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^[1]:

     Truss claims to have grown up in a “red wall” seat. This is not just a wilful anachronism, it is flatly untrue.