If you're just waking up here is what happened overnight across the North East:

• Newcastle Central was the first seat to be declared with Labour's Chi Onwurah keeping her seat but with a decreased majority
• The first shock of the night came when the Conservatives took Blyth Valley, which has been Labour since it was created in 1950
• There was further bad news for Labour when they lost Darlington, Stockton South, Redcar, Bishop Auckland, Sedgefield and North West Durham to the Conservatives. For Bishop Auckland and Redcar, it is the first Conservative MP they have had
• Labour has held on to all the other seats in the region, but in almost every case with a reduced majority
• The Brexit Party failed to win its top target of Hartlepool, with Labour holding on

Paul Howell has been elected as the MP for Sedgefield, beating Labour's Phil Wilson by 4,513 votes.

The Conservative Party overturned a 6,059 vote majority to take the formerly Labour-held seat.

David Bull of the Brexit Party came third and Liberal Democrat Dawn Welsh came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 0.5 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 42,000 people, 64.6% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Three of the six candidates, Dawn Welsh (Liberal Democrat), John Furness (Green) and Michael Joyce (independent) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Our political editor Richard Moss caught this snap of the jubilant winners in Bishop Auckland and Sedgefield, Dehenna Davison and Paul Howell:

Labour's Laura Pidcock, once seen as a potential contender for the party's leadership, has lost her Durham North West seat to Conservative Richard Holden.

Mr Holden defeated Pidcock, Labour's shadow employment rights secretary, by 1,144 votes, winning 19,990 to her 18,846.

The result overturned Ms Pidcock's 8,792 vote majority in the 2017 general election.

Commenting on results across the UK, Mr Holden said: "You've seen across the country tonight that a very divisive brand of politics that would've taken us back decades in Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party, has been comprehensively defeated, most of all in the North East of England."

John Wolstenholme of the Brexit Party came third and Liberal Democrat Michael Peacock came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 0.6 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 48,000 people, roughly two-thirds of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Three of the seven candidates, Watts Stelling (independent), David Sewell (Green) and David Lindsay (independent) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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One of the shocks of the night was Labour's Laura Pidcock, a rising star of the party, losing her Durham North West seat to the Conservatives.

Richard Holden won 19,990 votes to her 18,846 for a 1,144 majority. He said:

Financial Times reporter Sebastian Payne outlines the sheer scale of how Labour's vote has disintegrated over 22 years, with the North East and Cumbria in particular focus:

Grahame Morris has been re-elected as the MP for Easington, with a decreased majority.

The Labour candidate beat Conservative Clare Ambrosino by 6,581 votes, less than half the majority at the 2017 election.

Julie Maughan of the Brexit Party came third and Liberal Democrat Dominic Haney came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 1.8 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 35,000 people, 56.5% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Two of the five candidates, Dominic Haney (Liberal Democrat) and Susan McDonnell (North East Party) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Kevan Jones has been re-elected as the MP for Durham North, with a significantly decreased majority.

The Labour candidate beat Conservative Ed Parson by 4,742 votes, after winning by a margin of 12,939 votes in the 2017 election.

Peter Telford of the Brexit Party came third and Liberal Democrat Craig Martin came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 1.5 percentage points since the last general election.

More than 42,000 people, 63.2% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Two of the six candidates, Derek Morse (Green) and Ken Rollings (independent) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Conservative Richard Holden, who beat former Durham North West Labour MP Laura Pidcock, has expressed his joy at winning the seat:

Mary Foy has been elected MP for City of Durham, meaning that the Labour Party holds the seat with a decreased majority.

The new MP beat Conservative William Morgan by 5,025 votes. This was less than half Roberta Blackman-Woods’s 12,364 vote majority in the 2017 general election.

Amanda Hopgood of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Brexit Party's Lesley Wright came fourth.

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Voter turnout was up by 0.6 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 49,000 people, 68.6% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

One of the five candidates, Jonathan Elmer (Green) lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Former Redcar Labour MP Anna Turley has tweeted her sadness at losing to Conservative Jacob Young today:

She added: "Oh and I’ve been honoured to have worked alongside the best team I could ever have dreamed of.

"People who have changed hundreds of lives for the better and won back over half a million pounds for the most vulnerable in Redcar. And who I’m honoured to call my friends for life."

Mary Glindon has been re-elected as the MP for Tyneside North, with a decreased majority.

The Labour MP beat Conservative Dean Carroll by 9,561 votes, less than half the majority at the 2017 election.

Andrew Husband of the Brexit Party came third and Liberal Democrat Chris Boyle came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 1.8 percentage points since the last general election.

More than 50,000 people, 63.9% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

One of the five candidates, John Buttery (Green) lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Richard Moss
Political Editor, BBC Look North

Laura Pidcock was seen as a potential leadership contender.

She was used a lot during the campaign by Labour.

Now she is no longer an MP.

The party's disastrous night in the North East is now almost complete.

Alex Cunningham has been re-elected as the MP for Stockton North, with a significantly decreased majority.

The Labour candidate beat Conservative Steven Jackson by 1,027 votes, slashing his majority at the 2017 election by 7,688 votes.

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Cunningham said his victory was “bitter sweet” given the exit polls were projecting a Conservative majority nationally.

He called for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to resign, the BBC's Mark Denten reported.

Martin Walker of the Brexit Party came third and Liberal Democrat Aidan King came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 2.7 percentage points since the last general election.

More than 41,000 people, 61.7% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Two of the five candidates, Mr King and Mark Burdon (North East Party) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Jacob Young has been elected as the MP for Redcar, beating Labour's Anna Turley by 3,527 votes.

The Conservative Party overturned a 9,485 vote majority to take the formerly Labour-held seat.

Jacqui Cummins of the Brexit Party came third and Liberal Democrat Karen King came fourth.

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Voter turnout was down by 1.7 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 41,000 people, 62% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Three of the six candidates, Karen King (Liberal Democrat), Frankie Wales (independent) and Rowan McLaughlin (Green) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Dehenna Davison has been elected as the MP for Bishop Auckland, beating Labour's Helen Goodman by 7,962 votes.

The Conservative Party overturned a 502 vote majority to take the formerly Labour-held seat.

It had been held by Labour since 1935.

Nicholas Brown of the Brexit Party came third and Liberal Democrat Ray Georgeson came fourth.

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Voter turnout was up by 1.8 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 45,000 people, roughly two-thirds of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

One of the four candidates, Ray Georgeson (Liberal Democrat) lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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Labour's Laura Pidcock, a rising star of the party, has lost her Durham North West seat to the Conservatives.

Richard Holden won 19,990 votes to her 18,846 for a 1,144 majority.

Ms Pidcock, shadow employment rights secretary, previously had a majority of 8,792.

Simon Clarke has been re-elected as the MP for Middlesbrough South & Cleveland East, with a significantly increased majority.

The Conservative candidate beat Labour's Lauren Dingsdale by 11,626 votes, more than double the majority at the 2017 election.

Jemma Joy of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Green Party's Sophie Brown came fourth.

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Voter turnout was up by 0.3 percentage points since the last general election.

Nearly 48,000 people, roughly two-thirds of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

Two of the four candidates, Jemma Joy (Liberal Democrat) and Sophie Brown (Green) lost their £500 deposits after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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