The Conservatives have been denied an historic majority on Northumberland County Council after the result of the last seat was decided by a straw draw.

The Tories were on the brink of securing a majority on the council which has been controlled by Labour for most years since the early 1980s.

The 67-seat North East council, in a former mining area, would have represented a huge coup for the Tories as Theresa May seeks to make inroads into Labour's northern heartlands.