Students and young people have had mixed reactions to the main parties\u2019 policies aimed at them following Sheffield\u2019s local elections yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Labour pledged to expand the tram network and re-open old rail lines for new tram-train services, as well as create an integrated bus and tram network, allowing one ticket to be used across both services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Student Keira Cunningham, 19, said the party\u2019s plans sounded promising: \u201cIt\u2019s reducing resources in terms of printing tickets so there will be less waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt will also allow public transport to be more reliable as buses and trams in the city centre can get quite manic and may not always run smoothly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lib Dem\u2019s manifesto said they will support the city\u2019s night-time economy and help people feel safe at night and reduce anti-social behaviour by expanding the use of city ambassadors and community resilience wardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elliott Hill, 19, said: \u201cAs students, lots of us have felt nervous or unsafe when on a night out, so the proposed community wardens would be a welcome sight to help us feel comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Also, Sheffield is home to some iconic venues, and boosting the night-time economy would help to continue the city’s arts and culture, which was a big draw to study here.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Green Party spokesperson Douglas Johnson said: \u201cThe Green Party puts climate change at the heart of everything it does. This is of vital importance to young people, where previous generations have failed them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd we work to transform jobs of the future to be green ones: creating and promoting new jobs in new industries from fitting solar panels to designing new water engineering roles to address nature-based solutions to flood prevention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Student Ewan Kennedy, 18, said, \u201cI use public transport a lot and I don’t feel it needs improving despite being a key issue on their manifesto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I feel there are other areas they could target to improve before looking at public transport.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twenty nine seats on the 84-seat Sheffield City Council were up for election and were last contested in 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The council remained in No Overall Control, though Labour gained two councillors to reach a total of 35. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seven Lib Dems were elected, losing two seats and lowering their overall number to 27. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Greens held their existing six seats, keeping their total at 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Independents picked up a seat to bring their total to eight, while the Conservatives lost their only seat on the council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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