Labour share of the vote for both seats has been decreasing from 1997 onwards.
It would be poor to lose either, Corbyn might not be an effective leader or have a chance in a GE but the tides turned in seats such as this a long time ago and if the centre of the party think that someone like Cuka...
Two tight match ups tonight between Labour and the Tories in Copeland, and Labour and UKIP in Stoke tonight.
Labour have slimming majorities in both seats but in normal circumstances it would be easy holds, these are not normal circumstances with a fractured Labour party and the public feeling...