A landslide in Hartlepool

Hartlepool has been held by since the 1960s. It is in the former Labour heartland of the North of . It has been speculated that the might pick it up in the by-election, but they did more than that,. They crushed Labour.

They got 52% of to 29% for Labour in a seat not held by them for over 60 years.

In the wider elections, the results to date for England Councils are Conservatives gain 54 , Labour loses 56 (gaining control of 4 Councils).

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