2017 Northumberland County Council election
The 2017 Northumberland County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 67 councillors were elected from 66 electoral divisions which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The results saw the Conservative Party win 33 seats, one short of a majority. In South Blyth there was a tie between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats who decided the results by drawing straws, which the Liberal Democrats won. The  Conservatives made significant gains in medium-sized towns, gaining seats in Prudhoe, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnwick, Morpeth and Cramlington. Result. There was a total of 100,765 valid votes cast, and a total of 354 ballots were rejected. Council Composition. Following the previous election in 2013, the composition of the council was: After the election, the composition of the council was: Ward Results. Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Councillors seeking re-election were elected in 2013, and results are compared to that year's polls on that basis. All results are listed below: 2017 Northumberland County Council election The