Doncaster Central is a

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represented in the

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of the

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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

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town of

Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...

served by an

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and the UK motorway network in the former

constituency. Although formerly considered a

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, 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

and neighbours the

Doncaster North Doncaster North is a constituency in South Yorkshire, England, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Ed Miliband of the Labour Party. From 2010 until 2015, he was Leader of the Opposition before he lost the 20 ...

and Don Valley seats.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Doncaster Central (Uk Parliament Constituency) Politics of Doncaster Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983