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| Election 2016: Labour retains control in heartland | Election 2016: Labour retains control in heartland |
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| Labour has retained control of Sunderland, Newcastle and South Tyneside councils. | Labour has retained control of Sunderland, Newcastle and South Tyneside councils. |
| The area is traditionally a Labour heartland, and the party gained a seat in Sunderland, and two in Newcastle. In South Tyneside it took the last remaining Conservative seat. | The area is traditionally a Labour heartland, and the party gained a seat in Sunderland, and two in Newcastle. In South Tyneside it took the last remaining Conservative seat. |
| There were mixed fortunes for the Lib Dems, with a gain in Sunderland but two losses in Newcastle. | |
| Although it did not win any seats, UKIP polled well. | Although it did not win any seats, UKIP polled well. |
| On North Tyneside, residents voted to keep rather than scrap the system of a directly elected mayor, by 32,546 to 23,730 votes | |
| Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle, said: "People are realising that a Labour council is protecting them from the impact on services of years of disproportionate funding." | Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle, said: "People are realising that a Labour council is protecting them from the impact on services of years of disproportionate funding." |
| Lib Dem councillor Gregg Stone described the results for his party as "a mixed bag". | Lib Dem councillor Gregg Stone described the results for his party as "a mixed bag". |
| He said: "We are clearly heartened by the Sunderland result, and also hopeful of good news from Gateshead." | He said: "We are clearly heartened by the Sunderland result, and also hopeful of good news from Gateshead." |
| Conservative Lord Callanan described the South Tyneside result as "disappointing" and said: "It would have been nice to make gains, but we generally held our own." | Conservative Lord Callanan described the South Tyneside result as "disappointing" and said: "It would have been nice to make gains, but we generally held our own." |
| Douglas Carswell, UKIP's sole MP, tweeted: "Early signs are very encouraging for #UKIP 2020 strategy". | Douglas Carswell, UKIP's sole MP, tweeted: "Early signs are very encouraging for #UKIP 2020 strategy". |
| There is an overnight count for South Tyneside, with results due on Friday. | |
| Elections have also taken place for Durham and Northumbria forces' PCCs, and North Tyneside Council held a referendum on whether it should continue to have an elected mayor. | Elections have also taken place for Durham and Northumbria forces' PCCs, and North Tyneside Council held a referendum on whether it should continue to have an elected mayor. |