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| Polls close in Feltham and Heston by-election | Polls close in Feltham and Heston by-election |
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| Polls have closed in the Feltham and Heston by-election. | Polls have closed in the Feltham and Heston by-election. |
| The result of the poll, caused by the death of former Labour MP Alan Keen last month, is expected to be announced at about 0200 GMT on Friday morning. | The result of the poll, caused by the death of former Labour MP Alan Keen last month, is expected to be announced at about 0200 GMT on Friday morning. |
| Labour held the seat, located to the west of London, at the last general election with a majority of 4,658. | Labour held the seat, located to the west of London, at the last general election with a majority of 4,658. |
| All the three main party leaders visited the constituency during campaigning for what is the sixth by-election during this Parliament. | All the three main party leaders visited the constituency during campaigning for what is the sixth by-election during this Parliament. |
| Turnout for the by-election has been estimated at 28.8%. | |
| BBC political correspondent Gary O'Donoghue said this is the lowest in a by-election for 11 years - the previous lowest was in West Bromwich West in November 2000 at 27.6%. | |
| The full list of candidates standing is: | The full list of candidates standing is: |
| David Bishop (Bus-Pass Elvis Party) | David Bishop (Bus-Pass Elvis Party) |
| Mark Bowen (Conservative) | Mark Bowen (Conservative) |
| Andrew Charalambous (UKIP) | Andrew Charalambous (UKIP) |
| Roger Cooper (English Democrats) | Roger Cooper (English Democrats) |
| Roger Crouch (Liberal Democrat) | Roger Crouch (Liberal Democrat) |
| David Furness (BNP) | David Furness (BNP) |
| Daniel Goldsmith (Green) | Daniel Goldsmith (Green) |
| George Hallam (London People Before Profit) | George Hallam (London People Before Profit) |
| Seema Malhotra (Labour) | Seema Malhotra (Labour) |