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

This was the state of play going into the Sheffield Council elections

It was the first election where voters required photo ID, and here is how the council was made up before yesterday’s voting https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/politics/voters-head-to-the-polls-on-star-wars-day-for-sheffield-2023-local-elections-4130898