The council is hopelessly split, with Reform, the Conservatives, Greens and Muslim sectarian independents all picking up seats.

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Reform UK has become the chief opposition to Labour's Gateshead council, following a dominant set of local council elections. Mathematically, the incumbent Labour administration was guaranteed to remain in charge as only a third of the seats were contested.

Prince William stopped for lunch at The Farmers Arms in Muker on Tuesday, where he was served a hearty plate of chicken and ham pie, chips, mushy peas and gravy.

Labour was reduced to a meagre two councillors as the party suffered heavy losses in Newcastle on local election day, but none of the Lib Dems, Greens, or Reform UK were able to win an overall majorit