Labour have gained nine seats to maintain control of South Tyneside Council.
The Tories held onto one seat, as did UKIP. But the Liberal Democrats lost their only seat. All other parties lost eight seats in total.
The result means Labour now hold 48 of the 54 council seats; Others 4; Conservative 1; UKIP 1; Lib Dem 0.
Newcastle Council says it's dealing with Government cuts by trying to offer its own commercial services to the public to make money.
It says there is a place for full private contracts, but that it is looking at voluntary partnerships and its own business ventures as "another way".
Northumberland County Council says its goal is to safeguard jobs.
– Northumberland County Council“We are simply having informal discussions with a range of potential partners on how we can deliver services more efficiently...but we need to be clear that this is only one of many options we are considering."
Northumberland County Council has sent out hundreds of letters to its staff and councillors to begin discussions on whether to allow more private companies to run its services.
The council has to save another £70m over the next three to four years.
Business owners in Cannon Park are angry at council plans to redevelop the area and turn it into a shopping complex. They could be forced to move their premises to another part of town. A council meeting will take place today and proposals are expected to be put out to public consultation.
Newcastle City Council's announced spending cuts of 30 million pounds - which will mean 360 job losses.
Read the full storyPaul Gilroy from Unison says there is always an alternative to job cuts.
Council Leader says Newcastle is treated unfairly when it comes to making cuts.
Newcastle City Council's announced spending cuts of 30 million pounds - which will mean 360 job losses. The local authority set out its latest budget at a full council meeting last night. The council claims it will protect front line services where possible.
Public sector unions say they'll fight compulsory redundancies. All councils are implementing the Government's 2010 spending review which will see local authority spending reduced by more than a quarter by 2015.
