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Big news coming out of Sheffield at the moment.

Sheffield City Council leader Bob Johnson has lost his Hillsborough seat to the Green Party.

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The Labour man was named leader of the council in December 2020, taking over the following month.

He has been a councillor in Hillsborough since 2011.

Christine Kubo gained 2,337 votes with Mr Johnson coming second with 2,013. The turnout was 38.7%, the council said.

Tom Ingall
Journalist, BBC Look North

This is the scene in Sheffield as votes continue to be counted in the 2021 local elections.

The count is taking place at the English Institute of Sport in the city, which has seen its fair share of races being won on the track.

The latest results from the counting floor are:

• Green Party win Gleadless Valley with 2,480, Labour lose the seat with 1,955
• Liberal Democrats win West Ecclesfield with 1,752, Labour lose the seat with 1,361

Labour have made four losses so far - two each to the Green Party and Liberal Democrats.

The question of who will be North Yorkshire's new Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) may soon be answered.

The result of the election for the successor to Julia Mulligan is expected later this afternoon.

Ms Mulligan didn't stand for re-election for the role after failing to be selected as the Tory candidate:

Liz Roberts
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield

In Sheffield, a third of seats are up for election, as well as an extra seat in Richmond ward left by the death of long-standing councillor Peter Rippon.

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There are 84 councillors in Sheffield altogether, so a third of those plus one, make 29 councillors being elected this year across the city.

In total, 43 seats are needed for a majority, with Labour currently holding 45 seats.

For the past decade, Labour has had control in Sheffield, but things have been getting closer.

Here are a couple of the latest results:

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The leader of Lincolnshire County Council, Martin Hill, says his party retaining control of the authority was “a resounding success” for the Conservatives.

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Councillor Hill (pictured) said: "This means we have a manifesto which we will then deliver for the public of Lincolnshire and we have a stable situation on the county council and can continue the running of it as a Conservative council.

"Thank you for giving the Conservatives once again a resounding thumbs-up. We will work hard for you and take the lessons learned so far."

Mr Hill promised to move forward on tackling potholes and fly-tipping as well as campaigning for more funding for the authority.

The Conservatives currently hold 41 seats out of 70 available, but there are still a number of results to come in.

In the 2017 elections, the party secured 58 seats to become by far the largest party on the council.

The Conservatives have retained control of Lincolnshire County Council.

They currently hold 41 seats out of 70 available but there are still a number of results to come in.

In the 2017 elections, the party secured 58 seats to be, by far, the largest party.

Just when you thought it was safe to make yourself a cup of tea, the first results start coming in from Sheffield.

The city is one to watch this afternoon, according to BBC political editor James Vincent. If Labour loses three council seats there it loses overall control.

He explains: "With a referendum on how the council makes decisions to be counted on Monday - that might be really, really important for how things get done in Sheffield.

"If Sheffield Council has no party with a majority and a new system of governance to set up - things could be messy."

James Vincent
Political Editor BBC Look North

Labour's Ros Jones has been re-elected as Doncaster's mayor after standing for the position for a third time.

But how did the coronavirus pandemic affect voting turnout? BBC political editor James Vincent explains:

In 2013, Ros Jones and Labour won by a nose - just 639 votes. In 2017, it was a one-horse race - the winning margin was 19,056.

This third victory is somewhere in between at just over 10,000 votes.

Interesting that the turnout in the Doncaster mayoral election was 28.05% - in the last election in 2017 it was 29.35%.

There were fears about a low turnout this time because of the pandemic but it is broadly the same.

And it looks like the number of postal ballots issued is also similar.

The pandemic doesn't have seemed to have made a big difference to the mechanics of voting.

Vote counting is under way in the North East Lincolnshire Council elections.

Taking place in Grimsby, BBC reporter Phillip Norton said the counting officially started at 12:30.

The turnout has been announced as 24.9%.

The unitary authority is currently controlled by the Conservative Party.

The results for the local elections in Wakefield are set to start being announced shortly.

They expected to be announced in three batches - starting in the next hour or so.

Wakefield is "prime Red Wall", according to the BBC Radio Leeds' political reporter Kevin Larkin, with it unlikely to change.

Labour could lose some seats but will hold on to the majority.

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The leader of Barnsley Council has retained his seat at the local elections.

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Labour's Sir Steve Houghton has been re-elected as councillor for Cudworth.

Sir Steve Houghton has served on the council since 1988.

So far in Barnsley, five Labour councillors and one Lib Dem councillor have been voted in.

Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Yes, you read that correctly.

The Ermine and Cathedral division of Lincolnshire County Council is having votes counted for a third time.

In 2017, just 16 votes separated the winning Conservatives and Labour in second.

This year, it's being contested by Christopher Reid for the Tories and Karen Lee for Labour.

Ricard Dale is the Lib Dem challenger and Valerie Wilkinson represents the Green party.

Ms Lee is the former MP for Lincoln who lost her seat at the 2019 general election.

One to keep an eye on...

Gemma Dillon
Political Reporter, BBC Radio York

Overall turnout announced for Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner elections in North Yorkshire is up.

This year's election has received 160,025 verified votes means turnout of 25.47%.

By comparison, the last election in 2016 had a turnout of 22.47%

And counting is now under way ahead of an expected result later this afternoon.

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The Conservative candidate Matt Scott has won the Bilton and Nidd Gorge by-election in Harrogate with 1,991 votes.

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The by-election was held following the death of councillor Geoff Webber who held the seat since 2017 and was also leader of the Liberal Democrat group on the county council.

A total of 4,696 votes were cast with a turnout of 37.4% of the electorate.

The full results are listed below:

The result of the vote to elect a new Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for North Yorkshire is expected to be announced this afternoon.

It follows yesterday's elections which were meant to take place last year, but were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

A PFCC is not a serving member of the local force but they are voted for, by the public, to hold the police forces and, in some cases, fire services to account.

The current commissioner, Julia Mulligan, didn't stand for re-election after failing to be selected as the Tory candidate.

Ms Mulligan (pictured), said she had always done what was "right for the public", but had "ruffled feathers".

The Conservative candidate for the role of PFCC in North Yorkshire is Philip Allott.

Mr Allott, of Knaresborough, is the managing director of a PR and marketing agency.

James Barker, a City of York councillor is standing for the Liberal Democrats.

Labour's candidate is Alison Hume, a self-employed TV screenwriter and lecturer and Keith Tordoff, a former police officer, is standing as an independent candidate.

Drama already.

The Ermine and Cathedral division of Lincolnshire County Council has gone to a recount.

In 2017, just 16 votes separated the winning Conservatives and Labour in second.

This year, it's being contested by Christopher Reid for the Tories and Karen Lee for Labour.

Ricard Dale is the Lib Dem challenger and Valerie Wilkinson represents the Green party.

Ms Lee is the former MP for Lincoln who lost her seat at the 2019 general election.

It could be very close.

In other Lincolnshire news, council leader Martin Hill secured re-election:

Tim Iredale
Political editor, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Election fever is hotting up on both sides of the Humber.

Hull has seen campaign visits during the campaign from the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey.

Labour remains the dominant political force in Hull and the party runs the city council, but the Lib Dems have gained ground in recent years and form the opposition with 24 seats to Labour’s 31 seats.

The Conservatives will defend North East Lincolnshire, an area that includes the parliamentary constituency of Great Grimsby - one of the 'red wall' seats snatched by the Tories from Labour in the 2019 general election.

Lincolnshire County Council will see an all-out election with every seat up for grabs, where the Conservatives will defend a large majority.

One third of council seats will be contested in the City of Lincoln, where Labour is presently in control.

Three candidates are contesting the race to become Humberside Police & Crime Commissioner. Labour's Keith Hunter is the current PCC.

Five candidates are on the ballot paper in the contest for Lincolnshire Police & Crime Commissioner. The role is currently held by Conservative Marc Jones.

Although counting only started this morning in many places, we are seeing results beginning to come back.

Lincolnshire County Council has already a number of councillors - they are making rapid progress on their count

In Hull, four councillors have already been elected - a third of seats across the council are up for re-election.

And in South Yorkshire, the counters at the Barnsley vote at the town's Metrodome are motoring through the ballot papers.

A third of the council seats are up for election. The borough's divided into 21 wards, each with 3 councillors, so it's one of those seats in each ward that's up for grabs.

The results for a number of local elections that took place yesterday are due back later.

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Counting is under way across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire for the local elections, the mayoral elections and the police and crime commissioner elections, with BBC reporters at many counts.

We're expecting declarations at the following council counts today:

• Barnsley
• Doncaster
• Sheffield
• Hull
• Kirklees
• Wakefield
• Lincolnshire
• Lincoln
• North East Lincolnshire

The North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner result is also expected back this afternoon.