Green Party celebrating Northumberland victory
NORTHUMBERLAND County Council will have two Green Party representatives for the next four years. Tynedale resident Nick Morphet caused a shock as he claimed the Humshaugh seat, ending the Tories' dominance in the ward. Coun. Morphet, who stood for the Hexham parliamentary seat in 2019 and was also denied a place on Hexham Town Council by vote last year, was elected to represent the area on the parish council as he received nearly 200 more votes than the existing incumbent Rupert Gibson. A total of 1,046 people voted the Green Party candidate, with 849 wishing for Coun. Gibson to keep ...