Council decided to sign up to the South Yorkshire Combined Authority instead. Politics The North Midlands covers a part of the red wall; areas traditionally represented by the Labour Party and which voted to Leave the European Union in the 2016 Referendum, and which subsequently swung to the Conservative Party at the 2019 General Election. Constituencies in the region which typified this trend include Bolsover (where the veteran Labour MP since 1970, Dennis Skinner, lost his seat), Bassetlaw (where the largest Labour to Conservative swing occurred), Mansfield, and all three constituencies of city of Stoke-on-Trent. See also Five Burghs East Midlands South Midlands West Midlands Northern England The Midlands References External links Proposed North Midlands Combined Authority North Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership Regions of England