Sheffield local elections 2023 live: All Sheffield City Council and Barnsley Council updates as they arrive

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Thousands went to the polls in Sheffield and Barnsley yesterday – and the results are being announced today.

With the counting of the votes in the elections for seats on Sheffield City Council starting this morning, results will filter through for each ward throughout the day, with the final results expected to be known by the middle of this afternoon. Elections are also being counted for Barnsley Borough Council’s elections.

We will keep you up to date with all the latest developments on this live blog, as those results come in.

Sheffield 2023 Council election results

Key Events

  • Results are being counted throughout the day
  • One third of the seats on the council are up for grabs
  • Labour and Greens were in control going into the election

Penistone East (Barnsley)

Penistone East (Barnsley) Labour GAIN

Steven Burkinshaw – Conservative 1349 Alex Burnett – Labour 1603 Amanda Griffin – Independent 153 Rebecca Trotman – Green 191 Andrew Waters – Liberal Democrats 486

Manor Castle LABOUR HOLD (both)

Zoe Boston, Lib Dem: 249 Justin Buxton, independent: 108 Jack Carrington, Yorkshire Party: 434 Catherine Fish, Green: 584 Ruth Flagg-Abbey, Green: 654 Isaac Howarth, Conservative: 309 Dan Kahn, independent: 28 Stephanie Kenning, Lib Dem: 206 ;

Helen Mcilroy, independent: 78 Laura Moynahan, Labour & Co-Op: 1,508 Sioned-Mair Richards, Labour & Co-Op: 1,274 Alistair Tice, TUSC: 171

Old Town (Barnsley)

OLD TOWN (Barnsley) Labour HOLD

Steve Dankerfield – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 56 Jo Newing – Labour 1069 Gillian Nixon – Green 231 Patrick Smith – Liberal Democrats 125 Charlotte Sykes – Independent 263 Clive Watkinson – Conservative 313

Kingstone changes hands in Barnsley

KINGSTONE (Barnsley) Liberal Democrat GAIN

Jusy Barnsley – Independent 99 Peter Giles – Green 109 Roger Haw – Conservative 71 Tracey-Ann Holland – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 33 Kevin Williams – Labour 640 Philip Wright – Liberal Democrats 688

Darton West (Barnsley)

DARTON WEST (Barnsley) Labour HOLD

Kevin Bennett – Liberal Democrats Simon Biltcliffe – Yorkshire Party Trevor Raymond Cave – Labour Bee Lokkit – Conservative Lee Adrian Long – Green Party

Graves Park LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOLD

Thomas Atkin, Green Party: 800 Liam Ball, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition: 113 Christopher Garratt, Conservative: 432 Mohammed Mahroof, Liberal Democrats: 2,228 Amy Mount, Labour: 1,981

Fulwood LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOLD

John Bunn, Trade Unionist And Socialist Coalition: 78 Matthew Killeya, Labour: 1810 Dylan Lewis-Creser, Green Party: 752 Andrew Sangar, Liberal Democrats: 3427 Christine Saunders, Conservative: 500

East Ecclesfield LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOLD

Bridget Kelly, Labour and Co-operative: 1,633 Harry Lomas, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition: 102 Oliver O’Brien, Conservative: 500 Rob Reiss, Liberal Democrat: 1,741 Rosie Trevillion, Green Party: 263

Two suprises in Sheffield so far

An update from local democracy reported Julia Armstrong

ROYSTON - Labour HOLD

Jennifer Barker – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 58; Michael Barraclough – Conservative 272; Neil Fisher – Independent 366; Jonathan Paul Hood – Liberal Democrats 97; Pauline Mary McCarthy – Labour 1132;