Election 2024
Results: parties by seats
326 seats for a majority
0 seats to go
  • Labour: 412 seats, 211 seats gained
  • Conservative: 121 seats, 251 seats lost
  • Liberal Democrat: 72 seats, 64 seats gained
  • Scottish National Party: 9 seats, 39 seats lost
  • Sinn Fein: 7 seats, No change
  • Others: 29 seats, 15 seats gained
Change since 2019

Summary

  1. Flag restriction on council buildings under reviewpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 14 May

    Two Conservative councillors say flag-flying in Rotherham should be limited to official emblems only.

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  2. Boy, 14, remains critical after motorbike crashpublished at 10:51 British Summer Time 3 May

    The teenager suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash in Rotherham, police say.

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  3. Labour Party braces for Doncaster Council resultpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 2 May

    Lucy Ashton
    BBC Sheffield political reporter

    The first declaration at the Doncaster Council county is due shortly and we can expect a flurry of results to come through thick and fast.

    A former deputy speaker of the House of Commons, Baroness Rosie Winterton, is at the count.

    The former Doncaster MP is here to support her Labour colleagues, with one party member saying the results look “grim across the city” for Labour.

  4. Postal vote surge puts Tories back in Doncaster racepublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 2 May

    Lucy Ashton
    Reporting from Doncaster

    In a twist, it seems the Conservatives have re-entered the race at Doncaster racecourse - site of the Doncaster mayoral count.

    For most of the night, we thought it was quite close between Labour and Reform, but since the counting of the postal votes, there seems to be a surge for the Conservatives.

    So it seems that this have gone from a very, very tight race between two parties to a tight race between three parties.

    There is also a slight quirk in that two candidates have the surname Jones - incumbent Labour mayor Ros Jones and Reform candidate Alexander Jones.

    It's making it quite hard for us because we keep hearing "Jones" mentioned but we don't know which they're talking about.

  5. Counting finally begins in Doncasterpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 2 May

    Lucy Ashton
    Reporting from Doncaster

    The count is official under way for the mayoral election in Doncaster, but it is looking like it will be at least 04:00 before the winner is announced.

    Turnout is 32.27% - slightly higher than in previous elections where it has hovered just below 30%.

  6. Count yet to begin as Doncaster runs latepublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 2 May

    Lucy Ashton
    Reporting from Doncaster

    Here in Doncaster, things are running quite late tonight in the mayoral race - the verifying process has been going for three hours now and they still haven't officially started the count.

    The counters have been given little lunchboxes with muffins, crisps and fruit and are taking a little breather, and it's hoped actual counting will begin very soon.

  7. 'A white rosette for independence, a black T-shirt for anarchy'published at 11:20 British Summer Time 2 May

    Lucy Ashton
    Reporting from Doncaster

    Richie Vallance wearing a black t-shirt and top hat, and a white rosette

    One of the most colourful candidates at the Doncaster mayoral count is Independent Richie Vallance.

    He says his white rosette is for “independence” and his black T-shirt is for “anarchy”.

    Vallance, 44, hit the headlines during the campaign when a previous conviction for being the “Donny Klown" came to light.

    He is one of 12 candidate standing in the mayoral election.

  8. Doncaster looks like a three-horse race, says Labour insiderpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 2 May

    Lucy Ashton
    Reporting from Doncaster

    Labour’s Ros Jones is defending her position as the directly elected Mayor of Doncaster at the age of 75.

    First elected in 2013, she won further mayoral elections in 2017 and 2021. It’s a four-year term.

    There is an older candidate standing for Doncaster mayor, 81-year-old Doug Wright, an independent.

    The Reform candidate is Alexander Jones, aged 30. A Reform member says they are "feeling positive and good. We have worked very hard."

    Defence Secretary John Healey is at the count - his constituency of Rawmarsh and Conisbrough covers both Doncaster and Rotherham.

    A Labour insider says: "The vast majority of boxes have not been sampled yet but it very much looks like a three horse-race between Labour, the Conservatives and Reform."

    The Conservative candidate Nick Fletcher, a former Doncaster MP who lost his seat in the 2024 general election, is also here.

    Labour’s Ros Jones smiles to camera. She is standing outside, with a street behind her
    Image caption,

    Labour’s Ros Jones

  9. Doncaster's mayoral race a tight Labour-Reform battlepublished at 11:01 British Summer Time 2 May

    Lucy Ashton
    Reporting from Doncaster

    Labour insiders believe the mayoral election will be “tight” - with some saying it is too close to call with Reform UK.

    Labour's regional mayors were in Doncaster today showing their support - South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard joined West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin and North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith on the doorsteps.

    It’s a sign that Labour sees Doncaster – which has had a Labour Mayor since 2013 – as vulnerable.

    Tonight’s mayoral count will be the first challenge, as tomorrow there is the count for all-out council elections. Labour currently holds a majority on the council.

  10. Verification, then vote counting, in Doncasterpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 2 May

    Lucy Ashton
    Reporting from Doncaster

    People sit at rows of tables draped in black tablecloths, verifying votes

    Verification has started at Doncaster Racecourse for the mayoral count. This is for the directly-elected mayor of Doncaster, who has the same powers as a council leader.

    Indications are that verification will take at least two hours, so the actual counting of votes will not begin until at least midnight, if not later.

    A result is expected between 03:00 and 04:00.

    Doncaster has had a directly-elected mayor since 2002.

  11. Good Friday strike over train driver's dismissalpublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 18 April

    Services between Hull and London King's Cross are affected by the walkout.

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  12. It was about censorship, says MP denied entry to Israelpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 7 April

    Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang were barred entering from the country over the weekend.

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  13. MP uses debate to highlight male suicide numberspublished at 06:05 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    Jake Richards, Labour MP for Rother Valley, says many men are "suffering in silence".

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  14. Train drivers to walk out for eight weekspublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Aslef has called the strike in a row over safety following the alleged sacking of a driver.

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  15. Man fined for pet alligator called Cliff in gardenpublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    The reptile was living in a tank in the back garden of an address in Rotherham, a court hears.

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  16. Mothers rally and urge action over access to drugpublished at 20:55 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March

    The parents are worried as access to the drug to slow the progress of Batten disease is set to end.

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  17. Outdoor learning group closes seven UK centrespublished at 16:29 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January

    Seven activity centres run by Kingswood close with immediate effect as it calls in administrators.

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  18. Post Office set to relocate to convenience storepublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 17 January

    The Goldthorpe branch will close after the postmaster resigned, Post Office says.

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  19. Air ambulance to display supporters' namespublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 17 January

    The Year Over Yorkshire campaign will see hundreds of names carried on the tail of the helicopters.

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  20. Rohl wants more clean sheets after Derby winpublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January

    Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl calls for more clean sheets from his side despite their 4-2 victory over Derby County.

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