PoliticsBritain’s Political Map Changes Color in Ways Few Could ImagineTowns across northern England abandon Labour for ConservativesSupport for Brexit drove voters to support Boris JohnsonFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Rodney JeffersonDecember 13, 2019 at 7:24 AM UTCBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.Sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, follow us @Brexit and subscribe to our podcast.Towns in northern England share a history of mining, faded industry and neglect. For generations they also had another thing in common: staunch support for the Labour Party.