Labour seizes control of Sheffield City Council
Labour claimed a landslide in the local elections in Sheffield early today taking control of the city council, as the Liberal Democrats paid a heavy price for their support for the coalition government.
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Clegg: “We have taken a real knock last night”
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said that the Liberal Democrats had taken a “real knock”, as voters spilled their anger with the coalition’s cuts on his party.
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Harman congratulates Sheffield victors
Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman made a special visit to Sheffield today to congratulate the local Labour party for their victory in yesterday’s local council elections.
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Voters’ verdict on Lib Dems is ‘harsh’ – Scriven
The voters’ decisive rejection of the Liberal Democrats in Sheffield was a “harsh” verdict on the party, according to the city’s Lib Dem leader.
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Scrambled Clegg
What does the Lib Dem defeat mean for Sheffield? Our experts run the rule over the new political landscape.
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Kell Brook set for Sheffield homecoming
Boxing star Kell Brook will return home to Sheffield to fight for the first time in six years, his promoter Eddie Hearn has announced.
Features
National impact of Sheffield election
The Sheffield City Council elections take place tomorrow, Thursday 5 May. For the three main parties in Westminster, success or failure in this election will have ramifications at the national level.
READ MOREAbigail’s Party staged in Sheffield
Abigail’s Party, the classic comedy which illustrated the lives of middle class in the 1970s, is presented with some local accents and expressions in Parish Hall, Ringinglow Road in Sheffield from May 3 to May 7.
READ MOREReaction to AV system on social media
The AV referendum has triggered a vast range of views around the country, from the confused to the certain.
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