Labour holds on to Tyne, loses out on Tees
LABOUR saw off a strong challenge from independent left candidate Jamie Driscoll to win the new North East regional mayoralty.
Kim McGuiness secured the post with slim majorities in all areas of the region’s largest city, Newcastle.
She won 185,051 votes to Mr Driscoll’s 126,652, or 41 per cent to 28 per cent, with the Tories a distant third.
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