Editing Doncaster (section)

===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]]]]