Summary

  • Budd wins Middlesbrough mayor bid by 256 votes

  • Redcar council ward to be counted on Monday

  • North East now has 'noisy SNP neighbours'

  • Labour MPs secure seats across North East

  • Conservatives hold Stockton South and win Berwick

  • Reaction and results from the general and local elections in the North East & Cumbria

  • Updates on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 May 2015

Live Reporting

Lloyd Watson, Duncan Leatherdale and Catherine Lee

  1. North East and Cumbria election results

    Hello and thank you for joining us for our coverage of the election results as they come in across the North East and Cumbria.

    Polling stations have now closed. We'll bring you the results for the general and local elections as they are declared plus pictures, analysis and reaction from the counts to bring you the full story of the election results in the region.

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