Ukraine won Eurovision 2022 in a historic evening in Turin.
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Voters in South Yorkshire have elected a new Metro Mayor in the 2022 local elections.
The mayor is directly elected by voters in the districts of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield to serve a four-year term. The previous regional mayor was Labour MP Dan Jarvis, who decided not to seek a second term.
The mayor will work with the leaders of the four South Yorkshire councils and has responsibilities in areas such as transport, housing and planning. Six candidates stood in the election and the parties represented were the Social Democratic Party, the Labour and Co-operative Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Conservative Party, the Green Party and the Yorkshire Party.
The mayoral election uses the Supplementary Voting system, which means voters were able to pick a first choice candidate and a second choice candidate. If a candidate receives more than 50 per cent of the total first-choice votes cast then they are elected. If not, second-choice votes are counted for the two candidates with the highest number of first-choice votes. The candidate with the most overall votes wins and is elected as the Mayor.
For the latest coverage on Yorkshire and the elections visit Yorkshire Live.
Polls closed at 10pm on Thursday, May 5, with the South Yorkshire Mayoral election count expected to take place on Friday. Results are expected for the election from 4pm on Friday. You can see the full results as they are declared below.
Ukraine won Eurovision 2022 in a historic evening in Turin.
The UK has narrowly lost out in the Eurovision song contest this evening. Sam Ryder took to the stage with an upbeat performance of his uplifting pop song Space Man.
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In a further expansion of their kids and family programming slate, HBO Max and Cartoon Network are teaming on new live-action coming-of-age comedy series, Home Sweet Rome, from Emmy-nominated Hannah Montana and That’s So Raven creator Michael Poryes, for premiere in 2023.
won the show in 2021, won Virgin Media's must see moment award at the BAFTAs tonight after wowing with fans with their incredible chemistry and gorgeous performances on Strictly. The moving routine which landed them the award saw the pair perform to Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson's song Symphony. But in the middle of the performance, the music paused as they continued to dance - giving viewers an insight into what it was like to be Rose and not hear the music.
Independent candidate Ann Ritchie won a stunning victory in elections to Falkirk Council, topping the poll in the Bo'ness and Blackness ward with 2262 first preference votes.
Voters in Greater Manchester took to the polls in the local council elections today (Thursday, May 5).
The Conservative Party faced some tough early losses as counts got underway in England overnight. Boris Johnson is facing a backlash from local party leaders after losing three key London authorities.
Voters in Calderdale, Yorkshire, have had their say in the 2022 local elections.
Voters in Burnley have had their say in the 2022 local elections.
Voters in Kirklees have had their say in the 2022 local elections.
Voters in Preston have had their say in the 2022 local elections.
There was a steady stream of voters throughout the day at polling stations across the Falkirk Council area on Thursday.
Millions of voters are heading to the polls to decide who they want to run their councils as local elections take place across the UK today. More than 4,000 councillors across 146 councils in England are standing for election, and the results will be trickling in from the early hours of Friday morning.
Voters across England will be casting their votes in the local elections today. Some 200 local authorities have been preparing for the big day, while hundreds of hopefuls are eager to gain seats in Greater Manchester.
Polling stations all across the country have opened their doors today so Brits can have their say on who they want to represent them in their local council.
Voters will take to the polls for the local elections on Thursday.
Voters will elect a third of councillors in Bolton on Thursday with the current make up at the Town Hall finely balanced.
A gay man was bashed, on April 24 in South Africa, by a group of men in an apparent hate crime. Mfundo Ngobese, 24, was walking with friends after a night out when they were approached by the three men. Ngobese’s friends took off, but one of the men tripped him before he could get away.“My mouth and chin were hurt and half my teeth are broken. The femur on my right leg is also broken.
Those elected as councillors on May 5 will make decisions on behalf of residents about vital local services including roads, parks, schools and planning.