The constituency of Bolton North East had been held by Labour for more than 20 years. But the power of the Boris Johnson electoral machine made it one of the many red wall seats to turn blue in 2019 - with promises of 'getting Brexit done' and 'Levelling Up'.
This has all come crashing down in recent months as controversy after controversy followed by apologies has signalled the demise of Boris Johnson's premiership. Just after 12.30pm today (Thursday), he announced he was stepping down as leader of the Conservative party.
The spiralling cost of living crisis and what is perceived as consistent lying from the PM has angered people who backed him and the Conservatives, many for the first time, in 2019. People on the streets of Heywood, which voted Tory for the first time ever, were calling for him to resign yesterday, while people on the streets of Breightmet, which elected a Tory for the first time since 1992, were glad to see him gone today.
