General Election 2017: LIVE reaction
- Labour gains Stockton South from the Conservatives
- Conservatives win Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland from Labour
- Newcastle Central beat Sunderland to declare first
Helen Goodman retains Bishop Auckland for Labour
Helen Goodman has hung on to her Bishop Auckland seat for Labour, despite predictions it would go to the Conservatives.
She told ITV News Tyne Tees the Tories "over-stretched themselves" when they tried to create a political earthquake in the North East:
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Berwick MP: 'We'll have another election by 2019'
When questioned on ITV News Tyne Tees about when the next election might be, the MP for Berwick Upon Tweed said "not before 2019".
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GE2017: How your constituency voted
A total of 37 seats were up for grabs on Thursday. Here is a run-down of how they stand now
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GE2017: Ian Lavery hails 'positive and bold' campaign
Wansbeck MP Ian Lavery was the national co-ordinator for Jeremy Corbyn's election campaign, which saw the party make gains