Sunderland Central: Labour holdpublished at 23:48 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Sunderland Central: Labour holdpublished at 23:48 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Result: Labour hold Sunderland Centralpublished at 23:46 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
BreakingLabour hold Sunderland Central with a win for sitting MP Julie Elliott.
Turnout increase causes count delaypublished at 23:43 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
The count is probably taking longer in Sunderland Central than normal because the turnout was bigger.
About 62.1% of the electorate voted, about 5% more than in 2015.
'Gasps in Sunderland'published at 23:41 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Press Association North East reporter Tom Wilkinson says there was shock in Sunderland when the found out Newcastle has declared first.
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End of twitter postLabour increase Houghton and Sunderland South majoritypublished at 23:37 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Duncan Leatherdale
BBC News OnlineLabour's Bridget Phillipson saw her share of the vote in Houghton and Sunderland South increase from 55% in 2015 to 60% this time around however her majority was down 597.
She secured 24,665 votes, twice as many as the Conservative's Paul Howell who got 12,324.
But Mr Howell did see his vote share increase from 18.5% in 2015 to 30% this time.
UKIP saw their share drop from 21.5% in 2015 to 6% in 2017.
Counting begins in Barrowpublished at 23:33 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Counting is under way in Barrow and Furness.
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End of twitter postCurtice: Some better news for Tories in Houghton and Sunderland Southpublished at 23:29 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Prof John Curtice says: "According to the exit poll there should be a 4 point increase in the Conservative vote here, while Labour’s vote is expected to be up by 13 points. In practice, the Conservative vote is up by 11 points and the Labour vote by just 4.
"The result is thus a much better result for the Conservatives than expected by the exit poll."
Gary Lineker likens declarations to the footballpublished at 23:27 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Sunderland were beaten by Newcastle to be the first to declare this year. Here's football commentator Gary Lineker's take on it
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End of twitter postWatch: Newcastle declarationpublished at 23:22 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Media caption, Newcastle first to declare result
Conservative vote surges in Brexit-supporting areaspublished at 23:18 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Richard Moss
Political Editor, BBC Look NorthConservative vote surges more in Brexit-voting Houghton and Sunderland South than in Newcastle Central.
Those results in Newcastle and Sunderland didn't show the swing to Labour expected in exit poll but results may vary across the UK.
Curtice: Labour swing smaller than expected in Newcastle Centralpublished at 23:15 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Prof John Custice says: "According to the exit poll there should be a 5 point decrease in the Conservative vote here, while Labour’s vote is expected to be up by 19 points. In practice, the Conservative vote is up by 6 points and the Labour vote by 10.
"The result is thus a smaller swing to Labour than expected by the exit poll."
Labour retains Newcastle with 15,000 majoritypublished at 23:15 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Duncan Leatherdale
BBC News OnlineLabour's Chi Onwurah secured 24,071 votes, almost 15,000 more than second placed Conservative Steve Kyte.
Mr Kyte got 9,134, Liberal Democrat Nick Cott won 1,812, UKIP's David Muat 1,482 and the Green Party's Peter Thompson got 595.
Ms Onwurah saw her share increase from 55% at the 2015 election to 65% this time around.
Houghton & Sunderland South: Labour holdpublished at 23:11 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Result: Labour win in Houghton & Sunderland Southpublished at 23:07 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
BreakingLabour have retained Houghton & Sunderland South.
'What happened to Sunderland'published at 23:06 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
So Newcastle won the race to declare first - David Dimbleby wonders "what happened to Sunderland".
Newcastle Central: Labour holdpublished at 23:03 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Result: Labour retain in Newcastle Centralpublished at 23:01 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
BreakingLabour retain the Newcastle Central constituency.
Watch: Ballot boxes arriving in Sunderlandpublished at 22:58 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Here are the ballot boxes arriving in Sunderland earlier - the declaration is expected very soon.
Media caption, Armed police watch over Sunderland count
Football loving weather presenter glued to the screenpublished at 22:48 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
The rest of the country might be biting its nails over the result of this election but, in parts of the North East, there's something else going on.
Houghton and Sunderland South might have a reputation for declaring first - but Newcastle is hot on its heels this year.
BBC Look North weather presenter Jen Bartram - a woman not unfamiliar with team rivalry - likens it to a Wear-Tyne derby.
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End of twitter postAll action at Sunderland countpublished at 22:47 British Summer Time 8 June 2017
Duncan Leatherdale
BBC News OnlineHere are some pictures of the action in Sunderland as they race to return a result - shouldn't be long now until we hear something.
Image source, Reuters/Ed Sykes
Image source, REUTERS/Ed Sykes
Image source, REUTERS/Ed Sykes
