Doncaster (borough)
| Borough of Doncaster | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | |
 Doncaster shown within South Yorkshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Ceremonial county | South Yorkshire |
| Admin. HQ | Doncaster |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Mayor and Cabinet |
| • Mayor | Ros Jones (Lab) |
| • MPs: |
Caroline Flint (Lab), Ed Miliband (Lab), Rosie Winterton (Lab) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 219.3 sq mi (568.0 km2) |
| Area rank | 81st |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 304,800 |
| • Rank | Ranked 35th |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (540/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 00CE (ONS) E08000017 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 96.2% White 1.6% S.Asian |
| Website | doncaster.gov.uk |
The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire in Yorkshire and the Humber Region of England.
In addition to the town of Doncaster, the borough covers the towns of Mexborough, Conisbrough, Thorne, Bawtry and Tickhill.
The borough was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the former county borough of Doncaster along with the urban districts of Adwick le Street, Bentley with Arksey, Conisbrough, Mexborough, Tickhill along with Doncaster Rural District and Thorne Rural District, the parish of Finningley from East Retford Rural District and small parts of the parish of Harworth from Worksop Rural District from Nottinghamshire.
Political composition of the council:
According to the 2011 census, the estimated population of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is 302,400.
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