Editing Doncaster (section)

==Governance and politics==
===National politics===
Doncaster is represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] by three [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] (MPs). [[Sally Jameson]] represents [[Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster Central]], [[Ed Miliband]], the former [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party leader]], represents [[Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster North]], and [[Lee Pitcher]] represents the [[Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme]]. 

[[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies|From 2023]], the Don Valley constituency will be renamed [[Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme]], and will cover part of [[North Lincolnshire]]. A new [[Rawmarsh and Conisbrough (UK Parliament constituency)|Rawmarsh and Conisbrough]] constituency will be created covering the south-western suburbs of Doncaster and parts of Rotherham. Doncaster Central and Doncaster North will see minor boundary changes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-three-maps/page/10/ |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume three: Maps |publisher=Boundary Commission for England |access-date=15 July 2023 |archive-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715133751/https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-three-maps/page/10/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2014, [[UKIP]] held an annual party conference at [[Doncaster Racecourse]]. UKIP party leader [[Nigel Farage]] claimed that by holding the conference in Doncaster, UKIP were "now parking our tanks on the Labour Party's lawn", referring to [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] leader [[Ed Miliband]]'s [[Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster North]] constituency. Shortly afterwards in the seat, at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], UKIP won 8,928 votes to Labour's 20,708. In the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|2016 membership referendum]], 69 per cent of Doncaster voted to leave the European Union.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politics/uk-backs-leaving-eu-as-doncaster-votes-two-to-one-to-get-out-1-7980707 |title=UK backs leaving EU as Doncaster votes two to one to get out |work=Doncaster Free Press |access-date=11 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924100043/http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politics/uk-backs-leaving-eu-as-doncaster-votes-two-to-one-to-get-out-1-7980707 |archive-date=24 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/doncaster-brexit-financial-implications-of-leaving-eu-that-gave-doncaster-133m-in-funding-1-7982195 |title=Doncaster Brexit: Financial implications of leaving EU that gave Doncaster £133m in funding |work=Doncaster Free Press |access-date=11 September 2016 |url-status=live |archive-date=24 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924101759/http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/doncaster-brexit-financial-implications-of-leaving-eu-that-gave-doncaster-133m-in-funding-1-7982195}}</ref>

[[File:The soon to be completed Doncaster Civic offices on Waterdale (geograph 3130578).jpg|thumb|[[Doncaster Civic Office]]]]

===Local politics===
Doncaster forms part of the [[South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority|South Yorkshire Combined Authority]], which elects a [[Mayor of South Yorkshire|mayor]] every four years.

Additionally, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is one of twelve districts in the United Kingdom to have a [[directly elected mayors in England and Wales|directly elected mayor]], currently [[Ros Jones]], who was re-elected in 2025.

===City status===
The local authority applied several times, unsuccessfully, for [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]]. Its borough population of greater than 300,000 is larger than that of many cities' such as [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[Southampton]] and [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]]. On 28 October 2021, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council announced its bid for Doncaster City for the Queen's [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Platinum Jubilee]]. This has been supported by the Doncaster Labour Group and the Doncaster Conservative Association. All three MPs for Doncaster expressed support for city status, with [[Don Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Don Valley]]'s [[Nick Fletcher (politician)|Nick Fletcher]] speaking for it in Parliament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/i/status/1463845236426391553 |title=Nick Fletcher MP's Speech on Doncaster City Status |work=Nick Fletcher MP |access-date=25 November 2021 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407143625/https://twitter.com/i/status/1463845236426391553 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Alongside seven other areas, Doncaster was announced to have succeeded in its bid to gain city status on 20 May 2022 as part of the [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II]]. The city status applies to the whole metropolitan borough rather than just the built up area of Doncaster. Doncaster formally received the [[Letters Patent (United Kingdom)|letters patent]] and became a city when a ceremony took place on 9 November 2022 as part of a royal visit.<ref name="royal visit" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Platinum Jubilee: Eight new cities created in Queen's honour |last=O'Connor |first=Mary |date=20 May 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61505857 |website=BBC News |access-date=20 May 2022 |archive-date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519233708/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61505857 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Doncaster City Status Naming |url=https://www.visitdoncaster.com/news/doncaster-city-status-naming/ |access-date=8 September 2022 |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908004657/https://www.visitdoncaster.com/news/doncaster-city-status-naming/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Administrative history===
Doncaster was an [[ancient parish]], which was subdivided into six [[Township (England)|townships]]: [[Balby]] with [[Hexthorpe]], Langthwaite with [[Tilts]], [[Long Sandall]], [[Loversall]], [[Wheatley, South Yorkshire|Wheatley]] and a Doncaster township covering the central part of the parish, including the town. Such townships were also made [[civil parish]]es in 1866.<ref>{{cite web |title=Doncaster Ancient Parish / Civil Parish / Township |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10417442 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=13 March 2024 |archive-date=13 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313081113/https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10417442 |url-status=live}}</ref> Doncaster was also an [[ancient borough]], with its earliest known charter dating from 1194.<ref>{{cite web |title=Doncaster Borough Charter of King Richard I, 2 May 1194 |url=https://library.doncaster.gov.uk/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=e1005682-ad9b-4fff-ab0d-e32fcd7a4d1e&groupId=10158 |website=Doncaster Library |access-date=13 March 2024 |archive-date=13 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313075611/https://library.doncaster.gov.uk/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=e1005682-ad9b-4fff-ab0d-e32fcd7a4d1e&groupId=10158 |url-status=live}}</ref> The borough just covered the Doncaster township, although it exerted some authority over a surrounding rural area known as the soke.<ref>{{cite book |title=Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Municipal Corporations in England and Wales: Appendix 3 |date=1835 |page=1493 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N3FTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1493 |access-date=13 March 2024 |archive-date=25 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325063559/https://books.google.com/books?id=N3FTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1493 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The borough was reformed to become a [[municipal borough]] in 1836 under the [[Municipal Corporations Act 1835]], which standardised how most boroughs operated across the country. The borough boundaries were enlarged several times, notably in 1914 when it absorbed Balby with Hexthorpe and Wheatley. By 1927 the borough was considered large enough to run its own county-level services, and so it was made a [[county borough]], independent from [[West Riding County Council]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Doncaster Municipal Borough / County Borough |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10136283&c_id= |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=13 March 2024 |archive-date=13 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313081114/https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10136283&c_id= |url-status=live}}</ref>

The county borough was abolished in 1974 and replaced by the larger [[Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster]], which also took in the abolished [[Urban district (England and Wales)|urban district]]s of [[Adwick le Street]], [[Bentley with Arksey]], [[Conisbrough Urban District|Conisbrough]], [[Mexborough]], [[Tickhill]], the [[rural district]]s of [[Doncaster Rural District|Doncaster]] and [[Thorne Rural District|Thorne]], and (from Nottinghamshire) the parish of [[Finningley]] and part of the parish of [[Harworth]] (the latter being added to the parish of [[Bawtry]]).<ref>{{cite legislation UK |type=act |act=Local Government Act 1972 |year=1972 |chapter=70 |access-date=10 March 2024}}</ref> The borough was raised to city status in 2022.