Quote Originally Posted by magpie_mania View Post
So a Conservative win in Hartlepool. I am sure there will be an enquiry within Labour, but some reasons may be:

Where did the votes that last time went to the Brexit Party go? Probably virtually all to the Conservatives.

As was said on TV, Starmer isn't the problem, people still don't trust the Labour Party.

The roll out of the vaccines has really helped the Conservatives. People don't seem to care about the PMs 'sleaze' accusations.

Early days for Starmer - sounds a bit like a head coach I know!
I think Brexit may well have change voting patterns for a long time to come. Always a good idea to field an ardent remainer as your candidate in a seat that voted 2-1 to leave though.