{"id":65374,"date":"2024-05-03T13:55:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T12:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=65374"},"modified":"2024-05-03T13:57:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T12:57:49","slug":"labour-wins-hold-majority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/05\/03\/labour-wins-hold-majority\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour holds Barnsley Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The buzz around the hall is picking up as it was confirmed that Labour has retained its majority control with eight seats either held or won today. All seats announced so far have been won by either the Labour Party or the Liberal Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Labour candidates continue to roar in approval at the election of their party members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penistone East, projected to be a hotly contested seat between the Labour and Conservatives is the one to watch as the day progresses. 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