[smudgie]

The Labour candidate was dire.
I am really pleased he was trounced, we had the unfortunate luck to have him as our MP until he lost his seat after two years of doing absolutely nothing for the locals.
He jumped ship from being a Police commissioner candidate when he heard about the Hartlepool election.
People in Hartlepool are not stupid, plus they are not far up the road from here so are aware of his history.
Other than that I am quite surprised it went to the Tories.