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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

Among the gift shops and Goth daytrippers – meet the ‘Whitby woman’ who could sway the election

Maya Oppenheim

Pensioners whizz around on mobility scooters, pirate-themed boats sail by, couples clutch each other’s hands. Welcome to Whitby: the seaside town in North Yorkshire that has lent its name to a target voter in the general election race.

The so-called “Whitby woman”, a term coined by polling think-tank More in Common, is a Tory voter who remains undecided about who will get her vote on 4 July.

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