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Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election polls close | |
(about 14 hours later) | |
The polls have closed in the Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election 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. |
Polls were 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 died in January after collapsing while he was out jogging. | |
He had represented Wythenshawe and Sale East since the constituency's creation in 1997 | |
The candidates (in alphabetical order) are: | The candidates (in alphabetical order) are: |