There are more North East seats in potential play at this election than any other in living memory.
When the Conservatives took an extra seven North East seats in 2019, it gave the party its biggest parliamentary presence in a region dominated by Labour for decades.The question, though, was just how permanent that political change would be?On the face of it, it looks like a huge challenge.
The idea of levelling up was and remains a slippery concept. But at its base, this election will see North East voters asking themselves - do they feel better off than in 2019, and do their communities feel in a better place? From struggles to get a dental appointment to the crumbling state of some local schools, voters will be weighing up who to blame, and who could fix the problems.
The Blyth Valley constituency, an early and emblematic Conservative triumph on 2019 election night, has been carved up into two seats that Labour would have won even five years ago. In the recent local elections, Labour took back control of Hartlepool Council, a win that makes it look set to reverse the low point of the Starmer era - the loss of the town’s parliamentary seat to the Conservatives in 2021.You can still sense some tension though among candidates. An opportunity has opened up they do not want to blow. Some bear the scars of experiencing that 2019 low.
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