UK identity politics in a nutshell: Kirkcaldy and Hartlepool. Mirror images that show what has happened and the bind Labour is in. 
WHy these--because they are close to duplicates as one can find politically. Both are former industrial, small port areas (Kirkcaldy takes in Methil) that have suffered de-industrialization and are desperate need of levelling up. If you can find a better match let me know
Both were also extremely close politically until 2016. In 2012--solid Labour. Kirkcaldy voted Labour over SNP by 64-14 percent and Hartlepool voted Labour 43 and Conservative 28.
And yesterday--they voted eerily similarly--just for completely different identities. Hartlepool voted conservative over Labour 52-29 and Kirkcaldy was SNP over Labour 52-30. Amazing mirror images of each other. Ponder that.
Two seats with very similar demographics now support oppositional parties. In both cases the party trying to make the economic case mostly to these voters (Labour) comes second to the parties that have strong identity values (Brexit Conservatism and Independent Scotland SNP)
Its very difficult to see how this identity chasm can be bridged in the short term--excepting a massive economic slowdown which reorders priorities.
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