CONSERVATIVES LOSE ALL BUT ONE SEAT ON TEESSIDE

The Conservatives lost all but one of their seats across the Tees Valley in a successful night for Labour.

Labour's Anna Turley reclaimed the Redcar seat she lost in 2019 while Luke Myer took Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland by just 214 votes.

Matt Vickers was the only Conservative to hold his seat as he won Stockton West by 2,000 votes over Labour's Joe Dancey.

Other seats the Conservatives lost to Labour included Hartlepool, Bishop Auckland, Darlington and the newly-created Newton Aycliffe & Spennymoor which includes Tony Blair's old Sedgefield constituency.

Ms Turley said it had been a "fantastic" general election for Labour which was a "real testament" to Sir Keir Starmer and his team.

"That means we can really start to change the country, get the NHS back on its feet and look after people again," she told the BBC, adding: "I'm really excited about having a Labour government."

In Hartlepool, Jonathan Brash secured 46% to win the seat back for Labour from Conservative Jill Mortimer, who had been MP since a by-election in 2021.

Reform came second in Hartlepool, Newton Aycliffe & Spennymoor, Middlesbrough and Thornaby East and Stockton North.

In Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, Labour's Luke Myer took it from the Conservatives with 16,468 votes, ahead of incumbent Sir Simon Clarke's 16,254.

Andy McDonald retained Middlesbrough and Thornaby East for Labour, while Chris McDonald won Stockton North.

Lola McEvoy won Darlington from Conservative Peter Gibson, with the Tories also losing Bishop Auckland to Labour's Sam Rushworth and Newton Aycliffe & Spennymoor to Alan Strickland.

Ms McEvoy pledged a "happier, brighter future" for the town, adding: "We've taken a step to a proud, green industrial future."

Mr Gibson said it had been the "privilege of my life to represent the town" and he believed the Conservatives had left a positive lasting change on the area.

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