SHEFFIELD: Labour hold in Richmond ward
Labour's David Charles Barker holds Richmond ward with 1728 votes.
SHEFFIELD: Green hold the Sheffield city ward
Douglas Johnson has held a green majority in the City ward with 1362 votes.
Monk Bretton councillor announced
Steven Green holds his seat in Monk Bretton ward with 1032 votes.
Another result would've been a shock as Monk Bretton is a Labour majority.
The vote count is as follows:
Labour - 1032
Liberal Democrats - 75
Independent - 784
Conservatives - 132
SHEFFIELD: Labour takes Burngreave
Its a Labour hold in Burngreave. Safiya Saeed keeps her seat with 1078 votes.
National snapshot
As we still await the first results from Sheffield and Barnsley, take a look at the national results so far.
38 out of 107 councils have been declared so far.
Conservative: 125 seats (-142)
Labour: 351 seats (+65)
Liberal Democrats: 127 seats (+21)
Green: 28 seats (+15)
Independence: 67 seats (+41)
Wards to watch as counts continue
Almondbury:
Almondbury’s conservative councillor Bernard McGuin stepped down at this election, leaving the area open to a new challenger. Aside from McGuin, the other two seats are held by Lib Dems Cllr Alison Munro and Cllr Paola Davies.
Batley East:
Batley East is another one to watch after having a rocky 12 months, with a by-election taking place back in August due to former councillor Fazila Loonat being jailed. Last years election was a close call, with several recounts that saw just a mere 14 votes separating Labour and the conservatives, with Labour’s Habiban Zaman taking the victory.
Denby Dale:
Denby Dale could also be a close one with just 5% of the vote separating Labour who were victorious and the Conservatives last year.
Barnsley count has begun
All of the ballots have been verified and the count has begun.
Sarah Norman, CEO of Barnsley council and the local election returning officer, said: "I think it's all gone very smoothly, we're slightly ahead of schedule. We thought we might not start counting till one o'clock so from my point of view, that's a result."
Rockingham Labour candidate speaks on hopes for results
Sherry Holling is ‘quietly confident’ and hopeful to retain the only Labour seat left in Rockingham ward Barnsley.
She said: “With regards to Rockingham I think people have learnt that having an independent councillor or a conservative councillor does not get them what they want.
I think they’ve realised and they’re coming back to Labour.”
Nicola Sumner is the current Labour councillor who famously won through a coin toss. She is now running in Central ward.
There is one Reform seat and one Independent seat in Rockingham.
When are results expected?
There is no specific time for results currently, but the count is in full swing across South Yorkshire. The Press association have estimated results for Sheffield will be in at 1.30pm, and 3pm in Barnsley. However other news outlets are estimating that the results will start rolling in at 11.30am.
Counters progress in Barnsley
There has been an update in the progress of the ballot counts at the Metrodome.
Counters have now finished the verification of votes for all but four wards.
The wards left are: Old Town, Worsbrough, North East and Penistone East.
Barnsley election count is underway
The Barnsley Election Count is underway at the Metrodome.
It has been a quiet start to the morning but ballot papers are beginning to pile up.
Hopeful candidates are beginning to arrive at the venue, awaiting results later this afternoon.
It is estimated that the first results will be announced around 1pm with the final results at 4pm.
Good morning from the Shefnews newsroom
Emily Shenton will be updating the live feed with all of the latest news from the election counts across Sheffield and Barnsley, with the first results expected at 11.30am. Across Sheffield there are 29 seats, and in Barnsley there are 21. In Sheffield, all attention is on Labour and Lib Dem, with Labour still the largest party in the city, as they hold just one more seat than the Lib Dems.
Todays results will provide a snapshot into how people are feeling going into the General election later this year.
Ollie Potts and Peter Spriggs will be reporting live from the count in Sheffield.
Georgia Cook will be reporting live from the count in Barnsley and for Shefnews radio Isaac Saunders and Taylor Jones will be reporting.
