Election 97

Doncaster Central

Current MP Sir Harold Walker (Retiring)
Conservative 97 9,105
Labour 97 26,961
LibDem 97 4,091
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 2,013
Elected party
Doncaster Central

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Doncaster Central
Conservative 92 17,113
Labour 92 27,795
LibDem 92 6,057
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 184
Elected party Labour

Although Doncaster is surrounded by Labour-voting, former coalmining communities, the town itself is more mixed. It is a major shopping centre with a mixed industrial base, a famous racecourse, and a history that can be traced back to Roman times. Unfortunately for the Conservatives, the constituency boundaries of Doncaster Central are drawn in such a way as to exclude some of the town's best suburbs but include the mining village of Armthorpe to the east. The effect is to create an essentially safe Labour seat.


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