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| EU referendum: Almost all North East areas vote for Brexit | EU referendum: Almost all North East areas vote for Brexit |
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| Voters across north-east England have given the thumbs down to European Union membership. | Voters across north-east England have given the thumbs down to European Union membership. |
| With all results now declared, people in 11 areas voted to leave. | |
| Newcastle was the only one supporting Remain, and that was by the narrow margin of 1%. | Newcastle was the only one supporting Remain, and that was by the narrow margin of 1%. |
| Sunderland, Gateshead, Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside, and Northumberland voted leave. | |
| In most cases it was by a large margin. | |
| See local results here | |
| Following the early Sunderland result, the value of the pound sterling dropped by about 3% on the markets. | |
| Follow the latest news on the BBC's live EU referendum page | Follow the latest news on the BBC's live EU referendum page |
| Reaction and updates from the North East. | |
| UKIP and Leave Sunderland organiser, Richard Elvin, put the result down to voters responding to Remain "scaremongering" over the future of the Nissan plant. | UKIP and Leave Sunderland organiser, Richard Elvin, put the result down to voters responding to Remain "scaremongering" over the future of the Nissan plant. |
| Both areas are traditionally Labour, and shadow home secretary Andy Burnham told local supporters who had voted to leave that "we hear you". | Both areas are traditionally Labour, and shadow home secretary Andy Burnham told local supporters who had voted to leave that "we hear you". |
| He said: "We understand what you are saying. This referendum can't mark the end of the process." | He said: "We understand what you are saying. This referendum can't mark the end of the process." |
| UKIP leader Nigel Farage tweeted: "So happy with the results in North East England." | UKIP leader Nigel Farage tweeted: "So happy with the results in North East England." |
| As the extent of the Leave vote emerged across the region, former business secretary and Remain campaigner Sir Vince Cable, said: "I think people in the highly-deprived areas of the North East are expressing their frustration in this way." | |
| Bridget Philipson, the Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, described the result as "disappointing". | |
| She said: "It is a reflection on the fact that people in the North East feel that time and time again we're left behind. | |
| "When it comes to jobs and investment, support from this government is found to be lacking." | |
| Richard Moss, Political Editor, BBC Look North | Richard Moss, Political Editor, BBC Look North |
| The Leave campaign expected to do well, but has done better than it might have thought, with so far only Newcastle voting to remain. | The Leave campaign expected to do well, but has done better than it might have thought, with so far only Newcastle voting to remain. |
| It is also performing particularly strongly on Teesside, with in Hartlepool seven out of 10 people voting for Brexit. | It is also performing particularly strongly on Teesside, with in Hartlepool seven out of 10 people voting for Brexit. |
| Labour is saying austerity is to blame, but Vote Leave says people didn't buy the scaremongering stories about job losses. | Labour is saying austerity is to blame, but Vote Leave says people didn't buy the scaremongering stories about job losses. |