County Durham: Labour scrapes through
	2:27am Fri 2 May 08
	LABOUR has scraped through to take control of the new County Durham unitary authority, but it has gone backwards in both Sunderland and Hartlepool.
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Tories sweep the board in Teesdale

1:57am Friday 2nd May 2008

CONSERVTIVES in Teesdale claimed a victory after winning five of the six seats up for grabs on the new unitary council.

Labour wins new unitary authority

1:54am Friday 2nd May 2008

Labour has taken control of the new County Durham unitary authority, but it has gone backwards in both Sunderland and Hartlepool.

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Labour hail loss of overall control as "great night"

1:40am Friday 2nd May 2008

LABOUR have lost overall control of Hartlepool after dropping a seat.

Labour on course to control new authority

1:21am Friday 2nd May 2008

LABOUR is on course to take control of the new County Durham unitary authority, with the Liberal Democrats and Independents making a reasonable showing.

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Breaking news: Labour lose Hartlepool

1:11am Friday 2nd May 2008

LABOUR has lost control of Hartlepool. The authority is now no overall control.

Easington: Long-serving Labour man ousted

1:06am Friday 2nd May 2008

WHILE the Labour Party was clearly relieved at securing 19 of the 24 seats in the Easington constituency there were some notable casualties.

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Tories take three seats in Chester-le-Street

1:03am Friday 2nd May 2008

IT was a good night for the Conservatives as they won three of the 14 seats up for grabs in Chester-le-Street.

Too close to call as district goes to the ballot box

8:16am Friday 2nd May 2008

AS voting drew to a close last night, it was too close to call across Wear Valley.

Labour has fight on its hands to retain control of authority

8:12am Friday 2nd May 2008

LABOUR last night appeared to have a fight on its hands as it battled to retain control of Durham County Council.

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