LABOUR'S Red Wall has been demolished by Boris Johnson as the "Workington Man" revolts against Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit chaos.

A total of 27 Labour-held seats in constituencies which have loyally voted red for decades fell - as an astounding Tory wave swept the northern heartlands.

20 Tories in Peterborough celebrate winning the seat from the Labour party Credit: Paul Marriott

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Areas which have formed the backbone of Labour support for most of the last century such as Bishop Auckland, Wrexham, Burnley and Workington all turned blue on a night which has redrawn the political map of England.

The "Workington Man" was identified by pollsters at the start of the election campaign as the key for victory for the Tories.

Focus groups showed how badly Corbyn and his muddled stance on Brexit, weakness on national security and anti-Semitism went down with northern voters.

And it saw the Tories romp home by more than 4,000 votes, in a seat that Labour had held for 98 years.

The "Beast of Bolsover", Labour's Dennis Edward Skinner, was ousted after 49 years as MP for the Nottinghamshire seat.

And in another hammer blow the party's shadow Brexit spokesperson, Jenny Chapman, lost her Darlington seat to the Conservatives. A seat which had been red since 1992.

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Northumberland's Blyth Valley had already turned blue, for the first time since 1950 - with Labour later conceding in Bishop Auckland with a huge Tory victory.

And more so-called “Red Wall” of around 60 Labour marginals from Yorkshire to Wales, characterised by seats like Bolsover in Derbyshire and Crewe in Cheshire, are set to follow suit and crumble tonight.

Labour party chair Ian Lavery told the BBC: "This is a Brexit election. A re-run of 2016.

"I'm desperately, desperately disappointed. I am surprised, in some ways, but unsurprised in others."

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20 Former Labour MP Ruth Smeeth attacks Jeremy Corbyn after losing her Stoke-on-Trent Credit: Alamy Live News

20 Conservatives celebrate their narrow win in the Bury North count Credit: London News Pictures

20 Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen for Chingford and Woodford Green reacts after losing Credit: Reuters

20 Labour's Dennis Skinner - who wasn't at the count - been ousted after 49 years as an MP Credit: Times Newspapers Ltd

20 Jubilant scenes at the Workington HQ after the stunning victory for Tories Credit: @Steven_Swinford

20 Tory voters don Make Workington Great Again caps after the party's win Credit: @Will_Tanner

20 Workington - a Labour stronghold for 98 years - has been won by the Tories Credit: CNN

RED WALL FALLS THE Conservatives are on their way to a thumping victory as they snatched key seats from Labour overnight. So which parts of the Red Wall are crumbling? - Workington: the Tories took Labour's northern heartland overnight for the first time since 1979. - Darlington: In a blow to Labour, the party's shadow Brexit minister Jenny Chapman lost her seat to the Tories. The party has held the seat since 1992. - Blyth Valley: The Northumberland constituency fell to the Tories overnight for the first time since 1950. - Sedgefield: Tony Blair's former safe seat was snatched by the Tories with a majority of more than 4,000. - Wrexham: Labour has held this seat since 1935 - with the Tories scooping the seat in a momentous win overnight. - Leigh: The Tories snatched this constituency from Labour who had held it since 1922. - Blackpool South: Conservatives took this seat which has been Labour since 1997. - Delyn: Labour-held since 1992 was taken by the Tories in this astonishing election. - Gedling: The Conservatives won out in this seat, traditionally Labour for the past two decades. - Heywood and Middleton: The first Tory MP in the constituency’s 36 year history has tonight been voted in. - Bishop Auckland: Labour lost a seat they have held since 1935 as the Tories took a hammer to the Red Wall. - Wolverhampton North East: Labour lost out in this constituency, which has been Labour's since 1992. - Burnley: This long-held seat, Labour's since 1910, went to the Conservatives. - West Bromwich West: Labour since 1974, this constituency has now turned blue. - Hyndburn: This Lancashire seat has been with Labour since 1992, before being taken by the Tories tonight. - Don Valley: Held since 1922, this seat in Doncaster, fell to Boris' hammer overnight. - Bassetlaw: Another long-held Labour seat - since 1934 - voters chose a Tory MP. - Barrow and Furness: Labour since 1992, this Lancashire red heartland was painted blue tonight. - North West Durham: This northern strongold has been Labour-held since 1950, but has been taken by Tories. - Bury South: A Labour seat since 1997, voters gave Conservatives the majority. - Rother Valley: A red seat for more than 100 years, saw it's first ever Tory MP since 1918. - Ashfield: This consituency voted in its first Tory MP since 1979. - Birmingham North: Labour held this seat since 1992 - tonight it turned blue. - Stoke-on-Trent Central and Stoke-on-Trent North: Conservatives have bagged both these consituencies after having a majority since 1950. - Bolsover: This seat has been held by Labour MP Dennis Skinner since 1970 - tonight he was ousted after 49 years. - Bury North: The Tories and Labour have tussled over this seat since 1983, but the Conservatives have wrestled control back after nine years.

As decades of political habits were ripped apart in a momentous election, Wrexham, in a heartland of Labour voters, tonight turned blue after 84 years.

Tony Blair's former safe seat of Sedgefield was snatched by the Tories with a majority of more than 4,000.

And in another huge blow to Jeremy Corbyn's party, the long-held constituency of Leigh was won by the Tories.

More bricks began to tumble from the Red Wall as Blackpool South was taken from Labour control in the early hours, before another key Labour seat, Wolverhampton North East, was lost to the Tories.

The people of Burnley, a Labour-held seat since 1910, voted a Conservative MP in for the first time in over 100 years.

And the constituency of Heywood and Middleton has now got its first Tory MP in its 36 year history.

In another shock set of wins for the Tories, Delyn turned blue for the first time since 1992, while Gedling - Labour since 1997 - fell to the Conservative campaign.

A traditionally held Labour seat, West Bromwich West, was felled by the Tories, before Hyndburn was also taken by the Conservatives.

Bassetlaw, held since 1934 by Labour, and Barrow and Furness, held since 1992, were both lost to the Tories in huge swings.

And the constituency of Don Valley moved to Conservative control tonight, after being Labour's for almost 100 years.

20 Conservative candidate James Grundy has gained the Greater Manchester constituency of Leigh from Labour's Joanne Platt Credit: MEN Media

20 Conservative Ian Levy has stormed to victory in Blyth Valley Credit: North News and Pictures

20 Jenny Chapman who previously held the Darlington seat for Labour - after newly elected Peter Gibson took it for the Conservatives Credit: North News and Pictures

Just before 4am it was announced North, West Durham, held by Labour since 1950, had gone to the Conservatives, before a red seat since 1997, Bury South, also went the same way.

Grimsby North, Labour since 1945 has been handed to the Tories, while the Rother Valley seat, manned by Labour for over 100 years, was lost to the blue wave sweeping the country.

The seat of Ashfield has become Conservative after 40 years of Labour power, and Birmingham Northfield - Labour since 1992 - saw a Tory win.

And the northern powerhouses of Stoke-on-Trent Central and Stoke-on-Trent North saw Tory wins tonight - something not achieved since 1950.

Ian Levy, the new Tory MP for the Blyth Valley, became tearful as he thanked his family and Mr Johnson.

20 Stroud celebrates a Tory win tonight as the party is on course for a majority Credit: London News Pictures

20 Christian Wakeford celebrates the Conservative Party's win in Bury South Credit: London News Pictures

He said: "I would like to thank the people of Blyth Valley. If the people of Blyth Valley hadn't voted, I wouldn't be here tonight.

"Finally I would like to thank my wife Maureen, my children Andrew and Alice. And I would like to thank Boris.

"I'm going to be on that train on Monday, I'm going to London, we're going to get Brexit done.

"We are going to build a strong economy for the UK and do that together."

Sterling rose almost two per cent from $1.3162 to just under $1.34 this evening, minutes after the astonishing Opsos Mori survey was published.

The PM tweeted: "Thank you to everyone across our great country who voted, who volunteered, who stood as candidates. We live in the greatest democracy in the world."

Blyth Valley hadn't been predicted to turn blue tonight -meaning Mr Johnson's victory margin could get even bigger than the exit poll predicted.

Former Chancellor George Osborne said on ITV: "We never thought we would get Blyth Valley."

Labour's Gareth Snell admitted to the BBC he expected to lose his Stoke seat to the Tories, blaming the party's Brexit strategy and leadership.

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The third General Election in less than five years has been largely dominated by the 2016 vote to leave the European Union - with Labour pledging to give voters another say in a second referendum, while the Tories have vowed to take the UK out of the EU next month.

The last election in the UK in 2017 saw a 68.8 per cent turnout, higher than at the 2015 and 2010 elections - with bookies offering 6-4 odds on a 65-70 per cent turnout this year.

20 Conservative Ian Levey won Blyth Valley - pictured with his daughter Alice and two supporters Credit: North News and Pictures

20 Blackpool South fell to the Tories with a victory of 16,247 votes Credit: Sky News

20 The Tories have taken Blyth Valley for the first time in decades Credit: BBC

20 Tory supports celebrate as Blyth Valley is taken from Labour Credit: North News and Pictures

20 Boris has pledged to 'get Brexit done' throughout the election campaign

20 Corbyn promised to protect the NHS and bring in more police officers