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| Voters go to polls in three by-elections | Voters go to polls in three by-elections |
| (about 9 hours later) | |
| Voting is taking place in three parliamentary by-elections. | |
| 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 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. |
| 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. |