Election 2024
Results: parties by seats
326 seats for a majority
0 seats to go
  • Labour 412 seats 211 seats gained
  • Conservative 121 seats 251 seats lost
  • Liberal Democrat 72 seats 64 seats gained
  • Scottish National Party 9 seats 39 seats lost
  • Sinn Fein 7 seats No change
  • Others 29 seats 15 seats gained
Change since 2019

Summary

  1. Hundreds take plunge in cold water swimming eventpublished at 18:44 GMT 11 January

    A total of 150 competitors took to the lake at Rother Valley Country Park, organisers say.

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  2. 'Being a disabled child gave me the northern grit I need as an MP'published at 07:22 GMT 11 January

    Labour MP Marie Tidball was born with a congenital disability which affects all four limbs

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  3. Bowel disease drug trial helps teen's dance dreamspublished at 09:28 GMT 10 January

    Georgia Banks from Maltby says taking part in the drug trial means she can pursue a career in dance.

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  4. In pictures: From pop stars to singing plumberspublished at 17:14 GMT 5 November 2025

    The 42 pairs of walkers taking part in the BBC Children in Need Thousand Mile Challenge across the UK have been joined by people to cheer them on - including some well-known faces.

    Singer LadBaby with presenters Summaya and Dino in Children in Need tshirts and ears in a street
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    Singer LadBaby joined presenters Summaya and Dino in Nottingham

    Kat Cowan wearing Pudsey ears with Paul Ballington playing guitar
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    BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Kat Cowan was joined by Paul Ballington - AKA The Singing Plumber - for a singing lap of Meadowhall Shopping Centre

    Pudsey with Adam Ball and Sophie Rumbsy on a cobbled street in front of an old building
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    Pudsey joined BBC Radio Oxfordshire's Adam Ball and Sophie Rumbsy on the cobbled streets of Oxford

    Four people wearing Children in Need t-shirts with a guide dog wearing Pudsey bear ears on a pavement
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    The BBC Radio WM team were joined by a guide dog wearing Pudsey ears

  5. 'We must find the early triggers to knife crime'published at 15:07 BST 24 October 2025

    Rother Valley MP Jake Richards speaks after a teenager is detained for murdering Harvey Willgoose.

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  6. Solar farm plan changed to protect castle viewpublished at 09:35 BST 22 September 2025

    Developers of the Whitestone solar farm reduce the number of panels planned near Conisbrough Castle.

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  7. The group helping cut fuel bills for those in needpublished at 09:47 BST 11 September 2025

    The co-operative provide and fit free door curtains, draught excluders, LED bulbs and more to homes.

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  8. Paths, lighting and memorials to be improved published at 12:59 BST 7 September 2025

    The council says its Our Places fund is in the second phase of the £4m ringfenced in its budget.

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  9. Hacker who stole millions of people's data jailedpublished at 15:04 BST 18 August 2025

    Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky hacked into the websites of organisations in North America, Yemen and Israel.

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  10. 'Complacency can kill in farming'published at 11:25 BST 7 August 2025

    A bald man with a beard sits inside a tractor. He is wearing jeans and a gilet.Image source, BBC/Simon Thake
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    James Bannister lost his arm in a potato harvesting accident in 1999

    Following on from our last post, health and safety is incredibly important in farming.

    James Bannister has spent much of the past two decades raising awareness about safety in the industry after losing his left arm in an agricultural accident in 1998.

    According to the Health & Safety Executive, despite making up just 1% of the working population, farm workers account for nearly 20% of all workplace deaths in the UK.

    James says: "I used to be blasé about safety but not now.

    "When I do safety talks it's all about the visual impact. They look at me without my arm and they listen."

  11. 'I was a shopping addict - it needs to be taken more seriously'published at 03:01 BST 30 July 2025

    People with experience of compulsive buying say more NHS help is needed to tackle the issue.

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  12. Stopped in the supermarket: What life is really like for Yorkshire's new MPspublished at 12:24 BST 4 July 2025

    BBC Yorkshire Political Editor James Vincent catches up with some of them a year after the election.

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  13. Man to stand trial over pedestrian deathpublished at 13:44 BST 2 July 2025

    Richard Gregory, 57, from Rotherham, has pleaded not guilty to causing death by careless driving.

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  14. Man in court after pedestrian killed in road crashpublished at 13:17 BST 4 June 2025

    Richard Gregory, 57, from Rotherham, was charged with causing death by careless driving.

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  15. Two men appear in court over robbery at jewellerspublished at 11:38 BST 3 June 2025

    The defendants, who are both from Barnsley, are next due at Lincoln Crown Court on 30 June.

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  16. Flag restriction on council buildings under reviewpublished at 13:22 BST 14 May 2025

    Two Conservative councillors say flag-flying in Rotherham should be limited to official emblems only.

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  17. Boy, 14, remains critical after motorbike crashpublished at 10:51 BST 3 May 2025

    The teenager suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash in Rotherham, police say.

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  18. Labour Party braces for Doncaster Council resultpublished at 15:46 BST 2 May 2025

    Lucy Ashton
    BBC Sheffield political reporter

    The first declaration at the Doncaster Council county is due shortly and we can expect a flurry of results to come through thick and fast.

    A former deputy speaker of the House of Commons, Baroness Rosie Winterton, is at the count.

    The former Doncaster MP is here to support her Labour colleagues, with one party member saying the results look “grim across the city” for Labour.

  19. Postal vote surge puts Tories back in Doncaster racepublished at 11:38 BST 2 May 2025

    Lucy Ashton
    Reporting from Doncaster

    In a twist, it seems the Conservatives have re-entered the race at Doncaster racecourse - site of the Doncaster mayoral count.

    For most of the night, we thought it was quite close between Labour and Reform, but since the counting of the postal votes, there seems to be a surge for the Conservatives.

    So it seems that this have gone from a very, very tight race between two parties to a tight race between three parties.

    There is also a slight quirk in that two candidates have the surname Jones - incumbent Labour mayor Ros Jones and Reform candidate Alexander Jones.

    It's making it quite hard for us because we keep hearing "Jones" mentioned but we don't know which they're talking about.

  20. Counting finally begins in Doncasterpublished at 11:31 BST 2 May 2025

    Lucy Ashton
    Reporting from Doncaster

    The count is official under way for the mayoral election in Doncaster, but it is looking like it will be at least 04:00 before the winner is announced.

    Turnout is 32.27% - slightly higher than in previous elections where it has hovered just below 30%.