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| Voters go to polls in Wythenshawe and Sale East | Voters go to polls in Wythenshawe and Sale East |
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| Voters in Wythenshawe and Sale East are going to the polls to choose the successor to MP Paul Goggins, who died earlier this year. | |
| Seven candidates are standing in the Greater Manchester seat. | Seven candidates are standing in the Greater Manchester seat. |
| The weather forecast is for patchy rain until mid-afternoon and clearer skies into the evening. | The weather forecast is for patchy rain until mid-afternoon and clearer skies into the evening. |
| Polls will be open from 07:00 until 22:00 GMT, with the result expected to be announced in the early hours of Friday morning. | Polls will be open from 07:00 until 22:00 GMT, with the result expected to be announced in the early hours of Friday morning. |
| Labour's Mr Goggins, who had represented Wythenshawe and Sale East since the constituency's creation in 1997, died in January after collapsing while out jogging. | Labour's Mr Goggins, who had represented Wythenshawe and Sale East since the constituency's creation in 1997, died in January after collapsing while out jogging. |
| The candidates (in alphabetical order) are: | The candidates (in alphabetical order) are: |