Yorkshire and The Humber · England · 70,154Boundary · 2023

Doncaster East & the Isle of Axholme

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Don Valley.

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Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024 by 5.9%. Covers New Rossington and Rossington, Thorne and Dunscroft and Hatfield. Population 87,142. Median income £26K (below average).

A first-term MP making active use of the parliamentary toolkit, Lee Pitcher has been one of the more locally visible backbenchers from Labour's 2024 intake. He has led a campaign to release £2.3 billion owed to former coal workers, campaigned against unequal water bills affecting his constituents, published a community consultation report on Doncaster Sheffield Airport, and built a rail petition surpassing 1,000 signatures. He has also spoken publicly about his own experience of homelessness to advocate for government action on rough sleeping. All of this points to an MP whose energy is concentrated on constituency-facing work rather than Westminster profile-building.

Pitcher votes with Labour 100% of the time -- no rebel votes to date -- and his 89% participation rate sits above the Commons average. His voting record shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, and near-total resistance to Lords amendments, consistent with backing the government line during parliamentary ping-pong. His speech topics -- economy and jobs, local government, health and social care -- map closely onto the issues driving his news coverage. His deviations from his party's average are modest: he leans slightly more against assisted dying access and somewhat less towards disability benefits and trade union rights than the Labour median.

434
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
70.2k
Electorate
2024 GE

Votes more often than 92% of MPs.

Current Member of Parliament

Lee Pitcher

Lee Pitcher

Labour Party

Lee Pitcher is the Labour MP for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Voting at a Glance

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024 by 5.9%. Covers New Rossington and Rossington, Thorne and Dunscroft and Hatfield. Population 87,142. Median income £26K (below average).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Pitcher’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.450 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Pitcher has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
90
Economy
75
Crime & Policing
43
Education
41
Employment
39
Welfare and Benefits
28
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.7 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Axholme CentralDavid Robinson1,141Conserva
Axholme CentralTim Mitchell1,265Conserva
Axholme Northlan Bint901Conserva
Axholme SouthDavid Rose1,364Conserva
Axholme SouthJudy Kennedy1,340Conserva
FinningleyAllan Jones2,458Conserva
FinningleyJane Cox2,188Conserva
FinningleyStephen Leslie Cox2,056Conserva
HatfieldDuncan Charles Anderson1,100Labour P
HatfieldGlynis Smith1,091Labour P
HatfieldLinda Mary Curran1,197Labour P
Rossington BawtryKen Guest1,467Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
87,142
Electorate 70,154 · 2024 register
Median income
£25,700
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
14.9%
England average 20.0%
Schools
44
33 primary · 7 secondary
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