Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0Reform UK holds a majority on Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Askern is run by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, with Askern parish council for local matters. Reform UK has a majority on Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. Its MP is Ed Miliband (Labour), member for Doncaster North.
£2,236
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Askern’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Reform UK holds a majority on Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council: 38 of its 55 seats as elected (it held 0 before the May 2025 election). Labour holds 11, the Conservatives 6. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2025 vote
Across Askern’s wards, Reform UK took 50.3%, Labour took 25.1% and the Conservatives took 9.7% of votes in May 2025. In 2021, Reform UK had 0%. How Askern has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Askern is £2,236 for 2026–27; Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council keeps 78% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 51% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 28 of Doncaster’s 55 seats to run the council alone.
- Reform UK38+38
- Labour11−29
- Conservative6−5
- Edlington and Warmsworth First0−1
- Mexborough First0−3
Change against the council before the 1 May 2025 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Askern
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Askern’s residents · Band D precept £111
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Led by an elected mayor: Ros Jones (Labour), elected May 2025
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas.
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Askern, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierAskern parish council
- 2Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council1 ward · 3 councillorsFrank JacksonGerald SquireVicky Lawson
- 3Mayor of DoncasterDoncaster Metropolitan Borough Council · elected May 2025Ros Jones
- 4Police and crime commissionerSouth Yorkshire Police · elected May 2021Alan Billings
- 5House of CommonsDoncaster North
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
3 councillors for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Frank JacksonReform UK · May 2025
- Gerald SquireReform UK · May 2025
- Vicky LawsonReform UK · May 2025
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton & Askern36% in Askern · 5,439 residents3 seats · May 2025 | 3 | Frank JacksonGerald SquireVicky Lawson | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Labour led each vote to 2021; Reform UK led in 2025
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Askern’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2021 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 6.8% | 3.4% |
| Labour | 43.9% | 25.1% |
| Independent | 13% | 0% |
| Conservative | 36.2% | 9.7% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 50.3% |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0% | 8% |
In 2025, Reform UK won 3 of the 3 seats up in Askern’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
City of Doncaster council election, May 2025
Results in the wards that make up Askern, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Askern’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗11,075 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Askern is in Doncaster North constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Askern).
31,002 votes for candidates · majority 9,126
Labour, MP since 5 May 2005.
turnout in July 2024: 31,002 votes from 69,759 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 9,126 of 31,002 votes (29.4%): wider than in 84% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Askern’s Band D council tax is £2,236 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council keeps £1,749.86 of a Band D bill (78%); the rest goes to the Askern parish council, the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Doncaster’s Band D bill has risen 51% in ten years, from £1,436.44 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £587.25 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Askern, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
South Yorkshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,000.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with South Yorkshire
| Doncaster | Askern’s councils | South Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £506 | £528 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £341 | £333 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £35 | £67 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £33 | £45 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £123 | £120 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £52 | £51 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £31 | £37 | £26 |
| Public health | £120 | £94 | £78 |
| Running the council | £43 | £47 | £59 |
| Other | £8 | £2 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,293 | £1,323 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. South Yorkshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Askern is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
doncaster.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
doncaster.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Askern is run
Which council runs Askern?
Askern is run by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.
Does Askern have a town council?
Yes: Askern has its own parish-tier council (Askern parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £111 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Askern?
Ed Miliband (Labour) is the MP for Doncaster North, which covers Askern.
How many councillors does Askern have?
3 ward councillors represent Askern’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Askern?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Askern’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Askern?
Band D council tax in Askern is £2,236 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council?
Reform UK has a majority: 38 of 55 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2025 council election in Askern?
In Askern’s wards on 1 May 2025, Reform UK 3 of the 3 seats up. Reform UK had the largest share of votes, 50.3%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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