Yesterday, a full Sheffield Council meeting took place to decide the new council leader, the first since Sheffield voted to change from a cabinet system to a committee system. Proceedings were chaotic, but eventually Labour’s Coun Terry Fox was re-elected. What...
Sheffield City Council was forced to hand delivered ballots to voters across Sheffield on bank holiday Monday to make up for delays due to printing issues. 15,000 postal votes for today’s elections were delayed this week because of an issue with the printers, meaning...
A potential candidate for Walkley is calling out for more women to vote in the local elections. Ann Butler, member of the Women’s Equality Party, is hoping to see more Walkley residents at the polling station after a low, 35% voter turnout in 2016. She said: “It’s...
Former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has said now is the time to change the voting system used in the UK. The current voting system used in the UK is the First Past the Post method, but Ms Bennett feels that proportional representation should be...
A pub in Sheffield is offering free drinks to anyone who registers to vote in this year’s general election. The Red Deer, located in Pitt Street in the city centre, is part of a national campaign to encourage people to vote in the election. The campaign is called...
