Tory shires and Labour heartlands

イギリス国民投票の結果を受けてキャメロン首相の辞任表明についての記事からです。

Humiliated David Cameron QUITS as UK reels from vote for Brexit in EU referendum

David Cameron has announced he is quitting as Prime Minister in an extraordinary statement just hours after Britain voted for Brexit .

The Tory leader delivered today's historic announcement on the steps of Downing Street with his wife Samantha after his campaign to keep Britain in the EU failed, with Tory shires and Labour heartlands propelling Brexit to a shock 52-48 victory.

Late last night 86 Brexit-backing Tory MPs promised to stand by him regardless of the result - but as millions of Leave votes tumbled in so too came calls for him to go.

In an emotional statement on his commitment to social reform including gay marriage, he said he would stay on for three months for stability and give way to a new leader before October's Conservative Party Conference.

But he said he would not activate Article 50, the clause which triggers an irreversible two-year process to leave the European Union - and which he previously said should happen "straight away".

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/humiliated-david-cameron-quits-uk-8271701

今回の取り上げるのは、"Tory shires and Labour heartlands "です。
一つ一つ『ジーニアス英和辞典』第4版(大修館)で確認していきます。
まず、"Tory"は「(英国)保守党」「(独立戦争当時の)英国支持派」や"the Tories"で「トーリー党」という意味がありました。
次に、"shire"は「(英古)州(今は主に州名の語尾に使われる)」「(英やや古)イングランド中部諸州」という意味があります。
さらに、"heartland"は、「経済、政治などの)中心地域」とありました。

したがって、"Tory shires and Labour heartlands "は「保守党支持派地域と労働党の中心地域」となるかと思います。(Akim)