Sheffield Council stays with no overall control after local election

Council leader Tom Hunt, said Sheffeld had a "complex political situation"

Sheffield Council still has no overall control despite Labour extending its lead over the Liberal Democrats in the local election.

Labour won five seats, the Conservatives lost their one seat, the Lib Dems lost two seats and the Greens remained the same on Friday.

South Yorkshire's council elections were held in Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley, but not Doncaster this week.

Council leader Tom Hunt, said Sheffield had a "complex political situation".

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The Labour councillor added they were now "comfortably" the largest party on Sheffield City Council, but they would still work with other parties in the interest of residents.

"People have backed our plan today and I'm really delighted that we have seen some of our fantastic councillors elected," he added.

Labour did lose a seat to an Independent candidate who ran a pro-Palestine campaign, as Qais Al-Ahdal won Darnall, a Labour stronghold of 25 years, with a majority of 1,179.

Cllr Douglas Johnson, the leader of the Green Party in Sheffield, was pleased with his group's result

The Conservatives lost their sole Stocksbridge seat to Labour.

Meanwhile, Beighton went to a recount with the Liberal Democrats eventually winning over Labour by just two votes.

And the Green Party has seen victory in a Lib Dem heartland of Ecclesall, which Cllr Roger Davison has held for 42 years.

Cllr Douglas Johnson, the leader of the Green Party in Sheffield, said it was a "really successful day" for his group.

"You've got to remember, this is when the Greens were defending a record number of seats, so we're really proud to hold our own.

"We started off with 14 councillors and we've got 14 councillors now," he said.

Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, the leader of the Liberal Democrats in Sheffield, said he was "of course" disappointed after losing two seats and seeing Labour extending their lead at Sheffield town hall.

Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed said he was disappointed by the Lib Dems losing two seats

He said: "These things happen… This set of elections were always going to be tricky for us.

"Sometimes you're on the right side of the result, this time we lost.

"But this election was the backdrop of the general election."