He wants to be the most powerful man in the country . But according to his local paper , Ed Miliband is n't even the most powerful man in Doncaster , where he is an MP . In a blow for the Labour leader , he has been ranked just fourth in the town 's Power List , behind more influential figures like the mayor and One Direction 's Louis Tomlinson . Scroll down for video . Ed Miliband is n't even the most powerful man in Doncaster , where he is an MP , according to his local paper . The Doncaster Free Press released its Power List last week , ranking the 50th most formidable names in the South Yorkshire town . Mr Miliband has been MP for Doncaster North since May 2005 , but a decade representing the town and now on the cusp of running the country is not deemed significant enough to topple more significant local dignitaries . Ros Jones , the elected Mayor of Doncaster , topped the charts as the most powerful person in the town . The former public sector accountant , first elected in 2013 , is a keen marathon runner and a school governor . Second on the list was Jo Miller , chief executive of Doncaster Council . Third place went to Louis Tomlinson , the One Direction star who grew up in the town and last year launched a doomed bid to by Doncaster Rovers football club . Third place went to Louis Tomlinson , the One Direction star who grew up in the town and last year launched a doomed bid to by Doncaster Rovers football club . Ros Jones , the elected Mayor of Doncaster , ( left ) topped the charts as the most powerful person in the town . Second on the list was Jo Miller , chief executive of Doncaster Council . Mr Miliband did manage to sneak into fourth place , just ahead of Chris Burton , editor in chief of South Yorkshire Newspapers . Mr Miliband 's history in Doncaster was laid bare earlier this year in the memoirs of former Mayor Martin Winter . It included an incident in which he nearly killed himself when he accidentally set fire to Mr Winter 's office and , inexplicably , bought the family a £25 Muslim prayer mat for Christmas to cover the hole burnt in the carpet . Mr Miliband also nearly missed a meeting with Gordon Brown when he locked himself into his own house . The Labour leader later tried to ridicule one of Mr Winter 's most damaging revelations , that he Miliband told him in October 2007 - a year before the UK financial crash - that the British economy was about to 'fall off a cliff ' . It was claimed that Labour had wanted to call an early election to cling to power before voters found out . ' I am apparently Mystic Mili , ' said the Labour leader sarcastically . ' I kept the global financial crisis from everyone and revealed it to only one person - not the head of the World Bank , the IMF , or the governor of the Bank of England , but someone at the epicentre of global finance - the mayor of Doncaster . '
Labour leader ranked fourth by his local ward in town where he is MP . Elected councillor , deputy chief executive and councillor mark Tomlinson . One Direction singer grew up in the town and tried to buy lottery tickets . Miliband has been MP for Doncaster North since the 2005 general election .