valley.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[3] Party
1918 James Walton Coalition National Democratic
1922 Thomas Williams Labour
1959 Richard Kelley Labour
1979 Michael Welsh Labour
1983 Martin Redmond Labour
1997 Caroline Flint Labour
2019 Nick Fletcher Conservative

Elections

Don Valley general election results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Don Valley[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Fletcher 19,609 43.2 Increase1.5
Labour Caroline Flint 15,979 35.2 Decrease17.8
Brexit Party Paul Whitehurst 6,247 13.7 New
Liberal Democrats Mark Alcock 1,907 4.2 Increase2.3
Green Kate Needham 872 1.9 New
Yorkshire Chris Holmes 823 1.8 Decrease1.7
Majority 3,630 8.0 N/A
Turnout 45,437 60.3 Decrease1.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase8.1
General election 2017: Don Valley[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Caroline Flint 24,351 53.0 Increase 6.8
Conservative Aaron Bell 19,182 41.7 Increase 16.4
Yorkshire Stevie Manion 1,599 3.5 New
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith 856 1.9 Decrease 1.6
Majority 5,169 11.3 Decrease 9.6
Turnout 45,988 62.2 Increase 2.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease 4.8
General election 2015: Don Valley[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Caroline Flint 19,621 46.2 Increase 8.3
Conservative Carl Jackson 10,736 25.3 Decrease 4.4
UKIP Guy Aston 9,963 23.5 Increase 19.1
Liberal Democrats Rene Paterson 1,487 3.5 Decrease 13.6
TUSC Steve Williams 437 1.0 New
English Democrat Louise Dutton 242 0.6 Decrease 3.4
Majority 8,885 20.9 Increase 12.7
Turnout 42,486 59.6 Increase 0.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 2010: Don Valley[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Caroline Flint 16,472 37.9 Decrease 18.6
Conservative Matt Stephens 12,877 29.7 Increase 2.7
Liberal Democrats Edwin Simpson 7,422 17.1 Increase 0.6
BNP Erwin Toseland 2,112 4.9 New
UKIP William Shaw 1,904 4.4 New
English Democrat Bernie Aston 1,756 4.0 New
Independent Martin Williams 887 2.0 New
Majority 3,595 8.2 Decrease 15.1
Turnout 43,430 59.3 Increase 4.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Don Valley[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Caroline Flint 19,418 52.7 Decrease 1.9
Conservative Adam Duguid 10,820 29.4 Increase 0.8
Liberal Democrats Stewart Arnold 6,626 18.0 Increase 6.8
Majority 8,598 23.3 Decrease 2.7
Turnout 36,864 55.1 Decrease 0.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease 1.3
General election 2001: Don Valley[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Caroline Flint 20,009 54.6 Decrease 3.7
Conservative James Browne 10,489 28.6 Increase 4.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Smith 4,089 11.2 Increase 1.5
Independent Terry Wilde 800 2.2 New
UKIP David Cooper 777 2.1 New
Socialist Labour Nigel Ball 466 1.3 Decrease 1.1
Majority 9,520 26.0 Decrease 7.7
Turnout 36,630 54.8 Decrease 11.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Don Valley[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Caroline Flint 25,376 58.3 Increase 3.3
Conservative Clare H. Gledhill 10,717 24.6 Decrease 7.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Johnston 4,238 9.7 Decrease 2.2
Referendum Paul R. Davis 1,379 3.2 New
Socialist Labour Nigel Ball 1,024 2.4 New
Green Stephen Platt 493 1.1 Decrease 0.3
ProLife Alliance Claire D. Johnson 330 0.8 New
Majority 14,659 33.7 Increase 10.4
Turnout 43,557 66.4 Decrease 9.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Don Valley[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Redmond 32,008 55.0 Increase 1.9
Conservative Nicholas Paget-Brown 18,474 31.7 Decrease 0.6
Liberal Democrats M Jevons 6,920 11.9 Steady0.0
Green TS Platt 803 1.4 New
Majority 13,534 23.3 Increase 2.5
Turnout 58,205 76.3 Increase 2.5
Labour hold Swing Increase 1.2

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Don Valley[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Redmond 29,200 53.1 Increase 8.0
Conservative Charles Gallagher 17,733 32.3 Decrease 0.1
Liberal Wilfrid Whitaker 8,027 11.9 Decrease 10.6
Majority 11,467 20.8 Increase 8.1
Turnout 54,960 73.8 Increase 3.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Don Valley[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Redmond 23,036 45.1 Decrease 10.5
Conservative Brenda Utting 16,570 32.4 Increase 1.2
Liberal Donald Lange 11,482 22.5 Increase 10.9
Majority 6,466 12.7 Decrease 11.7
Turnout 51,088 69.9 Decrease 4.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Welsh 39,603 55.6 Decrease 7.7
Conservative Roger Freeman 22,243 31.2 Increase 10.1
Liberal E. Simpson 8,238 11.6 Decrease 4.0
Workers Party I. Connelly 720 1.0 New
Workers Revolutionary T. McCabe 398 0.6 New
Majority 17,360 24.4 Decrease 17.8
Turnout 71,202 74.7 Increase 1.1
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Kelley 41,187 63.3 Decrease 6.8
Conservative Peter J. Le Bosquet 13,767 21.1 Decrease 8.8
Liberal E. Simpson 10,161 15.6 New
Majority 27,420 42.2 Increase 2.0
Turnout 65,115 73.6 Decrease 5.5
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Kelley 48,737 70.1 Increase 0.6
Conservative P. J. Le Bosquet 20,792 29.9 Decrease 0.6
Majority 27,945 40.2 Increase 1.2
Turnout 69,529 79.1 Increase 6.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Kelley 42,496 69.5 Decrease 5.4
Conservative Timothy Walter G Jackson 18,673 30.5 Increase 5.4
Majority 23,823 39.0 Decrease 10.8
Turnout 61,169 73.1 Decrease 5.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Kelley 43,973 74.9 Increase 3.0
Conservative Richard Storey 14,738 25.1 Decrease 3.0
Majority 29,235 49.8 Increase 6.0
Turnout 58,711 78.3 Decrease 2.5
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Kelley 42,452 71.9 Increase 1.0
Conservative David Philip Jeffcock 16,593 28.1 Decrease 1.0
Majority 25,859 43.8 Increase 2.0
Turnout 59,045 80.8 Decrease 3.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Kelley 40,935 70.9 Decrease 2.8
Conservative Geoffrey Dodsworth 16,787 29.1 Increase 2.8
Majority 24,148 41.8 Decrease 5.6
Turnout 57,722 83.8 Increase 2.6
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Williams 38,433 73.7 Decrease 0.4
Conservative Jack Victor Thornton 13,701 26.3 Increase 0.4
Majority 24,732 47.4 Decrease 0.8
Turnout 52,134 81.2 Decrease 4.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Williams 39,687 74.1 Increase 0.1
Conservative David S B Hopkins 13,862 25.9 Increase 1.8
Majority 25,825 48.2 Decrease 1.7
Turnout 53,549 85.9 Decrease 1.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Williams 39,789 74.0 Increase 2.3
Conservative Douglas Graham 12,982 24.1 Decrease 4.2
Communist Samuel Taylor 1,007 1.9 New
Majority 26,807 49.9 Increase 6.5
Turnout 53,778 87.7 Increase 14.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Williams 40,153 71.7 Increase 2.8
Conservative J. J. A. N. Ross 15,832 28.3 Decrease 2.8
Majority 24,321 43.4 Increase 5.6
Turnout 55,985 73.2 Increase 3.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Williams 33,220 68.9 Increase 10.3
Conservative John Arbuthnot 14,961 31.1 Decrease 10.3
Majority 18,259 37.8 Increase 20.6
Turnout 48,181 70.0 Decrease 1.2
Labour hold Swing
General election 1931: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Williams 27,599 58.6 Decrease 14.7
Conservative Samuel Hardwick 19,506 41.4 Increase 14.7
Majority 8,093 17.2 Decrease 29.4
Turnout 47,105 71.2 Increase 1.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Williams 31,466 73.3 Increase 19.4
Unionist Walter Liddall 11,467 26.7 Decrease 19.4
Majority 19,999 46.6 Increase 38.8
Turnout 42,933 69.7 Decrease 3.1
Registered electors 61,604
Labour hold Swing Increase 19.4
General election 1924: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Williams 14,598 53.9 Decrease 6.5
Unionist John Wells Reynolds 12,463 46.1 Increase 6.5
Majority 2,135 7.8 Decrease 13.0
Turnout 27,421 72.8 Increase 10.6
Registered electors 37,184
Labour hold Swing Decrease 6.5
General election 1923: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Williams 12,898 60.4 Increase 13.4
Unionist John Wells Reynolds 8,451 39.6 New
Majority 4,447 20.8 Increase 1.4
Turnout 21,349 62.2 Decrease 3.2
Registered electors 34,339
Labour hold Swing N/A
General election 1922: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Williams 9,903 47.0 Increase 22.5
National Democratic James Walton 5,797 27.6 Decrease 18.6
Liberal John Henry Freeborough 5,332 25.4 Decrease 3.9
Majority 4,106 19.4 N/A
Turnout 21,032 65.4 Increase 19.5
Registered electors 32,175
Labour gain from National Democratic Swing Increase 20.6

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C National Democratic James Walton 6,095 46.2
Liberal Hastings Lees-Smith 3,868 29.3
Labour Edward Hough 3,226 24.5
Majority 2,227 16.9
Turnout 13,189 45.9
Registered electors 28,724
National Democratic win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

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  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
  4. ^ Allen, Damian (14 November 2019). "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll. Election of a Member of Parliament for Don Valley Constituency" (PDF). Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.
  5. ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. ^ "General Parliamentary Elections 2017". Doncaster Council. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
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  10. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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  12. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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  18. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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