General Election 2024: LIVE as Labour takes every seat in Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster
Sheffield and the UK heads to the polling station today to elect who they want as their local MP - and who gets to rule the nation for the next four years.
Six weeks ago, PM Rishi Sunak dissolved Parliament from the steps of No 10 Downing Street on a wet and rainy afternoon.
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Hide AdIt’s now time to cast your vote. Polls will be open until 10pm tonight (July 4) with the count happening overnight.
The Star will be here to report on the mood in Sheffield, the count over night and all the moves in Sheffield - and any dogs at polling stations our readers want us to share.
Follow out live blog below for all the latest news for the General Election 2024.
General Election 2024: Live in Sheffield
Key Events
- Harry Harrison (now) reports from the Sheffield count. Updates earlier from Alastair Ulke and Sarah Marshall
- Labour has won every seat in South Yorkshire
- Both of South Yorkshire's incumbent Conservatives - Miriam Cates and Alexander Stafford - have been unseated.
- Labour has won the General Election
- Rishi Sunak conceded in his own winner's speech even before FPTP was announced
Sheffielders have their say on how they feel about the general election result
The Star has been out and about in Sheffield asking poeple to share their views on the general election result, as Labour’s Keir Starmer became the UK’s new Prime Minister.
"Change begins now" - Sheffield MPs need to act after city turned red again
Editor for The Star Claire Lewis writes it’s all well and good for Labour to “turn Sheffield red” and win every seat - but now they must do something with the opportunity.
“Smashed it” - Sheffield Labour members react to Conservatives wipe-out in region
All six Sheffield seats are now Labour, after Dr Marie Tidball unseated former Conservative MP for Penistone & Stocksbridge, Miriam Cates.
Here is what the city’s Labour members had to say now there are no longer any Sheffield Conservatives in either the council or the Houses of Parliament.
Watch as Labour's Penistone & Stocksbridge MP talks about her campaign after beating Conservative Miriam Cates
Watch as new Sheffield Central MP Abtisam Mohammed talks about filling "big shoes" of Labour's Paul Blomfield
Sheffield South East result – victory for Labour’s Clive Betts
Veteran Sheffield MP Clive Betts has retained his seat in the general election, sweeping to victory with a huge majority in what is expected to be a Labour landslide.
Mr Betts won the Sheffield South East seat with 18,710 votes. Conservative Caroline Kampila came second with 6,252 votes.
GENERAL ELECTION: Sheffield Central result – Labour’s new candidate wins seat for party
New Labour candidate Abtisam Mohamed has held Sheffield Central in the general election.
Former city councillor Ms Mohamed won the constituency with 16,569 votes. The Green Party’s Angela Argenzio, who serves on Sheffield City Council, came second with 8,283 votes.
Penistone and Stocksbridge result – Conservative Miriam Cates beaten by Labour
Conservative MP Miriam Cates has lost her seat in the general election as Sheffield went all-Labour and the party looked poised to secure a historic landslide.
Labour’s Marie Tidball swept to victory, winning with 19,169 votes. Miriam Cates came second with 10,430 votes.
Ms Tidball called for Labour to “end the chaos” of the Conservative government.
Sheffield Hallam result – Labour’s Olivia Blake holds off LibDem challenge
Labour has held its constituency of Sheffield Hallam in a hard-fought contest in the general election.
Olivia Blake successfully held off a challenge by Sheffield City Council LibDem leader Shaffaq Mohammed, winning 23,875 votes. Mr Mohammed came second with 15,686 votes, despite the predictions of a Sky News exit poll that he would win.
Penistone & Stocksbridge, in numbers
Penistone & Stocksbridge - Lab GAIN
Labour, Marie Tidball - 19,169
Conservative, Miriam Cates - 10,430
Reform UK, Edward Dillingham - 9,456
Liberal Democrat, Rob Reiss - 2,866
Green, Andy Davies - 2,044
Voter turnout - 62.1 per cent
A quick recap on numbers
Results have been coming thick and fast and it’s been difficult to report the numbers as they happen, so the next few posts will be a recap now half of all seats nationwide have been declared.
PM Rishi Sunak holds Richmond & Northallerton adding: "Labour has won this election."
Rishi Sunak has held his seat in Richmond & Northallerton, calling tonight’s results “a sobering outcome.”
He told the crowd: “Labour has won this election. I have called Keir Starmer to congratulate him.”
A quick break for this morning's sunrise
Pulling an all-nighter for General Elections is a delirious experience for most, but here’s a snap of sunrise from the roof of The Star’s offices.
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