Election results from the North East and Cumbria

1. Conservatives win Hartlepool by-election
2. Hartlepool's new MP "immensely proud"
3. Labour calls result "incredibly disappointing"
4. Conservative Ben Houchen wins landslide Tees Valley Mayor victory
5. Labour holds Sunderland, Newcastle, Gateshead and North and South Tyneside councils
6. Conservatives take control of Northumberland County Council
7. Labour loses control of Durham County Council
8. Hartlepool Council remains under no overall control despite Tory gains
9. Conservative's landslide victory to become the Cleveland PCC
10. Labour retains Northumbria PCC role
11. Labour retains Durham PCC role
12. Labour's Norma Redfearn re-elected North Tyneside Mayor
13. Conservative retains Cumbria PCC role

BreakingHartlepool elects Conservative MP

Conservatives have won the Hartlepool by-election.

Labour had held the town since 1974.

Stand by for Hartlepool by-election result...

'It's been a very long night'

Votes are still being counted in Northumberland.

'Biggest stack of votes belongs to Conservatives'

Labour defeat will be tricky for Starmer to explain

Chris Mason

Political Correspondent

It is widely expected that Hartlepool will have a Conservative MP for the first time in more than 50 years when the by-election result comes in later.

It will be awkward for Sir Keir Starmer as Labour concedes another block in the so-called 'red wall' that has been bulldozed by the Conservatives since 2019.

Starmer has a tricky explaining job to do to members of his party.

And while it is just one by-election, it will contribute to changing the mood.

Crucially it will be hard, in a Westminster context, for Starmer to point to any sense of progress.

'It's a bad night for Labour in Sunderland locally'

Labour loses nine seats in Sunderland

Fergus Hewison

BBC Newcastle political reporter

Labour avoids losing overall control of Sunderland City Council, but only just.

It finishes the night having lost nine seats.

The council political composition is now Labour 42, Conservatives 18 (up six), Liberal Democrats 12 (up four, UKIP three (no gains, not defending any seats).

Labour: Hartlepool vote 'very disappointing'

Counting still under way in Hartlepool by-election

Richard Moss

Political editor, North East & Cumbria

Counting is still continuing in Hartlepool. The declaration time now unclear -could be 06.15.

We know Labour has lost - the party’s conceded - but we await the final tally and scale of the defeat.

An inflatable Boris Johnson has been erected outside Mill House Leisure Centre in the town where the votes are being counted. Perfectly normal.

PA Media

Welcome to our live election results coverage

Good morning and welcome to the start of our live coverage of the election results in the North East and Cumbria.

To start you off here is a round-up of what has happened overnight.

• The result of the Hartlepool by-election is expected to be declared shortly but Labour's shadow transport secretary, Jim McMahon, has already admitted defeat
• Labour have kept control of Sunderland City Council but lost nine seats
• Labour have also held Newcastle City Council, Gateshead Council and South Tyneside Council

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