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| Labour hold Newcastle Central and Houghton and Sunderland South | |
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| Labour have won in Newcastle Central, the first result of the 2017 general election to be declared. | Labour have won in Newcastle Central, the first result of the 2017 general election to be declared. |
| Minutes later it was announced the party also held Houghton and Sunderland South. | |
| Incumbent Newcastle Central MP Chi Onwurah secured 24,071 votes, almost 15,000 more than second placed Steve Kyte of the Conservatives. | |
| Bridget Phillipson secured 24,665 votes in Houghton and Sunderland South, twice as many as Conservative Paul Howell. | |
| Click here for the latest updates from the North East and Cumbria | Click here for the latest updates from the North East and Cumbria |
| Sunderland has historically been the first place to count and declare its results but Newcastle trumped its North East neighbours returning its result nine minutes faster at 23:01 BST. | |
| In Newcastle Central, the Liberal Democrats came third, UKIP fourth and the Green Party fifth. | |
| UKIP came third in Houghton and Sunderland South, Liberal Democrats fourth, Green Party fifth and independent Mick Watson sixth. | |
| Labour saw their share of the vote in Newcastle Central rise from 55% in 2015 to 65% this time around. | |
| In Houghton and Sunderland South, their share rose from 55% to 60%. | |
| The other constituencies in this area yet to declare are: | The other constituencies in this area yet to declare are: |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Blaydon | Blaydon |
| Blyth Valley | Blyth Valley |
| City of Durham | City of Durham |
| Easington | Easington |
| Gateshead | Gateshead |
| Hexham | Hexham |
| Jarrow | Jarrow |
| Newcastle upon Tyne East | Newcastle upon Tyne East |
| Newcastle upon Tyne North | Newcastle upon Tyne North |
| North Durham | North Durham |
| North West Durham | North West Durham |
| North Tyneside | North Tyneside |
| South Shields | South Shields |
| Sunderland Central | Sunderland Central |
| Tynemouth | Tynemouth |
| Wansbeck | Wansbeck |
| Washington & Sunderland West | Washington & Sunderland West |