Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen
BEN Houchen has secured a second term as Tees Valley Mayor after a landslide election victory.
The Conservative Mayor beat his Labour rival Jessie Joe Jacobs in another dominating Tory election performance in the North-East.
In Redcar, Mr Houchen secured 75 per cent of the vote, with 24,663 votes compared to Labour's 8,236.
In Darlington, the figures were 19,876 to Mr Houchen, another 75 per cent share, with 6,799 to Ms Jacobs.
In Middlesbrough, Mr Houchen secured 17,748 votes (68 per cent) to Ms Jacobs' 8,141. In Stockton, the Tory Mayor secured 38,420 (72 per cent) compared to Labour's 14,442.
In Hartlepool, Mr Houchen secured 21,257 votes compared to Ms Jacobs' 8,023.
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