Labour and the Green Party say they will work together on Sheffield Council.

Campaigners hope to have the building near Barnsley listed as an asset of community value.

The party say they want to offer a "principled and progressive opposition".

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William Brown and Edward Dillingham are chosen as leader and deputy leader of Reform UK in Barnsley.

Reform won all three seats in Hoyland and turnout was higher than for previous elections.

Reform UK say Sheffield councillor Nathaniel Menday has been suspended pending an investigation.

Parties are now selecting leaders and senior teams following the Sheffield and Barnsley local elections.

Reform UK takes control of Barnsley Council, ending Labour's 50-year reign.

Tom Hunt says the results in Sheffield are "extremely disappointing" for Labour.

With the final results in Barnsley now not due till tomorrow lunchtime, that's the end of our live coverage of today's local election results in South Yorkshire - thank you for joining us.

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Before we go, here's a round up of the main talking points:

• Reform UK have taken control of Barnsley Council - securing 41 of the 63 seats - with three still to declare
• Sheffield's Labour leader Tom Hunt narrowly lost his seat to the Green Party
• Labour lose 13 seats in Sheffield and the Lib Dems six as Reform and the Greens make gains - leaving the council under no overall control

Three recounts have taken place for Penistone West, and candidates have declined to accept the result.

This means a further recount will take place at midday tomorrow at Barnsley Town Hall.

Whatever the result, it will make little difference to the makeup of the council - Reform already holds 41 out of 63 seats.

11 seats have gone to Labour, six to the Liberal Democrats and two to independent councillors.

Results for the last three seats will be returned tomorrow.

James Vincent
Yorkshire political editor

Both in Sheffield and Barnsley today Reform UK decided not to speak to us.

That means we don’t know who is likely to lead Barnsley Council or what priorities they’ll have when it comes to running the town.

To be fair to them they just had a load of new people elected and they need to choose their leader - but voters will want to know pretty quickly what they’re getting for their vote.

The next challenge - as it is for every party - is convincing people you’re up to the job.

There will be a lot of new councillors who’ve never done anything like this before. Some will say that’s a good thing, but it’s also a huge commitment.

In Doncaster we’ve seen Reform councillor numbers drop already in their first year because of individuals leaving and some being suspended.

It’s one thing winning an election - it’s quite another to run a council.

Reform UK's newly elected councillors may have chosen not to speak to the BBC in South Yorkshire, but leader Nigel Farage has been talking to reporters in other parts of the country.

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Speaking after Reform secured control of Havering, Farage said: "What's happened is a truly historic shift in British politics.

"We've been so used to thinking about politics in terms of left and right, yet what Reform are able to do is to win in areas that have always been Conservative, but equally, we're proving in a big way that we could win in areas that Labour has dominated since the end of World War I."

Farage highlighted his party's successes in former Labour strongholds dubbed the "red wall", which the Conservatives initially made gains in the 2019 general election under the leadership of Boris Johnson before suffering losses in 2024.

He said he was convinced a "fundamental change" was happening in which voters "aren't just coming to us for a one-off, they're now becoming Reformers in every way".

Sir Steve Houghton says the seeds of Labour's losses were sown decades ago.

Speaking to the BBC he said: "We can't lay all this at the door of Keir Starmer, but what we can do is say to him and his colleagues 'you'd better deal with it now, because if you don't this will become even worse for Labour'."

We've been focusing on the results here in South Yorkshire today, but what has been going on elsewhere in England?

As in Barnsley, Reform UK has been the biggest winner, picking up more than 1,200 councillors so far.

Meanwhile, the Greens and Lib Dems have also made gains, while the Conservatives have lost almost 500 seats and Labour has lost over 1,000.

A recount is underway for the seats in Penistone West, the only Barnsley ward yet to be declared.

Lucy Ashton
South Yorkshire political reporter

What happens when a new political party takes control?

The Barnsley count is still going on but Reform have a very clear majority and are now in control of the council.

Labour leader Stephen Houghton says he will move out of his town hall office on Monday, parting company with the team who support the council leader.

It's an office he has occupied for the past 30 years.

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Officially Houghton remains as council leader until the council's annual general meeting at the end of May but it's in name only, a caretaker role.

For the next three weeks there will be state of flux at Barnsley town hall - the first time in 50 years it has not been Labour.

Lucy Ashton
South Yorkshire political reporter

While Barnsley's Labour leader Stephen Houghton has been very vocal throughout this election count, Reform has declined our requests for interviews.

The party have now taken control of Barnsley Council but have not shared any information about who their leader is or what their first policies in office will be.

Old Town, Rockingham, Wombwell and Worsbrough have been declared.

Six seats go to Reform, four to Labour, and two to independent councillors from the four wards.

The current total count is:

• 38 Reform UK
• 11 Labour
• 6 Liberal Democrats
• 2 independents

Six seats are left to declare.