The local authorityCouncil · metropolitan_borough · England · 1 of 36 councils (metropolitan_borough)

Doncaster.

Reform UK-controlled metropolitan_borough. £364m net revenue. 21 wards across 4 parliamentary constituencies.

Typemetropolitan_borough
Seats55 councillors · 21 wards
Last election1 May 2025
Websitedoncaster.gov.uk
Net revenue · 2025-26
£364m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,111
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
37/55
Reform UK 67%
Westminster
4
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Reform UK chamber, opposed area.

Doncaster is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Reform UK (37 of 55 seats). Net revenue is £364m for 2025-26. It covers 21 wards spanning 4 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.55 seats · last contested 1 May 2025

Who sits in the chamber.

Ref 37Lab 12Con 6

Reform UK 67% · last contested 1 May 2025

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Maria Ann HollingworthRefAdwick Le Street Carcroft2025
Nicola BrownRefAdwick Le Street Carcroft2025
Steven PlaterRefAdwick Le Street Carcroft2025
Christopher MarriottRefArmthorpe2025
Nick PritchardRefArmthorpe2025
Tim NeedhamLabArmthorpe2025
Ioan-Emanuel CraciunRefBalby South2025
Sue FarmerLabBalby South2025
James Vernon ChurchLabBentley2025
Rebecca Emily BoothRefBentley2025
Samuel George BoothRefBentley2025
Chris KidgerRefBessacarr2025
Showing 12 of 55·All 55 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

42%
Council tax
£151.4m · median 44%
43%
Central grants
£157.6m · median 41%
15%
Business rates
£55.1m · median 14%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (metropolitan_borough) median: 42% council tax, 43% central grants.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£1,716
County / upper-tier£0
Police£265
Fire & rescue£90
GLA precept£0
Parish average£40
Total Band-D£2,111

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)

How does Doncaster split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Adult Social Care30.7% of net spend · cohort median 26%
4 of 35+19% vs median
Education27.5% of net spend · cohort median 41%
33 of 35-32% vs median
Children's Services17.4% of net spend · cohort median 15%
8 of 35+15% vs median
Waste & Recycling6.1% of net spend · cohort median 4%
3 of 35+48% vs median
Public Health6.1% of net spend · cohort median 4%
1 of 35+41% vs median
Corporate & Central3.7% of net spend · cohort median 3%
15 of 35+22% vs median
Culture & Leisure3.1% of net spend · cohort median 2%
7 of 35+28% vs median
Highways & Transport2.2% of net spend · cohort median 2%
7 of 35+44% vs median
Planning & Economic Development1.8% of net spend · cohort median 2%
12 of 35+17% vs median
Housing & Homelessness1.4% of net spend · cohort median 2%
20 of 35-16% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 04Top suppliers.56,258 payments · £154.9m gross · 3 Dec 202527 Feb 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
REDACTED PERSONAL DATA£18.85m12.2%18,174
ST LEGER HOMES OF DONCASTER LTD£16.70m10.8%17
DONCASTER CULTURE & LEISURE TRUST£6.67m4.3%31
ROTHERHAM DONCASTER & SOUTH HUMBER NHS£5.45m3.5%32
WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED£5.12m3.3%14
SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD£2.88m1.9%48
LIVING AMBITIONS LIMITED£2.76m1.8%3,890
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LTD£2.08m1.3%617
DONCASTER DEAF TRUST£1.95m1.3%6
MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD£1.85m1.2%5

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Housing And HomelessnessST LEGER HOMES OF DONCASTER LTD£11.38m
Corporate And CentralREDACTED PERSONAL DATA£7.05m
Adult Social CareREDACTED PERSONAL DATA£6.11m
Childrens ServicesREDACTED PERSONAL DATA£5.67m
Planning And EconomicST LEGER HOMES OF DONCASTER LTD£5.31m
§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.21 wards split across 4 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Doncaster Central838% Sally JamesonInd
Doncaster North733% Ed MilibandLab
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme419% Lee PitcherLab
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough210% John HealeyLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
56,258 payments · 3 Dec 202527 Feb 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level