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Born to a Portuguese father and an English mother, Bronze grew up in north-east England, living on Holy Island - a tidal island in Northumberland also known as Lindisfarne - with her older brother and younger sister.

The sheer size of the constituency makes getting all the votes to the count in Blyth a big task in itself, coupled with the fact that the tides on Holy Island have been known to cause problems in the past.

One welcomed drivers to "Pot Hole City - twinned with Grand Canyon" and another named a roundabout "Pot Holy Island".

One roundabout was dubbed "Pot Holy Island" by a hand-painted sign, while another boasted two notices warning drivers of "hole after hole" and invited them to "hold on tight".

In Daventry, Northamptonshire, signs have appeared from an apparently fed-up driver welcoming people to "Pot Hole City" and "Pot Holy Island".