The party maintains its majority of three.

A 96-year-old woman standing in Newcastle's council elections has failed to win her seat.

Conservative Florence Kirkby, from Newcastle, was believed to be one of the country's oldest candidates.

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Here's the full results for the Manor Park ward, with the Lib Dems winning all three:

David MacMillan
BBC Tees

Labour hold Hartlepool Council.

And here's confirmation of that news:

Luke Walton
BBC Look North

Labour leader of Newcastle City Council, Nick Forbes, holds his seat with 1,215 votes.

He is among three Labour victories in Arthur's Hill - all effectively Lab holds.

Latest from the Newcastle count.

David MacMillan
BBC Tees

Five minutes until the results here in Hartlepool.

Most here are predicting that little will change overall in terms of party numbers.

Labour are expected to maintain their majority.

We’ll find out officially soon though.

Andrew Hartley
BBC Look North

Labour win 17 out of 18 seats in South Tyneside. Gain one seat from Independent and lost one to Conservatives

They really don't hang around in Sunderland...

Richard Moss
Political Editor, BBC Look North

It's all over in Sunderland.

Overall Labour make a net loss of four seats.

The Conservatives were up two, Lib Dems up three, Independents lose their only seat.

The new council make up:

• Labour 61
• Conservatives 8
• Lib Dems 6

That's Labour's worst tally of seats here since 2012.

Daniel Holland
Local Democracy Reporter

Result: Labour take all three seats in South Jesmond.

Labour also wins all three seats in the new Monument ward.

Same story in Walker - all Labour. Full results to come as soon as I can type them out!

David MacMillan
BBC Tees

Still waiting for the official results here in Hartlepool but there’s jubilation from the Putting Hartlepool First contingent.

They’re confident they’ll win a couple of seats.

Nine out of nine Labour holds in South Tyneside now.

Richard Moss
Political Editor, BBC Look North

A second Conservative gain from Labour in Sunderland. Party takes St Chad's ward seat.

A gain for the party in Sunderland.

Results in South Tyneside are coming in - six Labour holds so far.

Richard Moss
Political Editor, BBC Look North

Liberal Democrats gain another Labour seat in Sunderland, taking Millfield seat from Labour.

Richard Moss
Political Editor, BBC Look North

Labour hold in Southwick and Washington North wards in Sunderland now.

So far tonight Labour hold nine and lose two, Conservatives hold two and gain one, Lib Dems gain one.

There's 12 seats still to declare.

South Tyneside is another council that will remain controlled by Labour,

The party starts the night with 53 of 54 seats, and are defending 17.

An Independent candidate is defending the remaining one - but will Labour make a clean sweep and take it?