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| Jo Cox death: Polls open in Batley and Spen by-election | |
| (about 1 hour 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. | Polls are also open in the Witney constituency to select an MP to replace former Prime Minister David Cameron. |
| Mrs Cox, Labour MP for the West Yorkshire constituency of Batley and Spen, was shot and stabbed in Birstall, on 16 June. | 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 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. | |
| She 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: | 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 |