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| Voters head to polls in Norwich | |
| (about 9 hours later) | |
| Voters have been heading to the polls in the Norwich North by-election. | |
| A total of 12 candidates are standing in the election, for which polls will close at 2200 BST. | |
| It is the first Parliamentary contest since the MPs' expenses scandal broke and was forced by sitting Labour MP Ian Gibson's decision to step down. | It is the first Parliamentary contest since the MPs' expenses scandal broke and was forced by sitting Labour MP Ian Gibson's decision to step down. |
| Unusually for a by-election, counting will not begin until Friday with a result due at about 1200 BST. Labour are defending a majority of 5,549. | |
| The full list of candidates (in alphabetical order): | The full list of candidates (in alphabetical order): |
| Peter Baggs (Independent) | Peter Baggs (Independent) |
| Thomas Burridge (Libertarian Party) | Thomas Burridge (Libertarian Party) |
| Anne Fryatt (None of The Above Party) | Anne Fryatt (None of The Above Party) |
| Bill Holden (Independent) | Bill Holden (Independent) |
| Laud Howling (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party) | Laud Howling (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party) |
| Craig Murray (Put An Honest Man into Parliament) | Craig Murray (Put An Honest Man into Parliament) |
| Chris Ostrowski (Labour) | Chris Ostrowski (Labour) |
| April Pond (Liberal Democrat) | April Pond (Liberal Democrat) |
| Rupert Read (Green) | Rupert Read (Green) |
| Chloe Smith (Conservative) | Chloe Smith (Conservative) |
| Glenn Tingle (UK Independence Party) | Glenn Tingle (UK Independence Party) |
| Robert West (British National Party) | Robert West (British National Party) |