Don Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Don Valley is a constituency[n 1] in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Nick Fletcher of the Conservative Party.[n 2]

For the Canadian Parliament constituency of the same name, see Don Valley (electoral district).

Don Valley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Don Valley in South Yorkshire
Location of South Yorkshire within England
CountySouth Yorkshire
Electorate74,456 (December 2019)[1]
Major settlementsHatfield, Thorne, and Conisbrough.
Current constituency
Created1918
Member of ParliamentNick Fletcher (Conservative)
Number of membersOne
Created fromDoncaster

Constituency profile

Created in 1918, Don Valley is a former coal mining area which elected only Labour MPs from 1922 to 2019. The current MP is Nick Fletcher, elected in 2019.

Boundaries

1918—1950: The Urban Districts of Mexborough and Tickhill, and the Rural Districts of Doncaster and Thorne.

1950—1983: The Urban Districts of Adwick-le-Street, Bentley with Arksey, and Tickhill, and the Rural District of Doncaster.

1983—1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Conisbrough, Edlington and Warmsworth, Mexborough, Richmond, Rossington, South East, and Southern Parks.

1997—2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Conisbrough, Edlington and Warmsworth, Hatfield, Rossington, South East, and Southern Parks.

2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Conisbrough and Denaby, Edlington and Warmsworth, Finningley, Hatfield, Rossington, Thorne, and Torne Valley.

The current constituency consists of the southern Borough of Doncaster, from Hatfield and the Humberhead Peatlands Nature Reserve in the north and northeast, through Branton, Auckley, and Rossington, to the Torne Valley electoral ward which consists of Wadworth, Tickhill, Braithwell, and in the west Conisbrough.

In boundary changes which took effect at the 2010 election, Sprotbrough was moved to Doncaster North, while in the east the town of Thorne was moved from Doncaster North into Don Valley.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[2]PartyNotes
1918 James Walton Coalition National Democratic
1922 Thomas Williams Labour Shadow Minister of Agriculture (1951–1959)
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1945–1951)
1959 Richard Kelley Labour
1979 Michael Welsh Labour
1983 Martin Redmond Labour Died January 1997; no by-election held due to imminent general election
1997 Caroline Flint Labour Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (7 October 2011 – 14 September 2015)
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (8 October 2010 – 7 October 2011)
Minister of State for Europe (3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009)
Minister of State for Housing and Planning (24 January 2008 – 3 October 2008)
Minister of State for Employment (28 June 2007 – 24 January 2008)
Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber (28 June 2007 – 24 January 2008)
Minister of State for Public Health (5 May 2005 – 28 June 2007)
2019 Nick Fletcher Conservative

Elections
Don Valley general election results

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Don Valley[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nick Fletcher 19,609 43.2 1.5
Labour Caroline Flint 15,979 35.2 17.8
Brexit Party Paul Whitehurst 6,247 13.7 New
Liberal Democrats Mark Alcock 1,907 4.2 2.3
Green Kate Needham 872 1.9 New
Yorkshire Party Chris Holmes 823 1.8 1.7
Majority 3,630 8.0 N/A
Turnout 44,614 60.3 1.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 8.1
General election 2017: Don Valley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Caroline Flint 24,351 53.0 6.8
Conservative Aaron Bell 19,182 41.7 16.4
Yorkshire Party Stevie Manion 1,599 3.5
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith 856 1.9 1.6
Majority 5,169 11.2 9.7
Turnout 45,988 62.2 2.9
Labour hold Swing 4.8
General election 2015: Don Valley[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Caroline Flint 19,621 46.2 8.2
Conservative Carl Jackson 10,736 25.3 4.4
UKIP Guy Aston 9,963 23.5 19.1
Liberal Democrats Rene Paterson 1,487 3.5 13.6
TUSC Steve Williams 437 1.0 1.0
English Democrat Louise Dutton 242 0.6 3.5
Majority 8,885 20.9 12.6
Turnout 42,486 59.6 0.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 2010: Don Valley[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Caroline Flint 16,472 37.9 18.6
Conservative Matt Stephens 12,877 29.7 2.7
Liberal Democrats Edwin Simpson 7,422 17.1 0.6
BNP Erwin Toseland 2,112 4.9 New
UKIP William Shaw 1,904 4.4 New
English Democrat Bernie Aston 1,756 4.0 New
Independent Martin Williams 887 2.0 New
Majority 3,595 8.2 15.1
Turnout 43,430 59.3 4.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Don Valley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Caroline Flint 19,418 52.7 1.9
Conservative Adam Duguid 10,820 29.4 0.8
Liberal Democrats Stewart Arnold 6,626 18.0 6.8
Majority 8,598 23.3 2.7
Turnout 36,864 55.1 0.7
Labour hold Swing 1.3
General election 2001: Don Valley[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Caroline Flint 20,009 54.6 3.6
Conservative James Browne 10,489 28.6 4.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Smith 4,089 11.2 1.4
Independent Terry Wilde 800 2.2 2.2
UKIP David Cooper 777 2.1 2.1
Socialist Labour Nigel Ball 466 1.3 1.1
Majority 9,520 26.0 7.7
Turnout 36,630 54.8 11.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Don Valley[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Caroline Flint 25,376 58.3 3.3
Conservative Clare H. Gledhill 10,717 24.6 7.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Johnston 4,238 9.7 2.2
Referendum Paul R. Davis 1,379 3.2 3.2
Socialist Labour Nigel Ball 1,024 2.4 2.4
Green Stephen Platt 493 1.1 0.3
ProLife Alliance Claire D. Johnson 330 0.8 0.8
Majority 14,659 33.7 10.4
Turnout 43,557 66.4 9.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Don Valley[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Martin Redmond 32,008 55.0 1.9
Conservative Nicholas Paget-Brown 18,474 31.7 0.5
Liberal Democrats M Jevons 6,920 11.9
Green TS Platt 803 1.4 1.4
Majority 13,534 23.3 2.4
Turnout 58,205 76.3 2.5
Labour hold Swing 1.2

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Don Valley[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Martin Redmond 29,200 53.1 8.0
Conservative Charles Gallagher 17,733 32.3 0.1
Liberal Wilfrid Whitaker 8,027 11.9 10.6
Majority 11,467 20.8 8.1
Turnout 54,960 73.8 3.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Don Valley[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Martin Redmond 23,036 45.1 10.5
Conservative B. Utting 16,570 32.4 1.2
Liberal D. Lange 11,482 22.5 10.9
Majority 6,466 12.7 11.7
Turnout 51,088 69.9 4.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s
General election 1979: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Michael Welsh 39,603 55.6 7.7
Conservative Roger Freeman 22,243 31.2 10.1
Liberal E. Simpson 8,238 11.6 4.0
Workers Party I. Connelly 720 1.0 1.0
Workers Revolutionary T. McCabe 398 0.6 0.6?
Majority 17,360 24.4 17.7
Turnout 71,202 74.7 1.1
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Richard Kelley 41,187 63.3 6.8
Conservative Peter J. Le Bosquet 13,767 21.1 8.8
Liberal E. Simpson 10,161 15.6 15.6
Majority 27,420 42.1 1.9
Turnout 73.6 5.5
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Richard Kelley 48,737 70.1 0.6
Conservative P. J. Le Bosquet 20,792 29.9 0.6
Majority 27,945 40.2 1.2
Turnout 79.1 6.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Richard Kelley 42,496 69.5 5.4
Conservative Timothy Walter G Jackson 18,673 30.5 5.4
Majority 23,823 39.0 10.8
Turnout 73.1 5.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s
General election 1966: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Richard Kelley 43,973 74.9 3.0
Conservative Richard Storey 14,738 25.1 3.0
Majority 29,235 49.8 6.0
Turnout 78.3 2.5
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Richard Kelley 42,452 71.9 1.0
Conservative David Philip Jeffcock 16,593 28.1 1.0
Majority 25,859 43.8 2.0
Turnout 80.8 3.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s
General election 1959: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Richard Kelley 40,935 70.9 2.8
Conservative Geoffrey Dodsworth 16,787 29.1 2.8
Majority 24,148 41.8 5.6
Turnout 83.8 2.6
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Williams 38,433 73.7 0.4
Conservative Jack Victor Thornton 13,701 26.3 0.4
Majority 24,732 47.4 0.8
Turnout 81.2 4.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Williams 39,687 74.1 0.1
Conservative David S B Hopkins 13,862 25.9 1.8
Majority 25,825 48.2 1.7
Turnout 85.9 1.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Williams 39,789 74.0 2.3
Conservative Douglas Graham 12,982 24.1 4.2
Communist Samuel Taylor 1,007 1.9 1.9
Majority 26,807 49.9 6.5
Turnout 87.7 14.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Williams 40,153 71.7 2.8
Conservative J. J. A. N. Ross 15,832 28.3 2.8
Majority 24,321 43.4 5.6
Turnout 73.2 3.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s
General election 1935: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Williams 33,220 68.9 10.3
Conservative John Arbuthnot 14,961 31.1 10.3
Majority 18,259 37.8 20.6
Turnout 70.0 1.2
Labour hold Swing
General election 1931: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Williams 27,599 58.6 14.7
Conservative Samuel Hardwick 19,506 41.4 14.7
Majority 8,093 17.2 29.4
Turnout 71.2 1.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s
General election 1929: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Williams 31,466 73.3 19.4
Unionist Walter Liddall 11,467 26.7 19.4
Majority 19,999 46.6 38.8
Turnout 42,933 69.7 3.1
Registered electors 61,604
Labour hold Swing 19.4
General election 1924: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Williams 14,958 53.9 6.5
Unionist John Wells Reynolds 12,463 46.1 6.5
Majority 2,135 7.8 13.0
Turnout 27,421 72.8 10.6
Registered electors 37,184
Labour hold Swing 6.5
General election 1923: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Williams 12,898 60.4 13.4
Unionist John Wells Reynolds 8,451 39.6 N/A
Majority 4,447 20.8 1.4
Turnout 21,349 62.2 3.2
Registered electors 34,339
Labour hold Swing N/A
General election 1922: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Williams 9,903 47.0 22.5
National Democratic James Walton 5,797 27.6 18.6
Liberal John Henry Freeborough 5,332 25.4 3.9
Majority 4,106 19.4 N/A
Turnout 21,032 65.4 19.5
Registered electors 32,175
Labour gain from National Democratic Swing 20.6

Elections in the 1910s
General election 1918: Don Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
C National Democratic James Walton 6,095 46.2 N/A
Liberal Hastings Lees-Smith 3,868 29.3 N/A
Labour Edward Hough 3,226 24.5 N/A
Majority 2,227 16.9 N/A
Turnout 13,189 45.9 N/A
Registered electors 28,724
National Democratic win (new seat)
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See also

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
  1. "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
  3. https://dmbcwebstolive01.blob.core.windows.net/media/Default/Council%20and%20Democracy/Elections/SOPN%20Don%20Valley_A3.pdf
  4. "General Parliamentary Elections 2017". Doncaster Council. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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  8. "Don Valley". BBC News, election 2010. BBC. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
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  10. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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  15. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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