Tory win in Hartlepool would send shockwaves through Labour

Hartlepool goes to the polls on the 6th of May following the resignation of the town’s Labour MP.

The seat was once a left-wing stronghold, but this by-election appears to be a tight contest between Labour and the Conservatives.

So could Boris Johnson be about to add another brick to his so-called ‘red wall’ in the North East?

We have been in Hartlepool to follow the campaigns.