Sheffield City Council leader Tom Hunt has told Sheffield Wire that he intends to put himself forward to be council leader again on 15 May.

Negotiations over who will take on the role are pending following the news that no party retains overall control of Sheffield City Council for the fourth year running.

He said: “I will be putting myself forward to be the leader of Sheffield City Council and continuing with our work to deliver better public transport for this city, making sure that our city centre continues to improve, delivering on new affordable homes and helping people who are struggling with this Tory cost of living crisis.

“These are my priorities and I hope that my colleagues from across parties will back me on that.”

The Walkley cllr added: “It´s clearly been a good day for the Labour Party across the country and a terrible day for the Conservatives. Bring on the General Election.”