General Election 2024 live: Labour wins all four Northumberland constituencies

That’s the end of our updates for now, as Labour come out on top in a big night for Northumberland politics.

Find candidates’ responses to the result in Hexham here.

Labour have won North Northumberland as well, completing a clean sweep of the county. Monumental stuff.

The county’s final seat of the night, North Northumberland, will be declaring in 10 minutes or so.

Hexham has returned a Labour MP for the first time. Wow.

Results in Northumberland are being declared by High Sheriff Lucia Bridgeman, who is the returning officer.

Her hat is going down very well with election watchers.

The rumour mill is in full swing here. This could be a close one.

The Labour MP for Tynemouth, Alan Campbell, has been reelected.

He wins with a comfortable majority over the Conservatives, who are run close by Reform.

Even with two seats in Northumberland still to declare, heads are already turning to next year’s local elections.

A Labour source tells me they are not hugely concerned that Reform UK will be a threat.

Reform, however, will surely be encouraged by the second places they have secured in Cramlington and Killingworth and in Blyth and Ashington.

The Tories recognise they have lessons to learn, but are not giving up hope that they could remain in County Hall.

Lib Dems and Greens are optimistic their campaigning this summer may pay dividends with more councillors next year.

Counting has begun for the third seat of the night - Hexham

We’re expecting the result from that seat in around an hour.

LAVERY, Ian - Labour Party - 20,030 LEVY, Maureen - The Conservative Party Candidate - 6,121 LEYLAND, Steve - The Green Party - 1,960 PEART, Mark - Reform UK - 10,857 PSALLIDAS, Stephen Anthony - Liberal Democrats - 1,433

Ian Lavery is the first MP for the new Blyth and Ashington constituency.

Ian Lavery wins Blyth and Ashington comfortably for Labour. Reform UK are second.

It wasn't meant to be. Labour holds Sunderland South in the first seat to declare. Blyth and Ashington has been the favourite to declare first.

A valiant effort from staff here in Blyth.

Tory figures in Northumberland are not expecting a good night, and think they may only win one or two seats in the whole North East. They feel the party’s record nationally has hurt them, and their record locally was not enough to put off the mood for change.

Labour, on the other hand, are delighted. They are looking forward to a spell in government.