Polish couple running for council seats typify the town’s long drift away from major parties that is now being mirrored across the country
Thirteen years ago Mirka and Mariusz Balcer left behind their home city of Bydgoszcz in northern Poland and travelled across Europe. They considered laying roots in Germany and Italy, however, after a visit to Lancashire they settled in Morecambe.
It’s two days before the local elections and they are bidding to become first-time independent councillors. They find themselves at the forefront of a new era in the seaside resort, following a similar pattern of politics whereby communities across the UK are trying to rebrand the places in which they live, to change the narrative and challenge the status quo.
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