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2210 Counts are now underway, with dozens of Sunderland schoolchildren passing ballot boxes hand-to-hand in the region’s traditional - and inexplicable - race to be the first to declare. The safe Labour seat of Houghton & Sunderland is expected to announce at 11pm, with Washington & Sunderland and Sunderland Central following shortly afterwards.
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Tim Montgomerie at 10pm: Contrary to the exit poll which has the Tories 19 short we are expecting a good night for the Conservatives; probably a small working majority. David Cameron will become Prime Minister. The party will make deep inroads into Labour territory but will not do well against the Liberal Democrats. The LibDems may come third, winning 100 seats in total. The exit poll has the LibDems only on 59 seats.