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Doncaster Central — 2010
Rosie Winterton (Labour Party) was elected with 16,569 votes— 39.7% of 41,745 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −10.3 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 41,745
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosie Winterton | Labour Party | 16,569 | −10.3 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Gareth Davies | Conservative Party | 10,340 | — | ||
| 3 | Patrick Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 8,795 | — | ||
| 4 | Lawrence Parramore | English Democrats | 1,816 | — | ||
| 5 | John Bettney | British National Party | 1,762 | — | ||
| 6 | Michael Andrews | UK Independence Party | 1,421 | — | ||
| 7 | Scott Pickles | Independent | 970 | — | ||
| 8 | Derek Williams | Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality | 72 | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.