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Voters go to polls in three by-elections Voters go to polls in three by-elections
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Voters are set to go to the polls in three parliamentary by-elections. Voting has started in three parliamentary by-elections.
The contests will take place in Croydon North, Middlesbrough and Rotherham, with polls opening at 07:00 GMT and closing at 22:00 GMT. The contests are in Croydon North, Middlesbrough and Rotherham, with polling stations closing at 22:00 GMT and the results due a few hours later.
The Croydon and Middlesbrough contests were triggered by the deaths of MPs Malcolm Wicks and Sir Stuart Bell and that in Rotherham by the resignation of Denis MacShane.The Croydon and Middlesbrough contests were triggered by the deaths of MPs Malcolm Wicks and Sir Stuart Bell and that in Rotherham by the resignation of Denis MacShane.
Cold but clear weather is forecast for all three constituencies.
The counts for all the by-elections will take place overnight on Thursday.
At the 2010 general election, Labour retained all three seats.At the 2010 general election, Labour retained all three seats.
Mr Wicks won Croydon North by 16,483 votes, while Sir Stuart won Middlesbrough by 8,689.Mr Wicks won Croydon North by 16,483 votes, while Sir Stuart won Middlesbrough by 8,689.
And, in Rotherham, Mr MacShane was victorious by 10,462 votes.And, in Rotherham, Mr MacShane was victorious by 10,462 votes.