Sharon Hodgson makes it a hat-trick of Labour holds in Sunderland
The polls have closed '“ and despite the Conservatives closing in Labour has retained its Washington and Sunderland West constituency.
Sharon Hodgson held on to the seat she has held since the 2005 general election.
Tom Appleby (Liberal Democrat) 961
Michal Chantkowski (Green Party) 514
Bryan Forster (UKIP) 2,761
Jonathan Gullis (Conservative) 11,699
Sharon Hodgson (Labour Party) 24,639
In 2015, Ms Hodgson received 20,478 votes, ahead of the UKIP in second with 7,321 and the Conservatives in third with 7,033.
Turnout: 60.3%