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INCUMBENT PRIME MINISTERS have historically stayed away from by-election campaigns, for they usually lose them, often by embarrassing margins. Only twice in 40 years has the party in power gained a seat. Boris Johnson’s repeated visits to the seafront in Hartlepool, a poor north-eastern town which has elected Labour MPs since 1964, to kick footballs, drink tea and pose for selfies, were a sign of the party’s confidence. It was justified. In 2019, Labour won Hartlepool with 15,464 votes (38%), to the Conservatives’ 11,869 (29%). On May 6th, the Tories polled 15,529 votes (52%), while Labour slipped to 8,589 (29%). In early results from local elections that took place on the same day, the Tories also gained control of the councils of Northumberland, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Dudley and Harlow. Britons will have to wait until the weekend for a full picture, for some of the results, from elections to 143 English councils, 13 mayoralties and the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments, w ....
THE Conservative mayor for the Tees Valley has has secured a second term after a landslide election victory. Ben Houchen beat his Labour rival Jessie Joe Jacobs after securing 72.7 per cent of the vote and large majorities in all five of the combined authority areas. In a straight head-to-head between the candidates Mr Houchen secured a total of 121,964, against Ms Jacob’s 45,461, with a turn out of just over 33 per cent. In Redcar, Mr Houchen secured 75 per cent of the vote, with 24,663 votes compared to Labour’s 8,236. In Darlington, the figures were 19,876 to Mr Houchen, another 75 per cent share, with 6,799 to Ms Jacobs. ....