West Bromwich’s industrial past made it a Labour Party stronghold, but it is now emblematic of how Brexit has shattered old party loyalties in the UK
Electing its first Conservative Member of Parliament for 109 years, the gritty northern English town is emblematic of the pro-Brexit shock in Labour heartlands which handed Boris Johnson a majority government on Friday.
Its industrial past helped make it a Labour stronghold, but across central and northern England, formerly Labour’s Red Wall of safe seats, Brexit has shattered old party loyalties. The area recorded a 68% vote in favor of Brexit and the working class community of this once heavily industrial area have turned their backs on Corbyn.
Kevin Williams, a 56-year-old van-driver in West Bromwich who voted leave in the EU referendum, called himself “a typical working class bloke” and said he had previously only voted Labour but had switched to the Conservatives this time.In Burnley, Rita Spencer, 73, a Labour-turned-Conservative voter said she was “over the moon” about Johnson’s victory.
“I think the Corbyn factor made it much easier for Boris than people anticipated,” he said, adding that if Johnson’s policies brought wealth to the area “we could be Tory in Burnley for the next 100 years”.
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