General Election 2024: What you need to know when voting in Doncaster
An Election of a Member of Parliament will take place on Thursday 4 July 2024 for the below constituencies.
- Doncaster Central
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Doncaster North
Find details of all the candidates standing for election in each constituency here:
Due to the Parliamentary Constituency Order 2023 - two Doncaster wards; Conisbrough and Edlington & Warmsworth now fall under a Rotherham MP for the Rawmarsh and Conisbrough Constituency.
 How To Vote
With the UK Parliamentary General Election 3 weeks away, here's a few things to remember...
Register to Vote
You only have until 11.59pm on Tuesday 18 June to register to vote in the upcoming election (if you're not registered already).
Voting by post
If you prefer not to vote in person you can apply for a postal vote; the quickest and easiest way is to complete your application online here.
The deadline to apply for a postal vote is by 5pm, Wednesday 19 June 2024 at the very latest.
PLEASE NOTE: New rules mean that your postal vote will be rejected if it is not returned correctly.
Voting by proxy
This means you can ask somebody you trust to vote on your behalf, the quickest and easiest way is to apply online.
The deadline to apply for a proxy vote is by 5pm, Wednesday 26 June 2024.
Voter ID
Don’t forget if you plan to vote in person you’ll need to bring photo ID with you to your polling station. Copies or photos on your phone won't be accepted.
If you don’t have an acceptable form of voter ID you can apply for a free voter ID by 5pm on Wednesday 26 June.
Find my Polling Station
If you want to vote in person, but don't know where to go you can use our handy app to find your polling station.
Remember polling stations are open from 7am-10pm on Thursday 4 July and don't forget to take your ID.
Boundary Changes
Please note: as a result of the 2023 Parliamentary Boundary Review undertaken by the Boundary Commission for England, the Constituency boundaries across Doncaster have changed.
Their final recommendations can be accessed on the Boundary Commission for England’s website. The new Parliamentary constituency boundaries must be used for the next Parliamentary General Election on 4 July 2024.
Further details of the wards in each constituency can be seen below:
Doncaster Central
- Armthorpe
- Balby South
- Bessacarr
- Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall
- Hexthorpe & Balby North
- Tickhill & Wadworth
- Town
- Wheatley Hills & Intake
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Finningley
- Hatfield
- Rossington & Bawtry
- Thorne & Moorends
- Axholme Central
- Axholme North
- Axholme South
In Humberside and South Yorkshire the Boundary Commission has changed a constituency that crosses the county boundary which is Doncaster and North Lincolnshire by combining the Isle of Axholme area which consists of three wards; Axholme Central, Axholme North and Axholme South of North Lincolnshire unitary authority with wards from the east of Doncaster.
Doncaster North
- Adwick le Street & Carcroft
- Bentley
- Mexborough
- North & Askern
- Roman Ridge
- Sprotbrough
- Stainforth & Barnby Dun
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
Two Doncaster wards; Conisbrough and Edlington & Warmsworth now fall under a Rotherham MP for the Rawmarsh and Conisbrough Constituency.
Find details of all the candidates standing for election in each constituency here:
Results
Polling stations will close at 10pm on 4 July, followed by the verification and counting of votes taking place at Doncaster Racecourse for the Doncaster Central, Doncaster East and Isle of Axholme and Doncaster North Constituencies
NOTE: The count for the Rawmarsh and Conisbrough Constituency will take place in Rotherham.
Declaration is expected in the early hours. You can follow our social media accounts throughout the evening for updates, and the following website will be updated with the results for each constituency as soon as they are announced.
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