Northumberland native election outcomes: Tories narrowly beat Reform | Politics | News | EUROtoday

The Conservatives have narrowly overwhelmed Reform within the Northumberland County Council election after successful simply three extra seats that Nigel Farage’s get together.

Voters throughout Northumberland headed the polls to elect councillors for all 67 seats. It was the primary county council in England to declare all its outcomes after a buzzing in a single day depend, with Conservatives successful 26 seats, Reform 23, Labour eight, Independents seven, Liberal Democrats three and Greens two.

This signifies that the county council stays in no total management, however with the Tories and Reform now holding 49 of the 69 seats on the council, it raises the query of whether or not the events must make a deal in an effort to run it collectively. The council was beforehand led by a minority Tory administration, with the get together down seven and Labour down 9, whereas Reform beforehand had no seats on the council.

Elsewhere, Reform have gained a shocking by-election in Runcorn and Helsby, whereas Andrea Jenkyns stormed dwelling to safe the Greater Lincolnshire mayoralty for Nigel Farage’s get together.

England’s second largest native authority by space, has been led by the Conservatives since 2017. However, previous to this the council had modified fingers quite a few occasions.

Key native speaking factors together with rail and bus companies, housing and the way council tax cash is spent have been pinpointed as vital points for candidates.

During the final native election the Tories held on to the council with a slim majority of 34 seats out of 67.

They gained one seat by drawing tons on account of two candidates having precisely the identical variety of votes. The Labour Party fashioned the principle opposition.

In 2021 plenty of Independents and members of smaller events, such because the Liberal Democrats and Greens, additionally gained seats throughout the county.

Speaking earlier than the election Glen Sanderson, the Conservative chief of the council, instructed the BBC that Northumberland “is flying”.

How many candidates stood?

Northumberland voters had a broad alternative of candidates to vote for from these representing main political events to native independents.

• Conservative Party – 67 candidates
• Labour Party – 62 candidates
• Liberal Democrats – 35 candidates
• Green Party – 28 candidates
• Independents and native teams – 40+ candidates.