Comment ‘Rioters don’t represent public frustrations, but the community clean-up does’ The riots in Hartlepool, like those across the country, have shocked and appalled us all. The violent thugs… Jonathan Brash 9th August, 2024, 3:00 pm
News Red Wall: Gains in Stoke, Grimsby, Redcar, Workington, Hartlepool, Barrow, Bishop Auckland, Darlington, Bolsover Labour has won back a string of key ‘red wall’ seats as it looks to rebuild in its… Ben Duncan-Duggal 5th July, 2024, 2:57 am
General election 2024 Burnley general election result: Meet new MP Oliver Ryan Labour’s Oliver Ryan has just been elected as the new MP for Burnley. READ MORE: More profiles of… Ben Duncan-Duggal 5th July, 2024, 1:30 am
News Hartlepool poll sees Tories plunge from 52% by-election win to 10% behind Reform and comfortable Labour win The Tories are facing a catastrophic nosedive in support in a seat in the north-east of England they… James Moules 12th June, 2024, 9:34 am
Local elections 2024 Local election results 2024: All the councils Labour has gained or lost so far Results have been coming in thick and fast in this year’s local elections, with Labour securing victories in… Katie Neame, Tom Belger & Morgan Jones 3rd May, 2024, 5:10 pm
Local elections 2024 Hartlepool council results: Labour proves ‘Red Wall’ progress after past troubles Labour has taken back control of Hartlepool council in the north-east in this year’s local elections, in what… Daniel Green, Tom Belger & Katie Neame 3rd May, 2024, 1:06 am
Comment Local elections 2024: ‘Key council tests for Labour in each region of England’ Last year’s local elections saw plenty of Labour celebrations in areas like Medway, Swindon, Plymouth and Stoke-on-Trent as… Jonathan Carr-West 28th April, 2024, 8:00 am
Analysis Hartlepool elections: Inside Labour’s bid to take back control in ‘red wall’ town Hartlepool almost spelt the end of Keir Starmer’s leadership before it really began, as a recent biography revealed.… Daniel Green 21st April, 2024, 8:30 am
Comment ‘Labour must reverse council cuts and base funding on need, not local wealth’ As the saying goes, all politics is local. For all the spectacle and drama that Westminster politics brings,… Sir Stephen Houghton 5th July, 2023, 10:25 am
News Local election 2023 full results: Labour councils won, held and lost Labour has gained more than 500 councillors and taken control of 22 councils in this year’s local elections,… Katie Neame, Tom Belger & Morgan Jones 5th May, 2023, 4:29 am