Sheffield City Council elections: can someone break the orange sea in Beighton?
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Another battleground ward identified by the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDR) in Beighton as incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Ann Woolhouse only won by 42 votes in 2021. In her introduction to the LDRS, she said: “I’ve lived in South East Sheffield since 1997 and came to Sheffield as a teenager. “I was involved with youth work for many years, working with the youth service and the voluntary sector. “Young people and education is definitely a priority for me – I’ve been involved with...

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