IN the first constituency to declare, Labour won Houghton & Sunderland South result - but there was an 8.4% swing from Labour to the Conservatives.
Result: Labour 19,137, Conservative 8,147, Lib Dem 5,292, Independent 2,462; UKIP 1,022, BNP 1,961.
IN the first constituency to declare, Labour won Houghton & Sunderland South result - but there was an 8.4% swing from Labour to the Conservatives.
Result: Labour 19,137, Conservative 8,147, Lib Dem 5,292, Independent 2,462; UKIP 1,022, BNP 1,961.
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