00:01South Tyneside's last remaining Labour councillor says the party can recover after
00:05Reform UK swept to power in local elections. Geraldine Kilgour kept her Felgate and Hedworth
00:11seat while Labour lost all but one place on the council after decades controlling the authority.
00:17Councillor Kilgour says national issues, concerns about social care funding,
00:21and divisions over housing plans contributed to Labour's collapse locally. She also praised
00:27community support and pledged to continue opposing development on Felgate Greenbelt land.
00:32While describing the political change as unsettling, she said South Tyneside's new
00:37Reform UK leadership now faces pressure to prove itself in charge.
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