Posted: May 07, 2021 7:41 am
The Hartlepool byelection shows that turning the Labour Party into Tory Light is a resounding failure. Who could have predicted that, eh?
Once the heartland of Labour, the Tory candidate, Jill Mortimer (15,529 votes amounting to 51.9%) has absolutely thrashed Labour's Paul Williams (8,589 votes or 28.7%).
It's the first time a Conservative MP has won Hartlepool in 62 years. The fact that 70% of Hartlepudlians voted "leave" in the brexit referendum probably did not help.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/07/hartlepool-byelection-result-labour-starmer-conservatives
Once the heartland of Labour, the Tory candidate, Jill Mortimer (15,529 votes amounting to 51.9%) has absolutely thrashed Labour's Paul Williams (8,589 votes or 28.7%).
It's the first time a Conservative MP has won Hartlepool in 62 years. The fact that 70% of Hartlepudlians voted "leave" in the brexit referendum probably did not help.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/07/hartlepool-byelection-result-labour-starmer-conservatives