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By Elections #3 – Hartlepool + Chesham & Amersham + Batley & Spen = Brexit Realignment?

May 24, 2021 By Nigel Marriott

The Conservatives victory in the Hartlepool by-election means the Brexit realignment of British politics is still taking place … or does it?  In fact, Labour’s defeat in Hartlepool for the first time in over 60 years should be put down to tactical voting rather than Brexit realignment, at least for now.   It will be the two upcoming by-elections in Batley & Spen on 1st July representing the Red Wall and Chesham & Amersham on 17th June 2021 representing the Blue Sea that will answer the question “Is Brexit realignment is still continuing or did it end in December 2019?”

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Filed Under: Elections Tagged With: Batley & Spen, Blue Sea, Brexit, By-elections, Chesham & Amersham, Conservative, elections, General Election 2024, Greens, Hartlepool, Labour, Lib Dems, Politics, Realignment, Red Wall, Swing, Tactical Voting

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