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| Polls open in Batley and Spen and Witney by-elections | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Voting is under way in the Batley and Spen by-election that was prompted by the killing of Jo Cox. | Voting is under way in the Batley and Spen by-election that was prompted by the killing of Jo Cox. |
| Polls are also open in the Witney constituency to select an MP to replace former Prime Minister David Cameron. | |
| Mr Cameron resigned his Oxfordshire seat in September after quitting Downing Street in July. | |
| Mrs Cox, Labour MP for the West Yorkshire constituency of Batley and Spen, was shot and stabbed in Birstall, on 16 June. | |
| The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and UKIP are not fielding a candidate in that seat as a mark of respect. | |
| Labour's candidate, former soap-actress Tracy Brabin, is up against nine others representing smaller parties or running as independents. | Labour's candidate, former soap-actress Tracy Brabin, is up against nine others representing smaller parties or running as independents. |
| 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 was selected to contest the seat in 2014 from an all-women shortlist and said she was "proud and humbled" to be the Labour candidate for the place where she was born. | Mrs Cox was selected to contest the seat in 2014 from an all-women shortlist and said she was "proud and humbled" to be the Labour candidate for the place where she was born. |
| Following her death, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described her as "a much loved colleague, a real talent and a dedicated campaigner for social justice and peace". | Following her death, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described her as "a much loved colleague, a real talent and a dedicated campaigner for social justice and peace". |
| Labour's candidate Ms Brabin played Tricia Armstrong in Coronation Street in the 1990s before appearing as Roxy Drake in EastEnders and Carole in Emmerdale. | Labour's candidate Ms Brabin played Tricia Armstrong in Coronation Street in the 1990s before appearing as Roxy Drake in EastEnders and Carole in Emmerdale. |
| Here is a full list of the candidates standing, in alphabetical order by surname: | |
| 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 | |
| Emilia Arno - One Love Party | |
| Dickie Bird - UKIP | |
| David Bishop - Bus-Pass Elvis Party | |
| Robert Courts - Conservative Party | |
| Duncan Enright - Labour Party | |
| Mad Hatter - Official Monster Raving Loony Party | |
| Lord Toby Jug - The Eccentric Party of Great Britain | |
| Adam Knight - Independent | |
| Elizabeth Leffman - Liberal Democrat | |
| Winston McKenzie - English Democrats | |
| Helen Salisbury - National Health Action Party | |
| Larry Sanders - Green Party | |
| Daniel Skidmore - Independent | |
| Nicholas Ward - Independent |