City of Doncaster Council

City of Doncaster Council is the local authority of the City of Doncaster, a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire, England. Prior to being awarded city status in 2022 the council was called Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. The council is based at the Civic Office in Waterdale, central Doncaster. It is one of four local authorities in South Yorkshire and provides the majority of local government services in Doncaster. The council is a member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.

City of Doncaster Council
Council logo
Type
Type
Metropolitan borough
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Elected Mayor
Ros Jones,
Labour
since 2 May 2013
Civic Mayor
Duncan Anderson,
Labour
since 19 May 2023
Damian Allen
since 2020
Structure
SeatsElected mayor plus 55 councillors
Political groups
Administration (42)
  Labour (41)
Opposition (14)
  Conservative (11)
  Mexborough First (2)
  Edlington and Warmsworth First (1)
Joint committees
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Elections
Plurality-at-large
Last election
6 May 2021
Next election
1 May 2025
Meeting place
Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU
Website
www.doncaster.gov.uk

The council is led by a directly elected mayor. Since 2013 the post has been held by Ros Jones of the Labour Party.

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