Editing Doncaster (section)

===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>