Local elections 2023: Conservatives hope to retain red wall gains

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Local elections 2023: Conservatives hope to retain red wall gains

North East Derbyshire voted strongly for Brexit. In 2017, the constituency elected its first Conservative MP since 1935, and in 2019 the Tories took control of the council – proof that the loyalty of voters in Labour’s traditional heartlands, sometimes called the “red wall”, was crumbling. www.bbc.co.uk

North East Derbyshire voted strongly for Brexit. In 2017, the constituency elected its first Conservative MP since 1935, and in 2019 the Tories took control of the council – proof that the loyalty of voters in Labour’s traditional heartlands, sometimes called the “red wall”, was crumbling.

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