Constituency view

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Lee Pitcher

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Nick Fletcher (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority2,311

Turnout55.8%

Electorate70,154

Valid votes39,132

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour15,122 - 38.6%

Conservative12,811 - 32.7%

Reform8,487 - 21.7%

Green1,400 - 3.6%

Lib Dem1,166 - 3.0%

Other146 - 0.4%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£198,604,807

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,064 total benefits bill per resident · 9% below average

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme: £2,064
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 305 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£198,604,807	347/575
Change over 2 years	+19.3%
Median local wage (2025)	£33,875	+12.8%

Universal Credit£100,242,744
£1,042 per resident · 9,003 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 3,577 · 1 in 16 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£55,897,637
£581 per resident · 7,605 claimants (+19.5% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,393 · 32% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,828
Disability Living Allowance£15,030,648
£156 per resident · 2,471 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£9,606,784
£100 per resident · 1,503 claimants
Housing Benefit£9,124,463
£95 per resident · 1,554 claimants
Carer's Allowance£8,702,531
£90 per resident · 2,007 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 96.1%White British 92.7%Asian 1.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%Other 0.5%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 97.2%White British 95.5%Asian 1.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%Other 0.2%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 98.6%White British 97.5%Asian 0.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.4%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 99.3%White British N/AAsian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (2021)

UK 94.4%Other EU 3.4%Other countries 2.1%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (2011)

UK 96.2%Other EU 1.5%Other countries 2.3%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (2001)

UK 97.5%Other EU 0.7%Other countries 1.8%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (1991)

UK 97.8%Other EU 1.2%Other countries 1.0%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

Inset map

Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme	National	Difference	Rank
% White	96.1%	83.0%	+13.1pp	164/650
% White British	92.7%	74.4%	+18.3pp	124/632
% Asian	1.7%	8.6%	-6.9pp	464/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.6%	3.7%	-3.1pp	465/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.2%	2.7%	-1.5pp	513/650
% Other ethnic group	0.5%	2.0%	-1.5pp	478/650
% UK-born	94.4%	84.0%	+10.5pp	128/650
% Non-UK-born	5.6%	16.0%	-10.5pp	523/650
% Other EU-born	3.4%	6.0%	-2.5pp	422/650
% Other countries-born	2.1%	10.1%	-7.9pp	589/650
% Christian	54.8%	46.7%	+8.0pp	65/575
% Muslim	1.1%	6.3%	-5.2pp	348/575
% Hindu	0.2%	1.6%	-1.4pp	436/575
% Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.6pp	243/575
% Jewish	0.0%	0.5%	-0.4pp	509/575
% Buddhist	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2pp	527/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.1pp	361/575
% No religion	37.7%	37.0%	+0.7pp	335/575
% Religion not stated	5.3%	6.0%	-0.6pp	441/575
% Has any religion	57.0%	57.0%	-0.0pp	220/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.