Historic Conservative victory in Hartlepool, elected MP for first time in half a century

A historic victory in Hartlepool, north-east England, where he was elected Member of Parliament for the first time in more than half a century, was achieved by the Conservative Party of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

In the Labor stronghold to date, Conservative candidate Jill Mortimer received 15,529 votes, compared to 8,589 for her Labor rival, Paul Williams.

The victory, which gives Johnson an even larger majority in parliament, will increase pressure on Labor leader Kir Starmer, who has been criticized for failing to deliver on his promise to give the party a new impetus after the disastrous parliamentary election. of 2019.

“This is a historic result” said the co-chair of the Conservative Party Amanda Milling, as broadcast by AMPE.

The election follows the resignation in March of a Labor MP who had been elected in Hartlepool following allegations of sexual harassment.

The victory in Hartlepool further strengthens Johnson and his policies, Despite the concerns of some because of the shadows hovering over the head of the British Prime Minister, among them the scandal of financing the renovation of the Prime Minister’s office in Downing Street, the management of the pandemic, the report of the 127,000 deaths of the epidemic in the United Kingdom.

After all, this victory seems to continue the trend that Johnson started in the 2019 parliamentary elections, when he won in many old Labor strongholds in northern and central England.

The Labor Party, for its part, tried to keep a low profile for yesterday’s election and not appear to have much ambition, noting that a pandemic vote would be difficult and that support for the government would be strengthened by the vaccination campaign against it. covid-19.

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