Voters across the UK will elect a new Government on Thursday, December 12.
The first December general election since 1923 was called following a historic vote in the House of Commons in October.
In the North East, 22 constituencies will be contested. These are the key seats to watch come election night.
Labour will argue that Conservative governments have spent the past nine years cutting funding for the North East.
But it’s true that there are some marginal seats in the region that could change hands, many of them in Teesside.
That includes seats the Conservatives could potentially take from Labour - and some that Labour has a chance of taking from the Conservatives.
Below is a list of every candidate standing in seats in Newcastle. If you're unsure which constituency you're in, see our guide here.
Bishop Auckland
Nicholas Brown (Brexit Party)
Dehenna Davison (Conservative)
Ray Georgeson (Liberal Democrat)
Helen Goodman (Labour)
City of Durham
Jonathan Elmer (Green)
Mary Foy (Labour)
Amanda Hopgood (Liberal Democrat)
William Morgan (Conservative)
Lesley Wright (Brexit Party)
Easington
Clare Ambrosino (Conservative)
Dominic Haney (Liberal Democrat)
Julie Maughan (Brexit Party)
Susan McDonnell (North East Party)
Graheme Morris (Labour)
North Durham
Kevan Jones (Labour)
Craig Martin (Liberal Democrat)
Derek Morse (Green)
Ed Parson (Conservative)
Ken Rollings (Independent)
Peter Telford (Brexit Party)
North West Durham
Richard Holden (Conservative)
Stephen Lindsay (Independent)
Michael Peacock (Liberal Democrat)
Laura Pidcock (Labour)
David Sewell (Green)
Watts Stelling (Independent)
John Wolstenholme (Brexit Party)
Sedgefield
David Bull (Brexit Party)
John Furness (Green)
Paul Howell (Conservative)
Michael Joyce (Independent)
Dawn Welsh (Liberal Democrat)
Philip Wilson (Labour)
