Conservatives gain overall majority on Northumberland County Council after high drama at the count
Updated Results are in for Northumberland County Council elections. In unprecedented scenes, two seats were declared a deadheat after their counts and had to be decided by ballot draws – in scenes similar to 2017, when the last seat to declare was tied and decided by drawing straws, which the Tories lost, leaving them one seat short of an overall majority. The Conservatives had gone into this year’s election looking to gain the one seat needed for the 34 seats required for overall control of the authority – and got off to a great start making inroads in south-east Northumberland. Among...
Source: northumberlandgazette.co.uk