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VOTERS have been heading to the polls in Hartlepool to elect their next MP following a high profile campaign which has attracted attention from across the country. Voters are also choosing the next Tees Valley Mayor, Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland and representatives on Hartlepool Borough Council. A number of polling stations have seen waiting queues this morning, with coronavirus restrictions meaning just one person has been allowed in at a time.  Sixteen candidates are battling it out to become the town’s next MP following the resignation of Labour’s Mike Hill. ...

A town disillusioned: Labour facing historic Hartlepool defeat but little love felt for Tories Colin Drury © Provided by The Independent Two weeks before the 2019 general election and, at the Hartlepool College of Further Education, a couple of students were talking politics with The Independent. As the Conservatives’ destruction of the “red wall” appeared increasingly likely across much of the north, this Tees Valley coastal town felt like it would remain a significant exception. Her words proved prophetic. In a constituency that had polled almost 70 per cent in favo...

Tees Valley and West Midlands mayoral races Andy Street, a former chief executive of John Lewis, has been the West Midlands mayor since 2017. He won the seat against the odds when Labour dominated four of the seven councils, and is now running for a second time to keep the seat blue. His competition is Liam Byrne, a former Cabinet minister under Gordon Brown.   Andy Street will look to double down on his surprise win in the West Midlands in 2017 A recent survey gave Mr Street a nine point lead over Mr Byrne, with 46 per cent saying they would back Mr Street as their first choice.

Hartlepool by-election ‘is the Conservatives’ to lose’ Plus: Jake Berry, the chairman of the Northern Research Group, on why the constituency feels ready for change 3 May 2021 • 9:00pm Boris Johnson steps out on the campaign trail in Hartlepool on Monday Credit: Lindsey Parnaby/WPA Pool/Getty Images The Conservatives are heading for victory in Thursday's by-election in Hartlepool, the leader of the council believes, as Boris Johnson warned that the party faced a fight. During a visit to a seafront fish and chip restaurant in the north-eastern constituency, the Prime Minister said: "I...

Dateline: Watch Wyn Reed In “From the Dark” Horror Movie, Killer Role The subject of the Datelineepisode ‘Killer Role’ is the young and talented actress known as Wyn Reed. At the age of 28, she landed the lead role in a local horror film. Her performance as the killer (Valerie Faust) was so convincing, Dateline says, “You’d almost think she’d done it in real life.” Well, it turns out that she had. Watch Wyn Reed in Her real name is  Tucker Reed, and she was on trial for fatally shooting her uncle, Shane Moore, in a family dispute about money in July 2016.