Labour lost eight eight seats, with the Greens picking up five and the Lib Dems gaining three, to fall two short of the 43 seats needed for a ruling majority.
Meanwhile the Conservatives secured their first seat since in Stocksbridge. Mr Fox, who replaced Bob Johnson after he lost his seat , said: "I have requested a sit down meeting with both the Lib Dems and the Greens to discuss going forward. Campaigners have won an overwhelming victory to change the way Sheffield City Council is run. Nearly 90, people voted in favour of ditching the current cabinet model and moving to a committee style of governance, almost twice a many as voted to remain under the existing system.
Describing the process as a "David and Goliath struggle", she added: "It's shown that people working together in the communities can effect powerful change. I think that is a really strong message to come out of today. James Vincent. With Sheffield City Council now under no overall control following Thursday's elections, things may be about to get very interesting. Who teams up to run the council now? Sheffield's new lone Conservative councillor Lewis Chinchen may find himself very popular indeed.
The Lib Dems and Greens together can only get to 42 councillors - one short of a majority. Labour are only on 41 councillors at the moment.
They need one councillor on their side to deny others a majority. Now there are a few combinations of parties that would get a coalition over the majority line. Keep your phone on, Councillor Chinchen! Sheffield is no longer ruled by one single party after the Labour Party lost a number of seats.
BBC political editor James Vincent explains:. We knew Labour needed to lose seven seats to lose overall control of Sheffield Council. Not many thought it was that likely. It just happened and more - they lost eight. The council leader Bob Johnson has lost his seat in Hillsborough - he only got the job in January. They've lost seats to the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and for the first time in years there is now a Conservative councillor on Sheffield City Council.
There is also a referendum to be counted on Monday about how the council is run. With a smaller majority, setting up new committees to make decisions might get messy. Labour has lost control of Sheffield City Council, which is now under "no overall control". Labour has also lost control of Rossendale council, ceding three seats to the Conservatives.
Sheffield City Council. Sheffield scoreboard. Counting complete. After 29 of 29 seats declared. Councillors elected in total 13 Councillors elected in change -8 Councillors overall total 41 Councillors overall change -. Liberal Democrat. UK Independence Party. Councillors elected in total 0 Councillors elected in change -1 Councillors overall total 0 Councillors overall change -.
Back to top. Posted at 12 Nov 12 Nov. Due to industrial strike action by Veolia waste and recycling collection staff, people whose bins are emptied on Mondays may experience some disruption throughout November. Today it was announced that the planned strike action from Veolia waste and recycling workers would be suspended. Read Councillor Terry Fox's statement.
Following the exciting draw on BBC1 last night, fixtures are now confirmed and the ticket ballot is open. We are aware of the news coverage raising concerns about Sheffield Covid test results which were handled by the Immensa lab in Wolverhampton and has since been linked to a considerable number of inaccurate test results in the South of England. There is nothing to suggest this has had a significant impact on infection rates in the city.
The meeting was due to be the first one back in the Council Chamber since the start of the pandemic but with the number of Covid cases rising in the city it was felt that more space was needed than is available in the Town Hall. Ponds Forge International Sports Centre has been used recently for meetings of larger numbers, but is not available. The meeting will be rearranged once an alternative date and venue is confirmed. These details will be provided as soon as possible.
Refurbishments have been carried out on more Sheffield bridges as part of the Streets Ahead programme. There are a number of clinics where you can get both your first and second vaccine doses against COVID operating across Sheffield. Sheffielders of all ages, get ready for a day of the weird, wonderful, and wacky as Out of This World returns for its seventh year on Sunday, October 24, from am to pm.
Local people in Westfield are set to enjoy long-awaited playground facilities in Westfield from this Saturday, when the playground has its official opening. The council is exploring ideas around a VCS Covid Recovery Fund to help tackle the financial pressures the sector is facing as it acknowledges the massive role the VCS has played in supporting the city during these unprecedented times.
Sheffield has has once again achieved 15 Green Flag awards for parks and green spaces across the city - the award is the international quality mark recognising the very best in visitor experience. Sheffield, together with the North is leading the way in growing an inclusive, productive, and sustainable economy for our people and businesses, working towards a sustainable future for the whole nation. Sheffield City Council welcomes the new allergen labelling law which will provide extra protection for people in Sheffield with a food allergy, intolerance or coeliac disease.
The changes mean that from 1 October, these people will be able to make safer choices about the food they buy. Lord Mayor Gail Smith hosted an opening event for her new charity shop at Crystal Peaks shopping centre on Tuesday afternoon. Come and see Little Amal, a 3. Take part in the free community activities on her journey through Sheffield. Open to everyone, the bus has been taking Covid 19 information and guidance, LFD tests and more direct to the heart of communities across the city since it launched in June.
The TPI identifies the local conditions for wellbeing, and measures whether those conditions are being delivered fairly and substantially across England.
There is no place for it in Sheffield Builder Anthony Robinson, 69, of Belvedere Close, North Anston, Sheffield, has been jailed for a year and banned from working in the trade indefinitely after pleading guilty to offences of unfair and misleading trading at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday, September This November Sheffield will, as always, remember the service and sacrifice of those in our Armed Forces and those who gave their lives for our country.
Hillsborough ward newsletter Sep Bernard Little is a Green councillor for Walkley ward. Walkley ward newsletter early Autumn Contact us at info sheffieldgreenparty. Greens in Sheffield The Green Party is active across Sheffield and we currently have councillors in 6 wards.
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