Labour’s traditional heartlands are under threat. In next week’s by-election in Hartlepool, they are at risk of losing another key seat in the North.
Labour has held Hartlepool since the seat’s formation in 1974, but a recent poll by Survation revealed a seven-point lead for the Conservative candidate, Jill Mortimer.
If Labour loses Hartlepool on May 6th, what does it mean for Keir Starmer and the party’s crumbling red wall?
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Labour has held Hartlepool since the seat’s formation in 1974, but a recent poll by Survation revealed a seven-point lead for the Conservative candidate, Jill Mortimer.
If Labour loses Hartlepool on May 6th, what does it mean for Keir Starmer and the party’s crumbling red wall?
The post Hartlepool and Labour’s crumbling red wall appeared first on Politics.co.uk.