Labour narrowly holds Doncaster mayoralty
BBCLabour has narrowly retained the mayoralty of Doncaster by just 698 votes ahead of Reform.
Its candidate Ros Jones received 23,805 votes, while Reform's Alexander Jones gained 23,107 and the Conservative candidate, former MP Nick Fletcher, was pushed into third place with 18,982.
Jones was first elected in 2013 and said Doncaster had "bucked the national trend, beaten the polls and returned a Labour mayor".
She also urged the prime minister to "listen to the people" following the election results.
Jones said she wrote to Sir Keir Starmer after changes to the winter fuel allowance were first mooted.
"I said it was wrong and therefore I stepped in immediately to use our household support fund to ensure no one in Doncaster went cold during the winter."
She said the election results demonstrated the government needed to be "listening to the man, woman and businesses on the street".
"The people of Doncaster know how hard life can be.
"I think they [the government] need to look again as putting up the cost of national insurance is hitting some of the smaller businesses and of course the PIP which many people are worried about now."
Reform's leader Nigel Farage visited the city during the campaign and had said it was a target for them.
Their candidate left immediately after the results were announced without comment.
Conservative candidate Nick Fletcher, who lost his Don Valley seat to Labour last year, said it was a "disappointing" night.
"A similar result to 2024 [the general election] the right vote was split and it let a Labour candidate through again.
"Disappointing for Doncaster as well, we've got another four years under a socialist mayor."
Fletcher said something needed to be done about the "Reform Conservative" vote and added there would be a lot of analysis over these elections.
Turnout was 32.27%, slightly higher than in previous elections in the city.
As a directly-elected mayor, Jones has the same powers as a council leader and serves a four-year term of office - the difference is a council leader is selected by fellow councillors while the mayor is chosen by voters.
Jones was first elected in 2013 and was returned in 2017 and 2021.
She runs the authority with a cabinet made up of elected councillors.
Voters on Thursday were also electing 55 councillors with the results expected on Friday afternoon.
Prior to the election, Labour had a majority with 42 councillors.
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