In local elections, Councillor Talib Hussain was re-elected for the Burngreave ward with 34% of registered voters going to the ballot box. UKIP came second for the first time, with TUSC (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts) candidate Maxine Bowler in third.
Burngreave Results 2014
Talib Hussain (Labour) 3193
Shane Harper (UKIP) 894
Maxine Bowler (TUSC) 443
Chris Sissons (Green) 327
Russell Cutts (Conservative) 198
Barrie Jervis (Lib Dem) 149
Anwar Ahmed Dirir 65
Electorate: 15,644
Turn out: 33.8%
In European elections, Yorkshire elected 3 UKIP, 2 Labour and 1 Conservative MEP.