Mayor of Doncaster
The Mayor of Doncaster is a directly elected mayor, first elected on 2 May 2002, taking on the executive function of City of Doncaster Council. The incumbent mayor is Ros Jones elected as a member of the Labour Party, who won the election held on 2 May 2013. The position is different from the long-existing and largely ceremonial, annually appointed mayors who are now known as the civic mayor of Doncaster.
In May 2012, voters decided in a referendum to keep the position of directly elected mayor.
List of elected mayors
Timeline
Elections
2025
The seventh mayoral election was held on 1 May 2025. Unlike previous elections, this election did not provide for transfer votes due to the passing of the Elections Act 2022, which mandated that mayoral elections in England should be conducted using first-past-the-post rather than the supplementary vote system.2021
The election took place on 6 May 2021.2017
The fifth mayoral election took place on 4 May 2017.2013
The fourth mayoral election took place on 2 May 2013.2009
The third mayoral election was held on 4 June 2009, the same day as the Elections to the European Parliament. Peter Davies of the English Democrats won. Placing second in terms of first preference votes, Davies beat Michael Maye, an independent with backing from the Liberal Democrats and Green Party, after second preference votes were counted.In the elections of 2002 and 2005, Martin Winter won the mayoralty.