Labour’s Claire Ward elected first mayor of East Midlands as Sunak gets boost in Tees Valley after Tory losses – live

Party source describes region as beating heart of general election battleground' as prime minister says Labour threw lot of mud'

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The results of the London mayoral contest and London assembly elections are due on Saturday. Labour's Sadiq Khan is seeking a third term and polls have put him comfortably ahead of Tory Susan Hall, despite jitters in Khan's campaign team.

Following the closure of the polls tonight, Khan said his campaign and Labour activists sent out a message of fairness, of equality and of hope".