Peter Davies | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Doncaster | |
| In office 8 June 2009 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Winter |
| Succeeded by | Ros Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 76–77) Woodlands, England |
| Political party | Independent (since 2013) English Democrats (2004–2013) UK Reform (1998–2004) UKIP (1993–1998) Conservative (1973–1993) Labour (Until 1973) |
Peter Davies (born 1948) is an English politician who was the Mayor of Doncaster from 2009 to 2013.[1] He was initially elected for the English Democrats, but announced his resignation from the party on 5 February 2013 citing "a big influx of new members joining from the British National Party".[2] He subsequently lost narrowly the 2013 election to Labour's Ros Jones.
- ^ "'New broom' pledges to sweep political halls of Doncaster clean", Yorkshire Post, 5 June 2009
- ^ BBC News "Doncaster mayor quits English Democrats 'because of BNP'", 5 February 2013