red wall

English

Etymology

Coined by pollster James Kanagasooriam in August 2019.

Proper noun

the red wall

  1. (UK politics) A set of constituencies, in the Midlands, Northern England and North East Wales, which have historically tended to support the Labour Party.
    Coordinate term: blue wall
    • 2022 July 18, Martin Pengelly, “I grew up where Liz Truss did, attended the same school. She’s not telling you the truth”, in The Guardian‎:
      Truss claims to have grown up in a “red wall” seat. This is not just a wilful anachronism, it is flatly untrue.
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