The northern English city of Newcastle has claimed victory in the race to be the first to declare a result in Britain's general election.
An electoral officer announced that Labour had won the seat of Newcastle Central less than an hour after polls closed, six minutes ahead of the rival northern England seat of Houghton and Sunderland South, which also went to Labour.
The two cities take the contest to declare first seriously, practicing rapid ballot-counting and rushing ballot boxes from polling stations to the count centre.
Sunderland uses schoolchildren to run with the boxes, while Newcastle relies on sports students.
Ballots are being counted in an early election called by Prime Minister Theresa May, with an exit poll projecting she may lose her majority in Parliament.
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