{"id":71752,"date":"2026-05-15T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=71752"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:07:12","slug":"watch-green-councillor-who-outed-council-leader-says-housing-and-gaza-key-factors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/watch-green-councillor-who-outed-council-leader-says-housing-and-gaza-key-factors\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Green councillor who outed council leader says housing and Gaza key factors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last Friday, 30 seats were up for grabs in the local elections, and of those, Labour only won three. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major ground was lost to Reform UK and the Greens, taking 12 and ten seats from Labour, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1024x724.jpeg\" alt=\"Local council election results map\" class=\"wp-image-71763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-980x693.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-480x339.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sheffield local council election results. 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