 Polls close at 22.00 BST in both by-elections |
Voters in two Midlands constituencies are heading to the polls on Thursday to vote in parliamentary by-elections. The polls are open in Leicester South and Birmingham Hodge Hill between 0700 and 2200 BST, with results expected between 0030 and 0200 on Friday.
The Leicester by-election was triggered by the death of Labour MP Jim Marshall
In Birmingham, Labour's Terry Davis stepped down to become general secretary of the Council of Europe.
Labour won Birmingham Hodge Hill at the 2001 General Election with a majority of 11,618 or 43.9%
The turnout in the election was 26,465 , or 47.90%.
In Leicester South, Labour's Jim Marshall won the seat with a 13,243 majority in 2001.
The turnout in the election was 42,139, or 57.99%.
It is expected to be overcast but dry in both cities on Thursday.
The full list of candidates for the Birmingham Hodge Hill constituency are as follows:
 | Birmingham Hodge Hill 2001 results Davis (Lab) 16,901 (63.86%) Lewis (C) 5,283 (19.96%) Dow (LD) 2,147 (8.11%) Windridge (BNP) 889 (3.36%) Cridge (Soc Lab) 284 (1.07%) Vivian (UKIP) 275 (1.04%) Khan (Muslim) 125 (0.47%) |
Liam Dominic Byrne - Labour
Stephen John Arthur Eyre - Conservative
Nicola Sian Davies - Liberal Democrat
James George Hargreaves - Operation Christian Vote Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
John William Rees - Respect Unity Coalition
James William Starkey - National Front Protect Our Children's Future
Mark Kenneth Wheatley - English Democrats Party
The full list of candidates for the Leicester South constituency are as follows:
| Leicester South 2001 results Marshall (Lab) 22,958 (54.48% Hoile (C) 9,715 (23.05% Singh Gill (LD) 7,243 Layton (Green) 1,217 (2.89%) Gardner (Soc Lab) 676 (1.60% |
Peter Alfred Soulsby - Labour
Christopher Heaton Harris - Conservative
Parmjit Singh Gill - Liberal Democrats
David Paul Roberts - Socialist Labour Party
Yvonne Anne Ridley - Respect
Jiten Bardwaj - Independent
Alan Gordon Barrett - Independent
Mark Edwin Benson - Independent
Patrick Joseph Kennedy - Independent
Paul Anthony Lord - Independent
RU Seerius - The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
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