Doncaster was a Parliamentary constituency covering the town of Doncaster in England. It was created in 1885 and abolished in 1983.
Boundaries 1885–1918: The Borough of Doncaster, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Lower Strafforth and Tickhill, and Upper Strafforth and Tickhill.
1918–1950: The Borough of Doncaster, and the Urban Districts of Adwick-le-Street and Bentley-with-Arksey.
1950–1983: The County Borough of Doncaster.
The area formerly covered by this constituency is now mostly in the Doncaster Central and Doncaster North constituencies.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1885 Walter Shirley Shirley Liberal 1888 by-election Hon. Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam Liberal Unionist 1892 Charles James Fleming Liberal 1895 Frederick Fison Conservative 1906Charles Nicholson Liberal 1916 Coalition Liberal 1918Reginald Nicholson Coalition Liberal Jan 1922 National Liberal Nov 1922 Wilfred Paling Labour 1931 Hugh Molson Conservative 1935 Alfred Short Labour 1938 by-election John Morgan Labour 1941 by-election Evelyn Walkden Labour 1950 Ray Gunter Labour 1951 Anthony Barber Conservative 1964 Harold Walker Labour 1983 constituency abolished: see Doncaster Central & Doncaster North
Election results Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1940s
In the 1941 Doncaster by-election, Evelyn Walkden was elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1880s
References
Sources
Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources (Election results since 1951)