The Conservatives have taken Hartlepool from Labour with a 16 per cent swing. It is the first time Labour have lost the seat since its creation in 1974 and the first time the town of Hartlepool has had a Conservative MP since 1964. The 16 per cent swing is the largest swing to a governing party since World War II.
Jill Mortimer (Con) 15,529 (51.9%) +23.0%
Paul Williams (Lab) 8,589 (28.7%) -9.0%
Sam Lee (Ind) 2,904 (9.7%) New
Claire Martin (Heritage) 468 (1.6%) New
John Prescott (Reform) 368 (1.2%) -24.6
Rachel Featherstone (Green) 358 (1.2%) New
Andrew Hagon (LDem) 349 (1.2%) -2.9
Thelma Walker (Ind) 250 (0.8%) New
Chris Killick (Ind) 248 (0.8%) New
Hilton Dawson (NEast) 163 (0.5%) New
W. Ralph Ward-Jackson (Ind) 157 (0.5%) New
Adam Gaines (Ind) 126 (0.5%) New
The Incredible Flying Brick (Loony) 108 (0.4%) New
David Bettney (SDP) 104 (0.4%) New
Gemma Evans (Women's) 140 (0.3%) New
Steve Jack (Freedom) 72 (0.2%) New
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| New Hartlepool MP Jill Mortimer gives her victory speech |
The Labour party is doomed, for the next twenty years at least...
ReplyDeleteIt will take them that long to gain common sens, but Oh I forgot common sens ain't all that common !
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