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What was the turnout? What did Jill Mortimer say about her victory? “I am incredibly proud of the campaign my team and I have run in Hartlepool – it is based on local issues of real concern to the community here, and I would like to thank all of the people of this great town who have responded so positively to it. “I’m also immensely proud to be the first Conservative MP in Hartlepool for 57 years. “Not only that, I am the first woman ever to be elected as MP for this town. “It is a truly historic result and a momentous day. ....
The Conservatives have secured a thumping victory in the Hartlepool parliamentary by-election. Jill Mortimer will be the town s new member of parliament, after defeating Labour s Paul Williams by a majority of 6,940 votes. play-icon Created with Sketch. Hartlepool had been held by Labour since 1964, and since the current constituency was formed in 1974. It s only the second time since 1982 that an opposition party has lost a by-election to a party in government. Boris Johnson campaigning with Jill Mortimer in Hartlepool Credit: Lindsey Parnaby/PA Wire/PA Images The by-election was called after the resignation of Labour s Mike Hill in March. He is accused of sexual harassment, which he denies. His majority was just over 3,500 at the general election in 2019. ....
HOPES of a Labour revival under Sir Keir Starmer have suffered a blow after the Conservative Party comfortably won the Hartlepool by-election. The Leave-supporting North East constituency went blue for the first time in its 47-year-old history, as Boris Johnson demolished another brick in Labour’s so-called “red wall”. Voters in the town backed Tory candidate Jill Mortimer to be their next MP over Labour’s Dr Paul Williams – an avid Remainer and second-referendum campaigner during his time as MP for Stockton South between 2017-19 – in a rare by-election victory for a party in power for more than a decade. ....
Conservatives humiliate Labour in Hartlepool by-election Labour has held the seat for almost 50 years Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to our free newsletter for the top North Wales stories sent straight to your e-mail Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Hopes of a Labour revival under Sir Keir Starmer have suffered a blow after the Conservative Party comfortably won the Hartlepool by-election. ....