CLA · On the Record
Carl Miller
Role: Independent town councillor for Dunscroft ward, Hatfield Town Council, Doncaster
“our village has been totally overwhelmed with third world economic migrants … Maybe we should … rename ‘Hatfield’! I’m thinking possibly ‘Blackfield’ or ‘Coonville’”
What was said
On 19 April 2026, Miller posted on Facebook that Hatfield had been “totally overwhelmed with third world economic migrants”, invoked the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory and proposed racially derogatory names for the town. The same post referred to a “Jungle” and a “Mud Hut”.
In a second Facebook post made on or around 21 July 2026, Miller complained about houses being used to accommodate people he described as “third world economic migrants” and again used “Blackfield” to describe Hatfield.
Context and response
The first complaint was made by Hatfield town councillor Isaiah-John Reasbeck. A second complainant asked to remain anonymous. City of Doncaster Council’s Monitoring Officer referred both complaints for formal investigation under section 28 of the Localism Act 2011.
In correspondence reproduced in the investigation report, Miller described the renaming passage as a “crude joke” written with satire and sarcasm. He said there were “no injured parties”, declined to apologise and wrote that his priorities as a councillor lay with “the indigenous people of Hatfield parish”.
Evidence trail
- City of Doncaster Council — Notice of Finding, 9 October 2026 — reproduces both posts, records the final Code of Conduct findings and lists the sanctions.
- City of Doncaster Council — Investigating Officer’s report, 16 September 2026 — documents the complaints, Miller’s responses, attribution and the investigator’s conclusions.
- City of Doncaster Council — Audit Hearings Sub-Committee papers — links the reports and signed notices from the 9 October hearing.
- Hatfield Town Council — current members — lists Carl David Miller as a serving Dunscroft ward councillor.
- Local Democracy Reporting Service, 13 October 2026 — reports the hearing, Miller’s explanation and the recommended removal from council appointments.
Evidence status
Officially attributed and subject to a final administrative finding. The council’s signed notice says Miller made both Facebook posts. The Hearings Sub-Committee accepted the investigating officer’s findings that the posts breached the Hatfield Town Council Code of Conduct requirements on respect, equality and discrimination, and disrepute.
Administrative and legal status
On 9 October 2026, the City of Doncaster Council Hearings Sub-Committee censured and reprimanded Miller. It also recommended that Hatfield Town Council remove him from all committee positions and outside-body roles immediately and for the remainder of his current electoral term. The notice says there is no right of appeal against the Sub-Committee’s decision, although a complaint about how the case was handled may be made to the Local Government Ombudsman.
This was a local-government Code of Conduct finding and sanction. It was not a criminal charge, conviction or court judgment. The Hearings Sub-Committee had no power to suspend or disqualify Miller from elected office, and the current Hatfield Town Council page continues to list him as a councillor.
Last reviewed: 13 October 2026
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