Conservatives take Hartlepool with huuuuge swing of votes.
Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 9:45 am
The Conservatives have won the Hartlepool by-election - taking a seat that has been under Labour's control since it was created in the 1970s.
Tory candidate Jill Mortimer's victory marks a rare gain for a governing party and delivers another brick in Labour's "red wall" to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
It also serves as a major blow to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in his bid to revive his party's fortunes following their crushing general election defeat in 2019.
Sir Keir faced immediate calls to "urgently change direction" from Labour's left wing following the result.
She described her by-election win as a "truly historic result and a momentous day".
Con 15,529
Lab 8,589
Ind 2,904
Her 468
Ref 368
Turnout 42.3%
https://news.sky.com/story/election-res ... r-12298989
So, are Labour now too right wing, or are they still reeling from the Corbyn era?
My opinion; they care too much about things that most of the country don't really care about.
Tory candidate Jill Mortimer's victory marks a rare gain for a governing party and delivers another brick in Labour's "red wall" to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
It also serves as a major blow to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in his bid to revive his party's fortunes following their crushing general election defeat in 2019.
Sir Keir faced immediate calls to "urgently change direction" from Labour's left wing following the result.
She described her by-election win as a "truly historic result and a momentous day".
Con 15,529
Lab 8,589
Ind 2,904
Her 468
Ref 368
Turnout 42.3%
https://news.sky.com/story/election-res ... r-12298989
So, are Labour now too right wing, or are they still reeling from the Corbyn era?
My opinion; they care too much about things that most of the country don't really care about.