The former true-blue stronghold that backed Corbyn twice

What’s going on in Wirral West?

Dear readers — for the next installment of election coverage, we’ve headed to the sunny beaches of West Kirby. This part of the Wirral used to be the epitome of a Tory safe seat, where a donkey with a blue rosette could have been elected. But the electoral sands have been shifting, and in the last two elections this largely middle-class constituency came out for Jeremy Corbyn — comfortably. So what’s changed? That’s our piece today.