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| Voters go to polls in by-elections in Witney and Batley and Spen | Voters go to polls in by-elections in Witney and Batley and Spen |
| (about 7 hours later) | |
| Voters are going to the polls in two Westminster by-elections. | |
| New MPs for Witney, in Oxfordshire, and Batley and Spen, in West Yorkshire, will be chosen on Thursday. | New MPs for Witney, in Oxfordshire, and Batley and Spen, in West Yorkshire, will be chosen on Thursday. |
| Former Prime Minister David Cameron, who stood down as an MP after quitting Downing Street, is being replaced in Witney. | Former Prime Minister David Cameron, who stood down as an MP after quitting Downing Street, is being replaced in Witney. |
| The by-election in Batley and Spen was prompted by the death of Labour MP Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed in Birstall in June. | The by-election in Batley and Spen was prompted by the death of Labour MP Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed in Birstall in June. |
| Mrs Cox won the seat with a majority of 6,057 in 2015, while in Witney, the Conservatives are defending a majority of 25,155. | Mrs Cox won the seat with a majority of 6,057 in 2015, while in Witney, the Conservatives are defending a majority of 25,155. |
| Polls in both constituencies opened at 07:00 BST. | |
| Here is a full list of the candidates standing, in alphabetical order by surname: | Here is a full list of the candidates standing, in alphabetical order by surname: |
| Batley and Spen | Batley and Spen |
| Corbyn Anti - By Election Protest | Corbyn Anti - By Election Protest |
| Tracy Lynn Brabin - Labour Party | Tracy Lynn Brabin - Labour Party |
| Jack Buckby - No to terrorism, yes to Britain | Jack Buckby - No to terrorism, yes to Britain |
| Richard Charles Edmonds - National Front | Richard Charles Edmonds - National Front |
| David Furness - British National Party Local People First | David Furness - British National Party Local People First |
| Therese Hirst - English Democrats: 'Putting England First!' | Therese Hirst - English Democrats: 'Putting England First!' |
| Waqas Ali Khan - Independent | Waqas Ali Khan - Independent |
| Garry Mervyn Kitchin - Independent | Garry Mervyn Kitchin - Independent |
| Ankit Love - One Love Party | Ankit Love - One Love Party |
| Henry Edmund Burke Mayhew - Independent | Henry Edmund Burke Mayhew - Independent |
| Witney | Witney |
| Emilia Arno - One Love Party | Emilia Arno - One Love Party |
| Dickie Bird - UKIP | Dickie Bird - UKIP |
| David Bishop - Bus-Pass Elvis Party | David Bishop - Bus-Pass Elvis Party |
| Robert Courts - Conservative Party | Robert Courts - Conservative Party |
| Duncan Enright - Labour Party | Duncan Enright - Labour Party |
| Mad Hatter - Official Monster Raving Loony Party | Mad Hatter - Official Monster Raving Loony Party |
| Lord Toby Jug - The Eccentric Party of Great Britain | Lord Toby Jug - The Eccentric Party of Great Britain |
| Adam Knight - Independent | Adam Knight - Independent |
| Elizabeth Leffman - Liberal Democrat | Elizabeth Leffman - Liberal Democrat |
| Winston McKenzie - English Democrats | Winston McKenzie - English Democrats |
| Helen Salisbury - National Health Action Party | Helen Salisbury - National Health Action Party |
| Larry Sanders - Green Party | Larry Sanders - Green Party |
| Daniel Skidmore - Independent | Daniel Skidmore - Independent |
| Nicholas Ward - Independent | Nicholas Ward - Independent |