2021 Hartlepool by-election
2021 UK parliament by-election
The 2021 Hartlepool by-election was a by-election for the UK Parliament constituency of Hartlepool. The by-election was started because the MP before it, Mike Hill decided that he wanted to stop being MP.[1] It took place on 6 May 2021. This was the same day as the UK local elections.[2] The area is part of the "red wall", areas that usually supported the Labour Party.[3]
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This was the first by-election that was to the parliament elected in 2019.[4]
The Conservative candidate, Jill Mortimer, was the winner of. the by-election. Mortimer had 51.9% of the vote. This was 16% more than Mike Hill won with in the 2019 general election.[5] The win was the second time since 1982 that the party of the government won a seat in a by-election.[6]
References
change- ↑ Rodgers, Sienna (16 March 2021). "Mike Hill quits as Labour MP for Hartlepool with immediate effect". LabourList. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ Marko, Nic (31 March 2021). "Hartlepool voters to go to the polls for four elections on the same day". LabourList. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ↑ "Labour fears of losing Hartlepool grow ahead of 'defining' red wall by-election". The Independent. 21 March 2021.
- ↑ "Mike Hill: Hartlepool MP quits 'with immediate effect'". BBC News. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ "Labour crashes to humiliating byelection defeat in Hartlepool". The Guardian. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ↑ "Elections 2021: Conservatives hail historic Labour defeat in Hartlepool by-election". BBC News. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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