Voters living in Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland went to the polls to choose who they want to represent them.
As well as the local council elections, the first ever North of Tyne Mayor will be elected. You can find live updates on that here.
Results from some North East councils started coming in during the early hours of Friday, with Gateshead announced on Friday.
Here you will find full results for Newcastle, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside.
We will be carrying live updates throughout Friday.
You'll find your council in the grid below, where you can see ward-by-ward results.
Local elections 2019
Key Events
Results from all the North East councils
All results from our council elections last night are now in - follow the links below to see them in full
Newcastle - Labour lost two council seats and saw its share of the vote drop 10%, as community party Newcastle First made history by winning its first election
Gateshead - The Lib Dems snatched two seats from Labour councillors, but Labour still retain control of the authority
North Tyneside - Labour remains comfortably in control despite losing two seats - Cullercoats and Tynemouth - to the Tories
South Tyneside - Labour have taken a bruising after losing five seats, four to independent candidates and one to the council’s first ever Green Party councillor
Sunderland - A ‘free for all’ at the polls saw Labour lose 10 seats, while breakthroughs by the Greens and UKIP saw both parties enter the chamber for the first time
Gateshead Council results in full
Labour’s loss was the Lib Dems’ gain in Gateshead as the party snatched two seats from Labour councillors.
It was a very successful night for the Lib Dems across the country, and the party has now made two significant gains in Gateshead.
In Pelaw and Heworth, John Diston took 1,222 votes, 496 more than the previous Labour incumbent Jil Green who got 726 votes.
It was a punishing morning too for Labour councillor Chris McHugh who lost his Dunston Hill and Whickham East seat, by more than 600 votes, he got 851 votes while the new Lib Dem councillor Vicky Anderson got 1,488.
The turnout for the election was low, with only 32.7% of Gateshead’s voters casting a ballot.
But Labour still retain control of the authority, with leader Martin Gannon saying the council was “stable”.
He said: “It’s disappointing to lose seats because you always want more seats.
“Ironically the Liberal Democrats, a party who when they were in the coalition helped reduce grants to Gateshead to 52% costing £800 per household and helped introduce austerity has won two seats.
“Compared to what’s happening across the rest of the country the party has showed a lot of stability and has a stable hold.”
Meanwhile Lib Dem leader Jonathan Wallace, who himself held on to his Whickham South and Sunniside seat, said that the gains for his party could be a sign of things to come.
North of Tyne Mayor: First round results in
The Labour and Conservative candidates go through to the second round count.
Jamie Driscoll got 62,034 and Charlie Hoult got 45,494 - but no-one got 50% of the vote.
Theresa May heckled as she admits 'difficult time for our party'
Theresa May has admitted it is a “difficult time for our party” in her first statement since the election results overnight.
She was reportedly heckled by an activist who called for her to resign as she began her speech at the Welsh Tory conference.
And she said “I commiserate” with everyone who lost - but didn’t say “sorry” to more than 400 Tory councillors who lost their seats.
The PM said: “Those elections were very difficult for our party.
“Results are still coming in but the picture is clear. Councillors who’ve given years of hard work in their local communities have lost through no fault of their own.
“I commiserate with everyone who lost yesterday.
“I was a local councillor. I know how hard it is. I’ve knocked on the doors, I’ve delivered the leaflets.”
She added: “This is a difficult time for our party and these election results are a symptom of that.” She said the Tories were in power at a momentous point in history, and “what is momentous and historic is seldom simple and straightforward.
“But I think there was a simple message from yesterday’s elections to both us and the Labour Party- just get on and deliver Brexit.”
Theresa May's first reaction to the results is... brief
A Downing Street spokeswoman said: “The PM understands the frustration that we haven’t managed to leave the EU.”
Brexit talks with Labour at a ministerial level will continue on Tuesday.
Corbyn 'very sorry' at losses
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said that voters in the local elections had sent a clear message to Labour: “Brexit - sort it.”
And, in an apparent signal that Labour is now determined to bring a resolution to cross-party talks with the Government lasting more than a month over a compromise Brexit deal, he added: “Message received.”
Despite expectations of three-figure gains in council seats which were last contested at a low-point for the party, Labour saw its tally of councillors reduced by 58 overnight and lost control of heartland authorities Bolsover and Hartlepool as well as Wirral.
Visiting Trafford, where the party won overall control for the first time since 2003, party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he was “very sorry” at the scale of losses.
But he hailed positive swings in some areas which he said gave Labour hope of winning marginal seats like Swindon, Peterborough and Thurrock at a general election.
Last night's results from North East councils
Ahead of the full story on today’s Gateshead count, here is a look at how other councils around the North East now look following last night’s election results.
There’s been a lot of change in places, especially Sunderland and to a lesser extent, South Tyneside.
In Newcastle, the Newcastle First party saw its first councillor win a ward and a Lib Dem councillor who lost out by just 12 votes last year was re-elected. Full picture here.
In North Tyneside, Labour held on to most of its seats, but did lose Cullercoats and Tynemouth to the Tories. Full picture here.
Gateshead count finished
That’s the last of the results from Gateshead - we’ll have the full story soon.
Low Fell result
Lib Dems hold Low Fell
Ron Beadle (LD) 1778
Neil Grant (Green Party) 291
Calvin Lawson (Lab) 811
David Potts (Con) 190
Ryton, Crookhill and Stella result
Labour hold Ryton, Crookhill and Stella
Steven Bailey (UKIP) 502
Ros Cooper (Socialist Alternative) 55
Alex Geddes (Labour) 1399
Andrew Mason (Green Party) 186
Sandra McClurey (LD) 496
Susan Mary Wilson (Con) 205
Chopwell and Rowlands Gill result
Labour hold Chopwell and Rowlands Gill
John Brown (UKIP) 507
Jean Callender (LD) 242
David Casteleton (Green Party) 328
Michael McNestry (Lab) 1269
Lucinda Jane Wilson (CON) 250
Gateshead echoing national trend?
It was a very successful night for the Lib Dems across the country, and the party has now made two significant gains in Gateshead.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable said his party were “the big winners of this year’s elections, with already our best result for over 15 years and more gains expected today”.
Sir Vince said: “Voters have sent a clear message that they no longer have confidence in the Conservatives, but they are also refusing to reward Labour while the party prevaricates on the big issue of the day: Brexit.”
Another gain for Lib Dems
Lib Dems gain Dunston Hill and Whickham East
Vicky Anderson (LD) 1488
Isabel Mary Blanchflower (Green Party) 207
Jak Hocking (Con) 133 Chris MCHugh (Lab) 851
Graham Steele (Save Us Now) 146
Holds for Labour and Lib Dems
Lib Dems hold Whickham South and Sunniside
Judith Turner (Lab) 479
Jonathan Wallace (LD) 1917
Perry Wilson (Con) 232
Labour hold Crawcrook and Greenside
Diane Cadman (Green Party) 653
Leonard Davidson (Con) 249
Helen Elizabeth Haran (Lab) 1049
Morgan Little (UKIP) 395
Amelia Louise Ord - (LD) 182
Saltwell result
Labour hold Saltwell
Alan Bond (Con) 317
Leanne May Brand (LD) 207
Rachel Mary Cabral (Green Party) 278
Robert Lee Waugh (Lab) 838
Lib Dem gain
Lib Dems gain Pelaw and Hedworth
Nicholas Boldrini (Green Party) 127
John Paul Diston (LD) 1222
Jil Green (Lab)726
Jordan Oliver (UKIP) 238
Paul Sterling (Con) 61
Win for Lib Dems
Lib Dems hold Whickham North
Jeff Bowe (Lab) 524
John Callanan (Con) 164
Christopher Ord (LD) 1637
Two more holds for Labour
Labour hold Winlaton and High Spen
Maria Hall (Lab) 1190
Paul McNally (Green Party) 421
Lewis Ormston (Con) 408
Robinson Stanaway (LD) 179
Labour hold Lobley Hill and Bensham
Janice Marina Hutchinson (Con) 266
Eileen McMaster (Lab) 963
Jonathan Mohammed (Independent) 104
Andy Redfern (Green Party)288 Nicholas
James Seaborn (LD) 345
Lamesley result
Labour hold Lamesley
Sheila Everatt (Con) 407
Sheila Gallagher (Lab) 1019
Betty Gallon (The Liberal Party) 308
Christine McHatton (LD) 197
Wardley and Leam Lane result
Labour hold Wardley and Leam Lane
Alan Robert Craig (UKIP) 431
John Stuart Green (Lab) 1034
John Robert McNeil (Con) 190
Susan Walker (LD) 262
Three more Labour holds
Labour hold Blaydon
Malcolm Alfred Brain (Lab)* 1102
Simon David Murray Easton (Green Party) 378
Michael Ryan Leonard (Con) 223
Lisabela Marschild (Space Navies Party) 133
Stuart John McClurey (LD) 146
Labour hold Chowdene
John Conor Seoirse O`Carroll (UKIP) 449
Dawn Elizabeth Welsh (LD) 421
Keith Wood (Lab) 1025
Eric Young (Con) 271
Labour hold High Fell
Edward Bohill (Cons) 187
Elaine Brunskill (Socialist Alternative) 133
Lynda Ann Duggan (LD) 178
Jennifer Reay (Lab) 828
Heather White (Save Us Now) 142
More Labour holds
The results are coming thick and fast now - and it’s good news for Labour
Labour hold Bridges
Gareth Ashley Cooper (LD) 316
John Rogan Gardiner (Con) 209
Bob Goldsworthy (Lab) 832
Labour hold Deckham
May Ainscow (Con) 243
Gary Brooks (Green Party) 212
Bernadette Oliphant (Lab) 1017
Norman Spours (LD)207
Labour hold Birtley
James Corr (UKIP) 335
Paul Thomas Elliott (LD) 315
Kathy King (The Liberal Party) 414
Caroline Aimee Sterling (Con) 146
Neil Steven Weatherley (Lab) 750
Labour hold Windy Nook and Whitehills
Karen Therese Crozier (LD) 274
Ruth Christina Grant (Green Party) 274
Kyle Lambert Murray (Con) 248
Jim Turnbull (Lab)* 1117
Labour hold Felling
It’s a Labour hold in Felling
David Fawcett (LD) 324
Peter Crompton Jackson (Con) 180
Paul McNally (Lab) 899
First Gateshead result in
The first result is in, and it’s for Dunston & Teams - the ward is held by Labour’s Gary Haley
Andrew Blanchflower (Green Party) 233
Stacey Louise Duggan (Lib Dems) 125
Jordan-Lee Guthrie (Con) 161
Gary Haley (Lab)* 887
Susan Hall (Save Us Now) 108
There was a 24.6% voter turnout for this ward
Newcastle First Party breaks through with vote win
Labour lost two council seats in Newcastle and saw its share of the vote drop 10%, as community party Newcastle First made history by winning its first election.
The local campaign group pledged to ‘bring a new style of politics to the city’ after taking a seat from the ruling Labour group in Callerton and Throckley, where anger over plans for a new opencast mine has dominated the agenda.
Liberal Democrat Gareth Kane also made his return to the council, reclaiming the hotly-contested Ouseburn seat that he had lost to Labour by just 12 votes last year.
While Labour maintains firm control of the local authority, with 54 of its 78 councillors, council leader Nick Forbes bemoaned his party’s stance on Brexit as the main cause of losses across the region.
The pro-Remain council leader said: “Overall these were not a bad set of results for Labour in Newcastle given the national context and what we are starting to see in many other towns and cities around the country.
“Obviously it is disappointing to lose a couple of seats, but I think that is partly due to a depression in the Labour vote - people staying at home because they are not happy with the Labour Party’s position on Brexit - and, in some parts of the city, particular local issues where independents have made a breakthrough on the basis of a single issue campaign.”
Jeremy Corbyn to visit Trafford to celebrate seizing council
Jeremy Corbyn is due to visit Trafford this morning, the MEN’s Ashlie Blakey reports - where Labour seized back the council in a rare solid victory for the party.
Trafford just a few years ago was an island of Tory blue in the red sea that is Greater Manchester.
But overnight it fell solidly to Labour, who gained six seats to notch up a total of 36 on the council while the Tories lost a whopping nine.
