Twitter and Facebook Figures For Hartlepool

So Hartlepool, plus the change over seven days.

First up Facebook;

Richard Tice (BXP); 36,018 (+76)
Mike Hill (Lab); 1,367 (+11)
Joe Bousfield (Ind); 340 (+4)
Kevin Cranney (SLP); 81 (+0)
Stefan Houghton (Con); 30 (+0)
Andy Hagon (LD); 13 (+0)

..and Twitter;

Richard Tice (Brexit); 61,678 (+409)
Mike Hill (Labour); 2,410 (+13)
Andy Hagon (LD); 89 (+3)
Kevin Cranney (SLP); 585 (+2)
Stefan Houghton (Con); 19 (+0)

(I couldn't find the Twitter account for the independent candidate.)

I still don't get how mainstream pundits and pollsters can claim that the Tories are the challengers to Labour in this seat. Of course, the above is just social media, so it shouldn't be taken too seriously, but nevertheless, you need momentum to take a seat. If your social media presence is so lacking in the week leading up to an election it's not a good sign.

Much of Richard Tice's increases are no doubt a product of his national profile. So it's impossible to know how many of the new Facebook fans are from the Hartlepool constituency. Still though, it's much better than the Conservative's zero. It will be fascinating to watch this seat on polling night.