Nottingham Post published Strong vote for UKIP in first three seats declared

Labour has won the first three seats declared in the election - all in the Sunderland area - but there has been an overall swing to UKIP, which is more than 17% up overall.UKIP has come second in two of the three seats - Houghton & Sunderland South, Sunderland Central and Washington & Sunderland West - but the Lib Dems have lost their deposit in all these seats.A Sky News Exit Poll put the Conservatives as the largest party after the election with 316 seats. That puts them just 10 short.