Labour's Kim McGuinness has beaten the independent candidate Jamie Driscoll to become the first mayor for the North East.
Labour's Kim McGuinness has beaten the independent candidate Jamie Driscoll to become the first mayor for the North East. Ms McGuinness defeated Mr Driscoll, who was blocked from running for the mayoralty by Labour, and resigned to run as an independent.She will speak for two million people in the newly created role, which covers an area including Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, and County Durham.
Read more: Sunak stands firm: Rishi says he is 'focused on the job at hand' despite 'worst local election results for 40 years'Read more: Local Elections Live 2024: Jubilant Keir Starmer celebrates Labour by-election victory at rally - as Tories topple The full breakdown of the result was:Kim McGuinness : 185,051 Jamie Driscoll : 126,652 Guy Renner-Thompson : 52,446 Paul Donaghy: 41,147 Other: 43,116 votes The turnout was 31%.
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