Last week we wrote that in Wrexham, which the Conservatives have gained, bonds that once held the Labour vote together had been weakening for years
seats such as Wrexham find themselves inundated with endorsements from bigwigs during an election. Priti Patel, the Conservative home secretary, has paid a visit to the former mining town. For Labour Eddie Izzard, a cross-dressing comedian, turned up . Plaid Cymru made do with backing from Bootlegger, a Wrexhamfan and vlogger who describes himself as an “alcoholic Welshman, living the dream on jobseeker’s allowance” on Twitter, where he has 213,000 followers.
That is ominous for Labour. Wrexham is part of the “Red Wall”, a term used by politicos in Westminster to describe an unbroken stretch of 80-odd Labour-held seats running from north Wales to Yorkshire. If the Conservatives are 15 points ahead in Wrexham, it suggests that nearby constituencies such as Clwyd South and Vale of Clwyd could also fall.
Bonds that once held the Labour vote together have been weakening for years. There has been no working mine in the area for three decades. And the constituency’s demography is changing in the Tories’ favour as Wrexham becomes a dormitory town. Well-off voters are moving in, splashing out on chunky family homes at bargain prices, points out one Labour activist.
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