{"id":71366,"date":"2026-05-08T14:38:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=71366"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:51:26","slug":"sheffield-council-leader-ousted-as-green-wins-in-walkley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/sheffield-council-leader-ousted-as-green-wins-in-walkley\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield Council Leader ousted as Green wins in Walkley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Council leader Tom Hunt lost his position in the Sheffield City Council after the Green Party Councillor, Andy Davies, won by a small margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The race was incredibly tight with 73 votes between Green and Labour, with 2,794 and 2,721, respectively. Reform UK followed behind with over 900 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winning Green Party candidate, Andy Davies, said: &#8220;I had nothing to lose and everything to gain. I do feel for Tom, but I am really excited to have been chosen by the ward and the residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The margin of victory would not have been possible without the national picture. People are choosing hope over hatred and division. 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I hope that people will see Reform for what they are before the next general election.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Hunt has been the Leader of the Council since May 2023, but the role will now be reassigned by the end of the count. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-08-150124.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71427\" style=\"width:772px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-08-150124.png 772w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-08-150124-480x351.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 772px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Andrew Davies in the centre, his wife on the left, and his ward organiser on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When approached for comment, Tom Hunt declined to speak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The count nears its end, with dual-vacancy wards Beighton and Firth Park remaining to take up the final 4 seats. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Hunt <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":787,"featured_media":71440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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