BREAKING: Leader of Sheffield City Council Bob Johnson loses his seat to Green Party in local election

Today’s Sheffield Council election count has delivered a blow for Sheffield Labour as council leader Bob Johnson loses his Hillsborough seat.

By Sam Ward

Published 7th May 2021, 14:54 GMT

Coun Johnson, who only became leader of the council in December when he took over from former leader Julie Dore, has lost his seat in a devastating blow for the Sheffield Labour party.

The seat has been won by Christine Gilligan Kubo from the Green Party.

He polled 2,013 votes - the Greens won by a 334 majority.

Labour had a precarious hold on overall control of the council with only a seven seat majority.

Several seats have changed parties so far today and Conservative candidates are second in several seats too.

Follow our live blog on the election count here