{"id":65173,"date":"2025-05-01T13:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=65173"},"modified":"2025-05-01T13:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:34:14","slug":"voters-take-to-the-polls-in-doncaster-mayoral-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/voters-take-to-the-polls-in-doncaster-mayoral-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Voters take to the polls in Doncaster Mayoral election\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The polls have opened in Doncaster where a new mayor and council will be elected by voters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 candidates stand in the election for directly elected mayor, which opened at 7am this morning and will run until 10pm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The post has been held by Labour\u2019s Ros Jones since 2013, who hopes to be elected for a fourth consecutive term.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Nigel Farage\u2019s Reform UK party has been gathering support, with candidate Alexander Jones aiming to take the position from Labour.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James Randle is a student who has been working at the polling station. He said: \u201cThere\u2019s definitely been a steady stream through the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe majority of voters have been older so far but we\u2019re expecting more younger voters to stream in later in the day. I couldn\u2019t call it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMyDoncaster%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0mxBWYaF8wXxw9LuTnGzUhMQFzWaU1mQu1sfMa1FEgcqp6MdSxS43FosyeCBBiFJwl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"641\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The election this year has been controversial, marked by the possibility of far-right success and strong policies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of candidates support the reopening of Sheffield Doncaster Airport, which is also backed by Oliver Coppard and the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airport was closed in 2022 due to financial issues, and on a visit to the site in April Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: &#8220;I&#8217;m really delighted to back the mayor&#8217;s plans for Doncaster Airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;What a waste as this community has had to watch that airport sitting empty.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reform candidate Alex Jones also gathered debate, with The Telegraph having reported he had messaged contentious social media personality Andrew Tate, calling him his \u2018motivation\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 30 year old model and foreign trader still hopes to capitalise on Labour\u2019s alleged failings over the last 5 years, which has angered the local community.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other candidates also include former Doncaster MP Nick Fletcher for the Conservative party and Mihai Melenciuc for the Liberal Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All 55 seats are also up for grabs in the council election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>While Labour currently hold the majority, Reform have performed well in the polls, and election results will likely be announced in the early hours of tomorrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voters are encouraged to take their ID, for more on how to find the nearest polling station visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electoralcommission.org.uk\/voting-and-elections\/ways-vote\/voting-person\">https:\/\/www.electoralcommission.org.uk\/voting-and-elections\/ways-vote\/voting-person<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new mayor is to be chosen in Doncaster today. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":751,"featured_media":65175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[415,21,50],"tags":[58,246,15,38,131],"class_list":["post-65173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-news","category-politics","tag-doncaster","tag-mayor","tag-news","tag-sheffield","tag-south-yorkshire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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